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Maternal and Child Health Section Newsletter Fall 2012 In this issue: 1. Message from the Chair 2. Deborah Klein Walker Receives Martha May Eliot Award 3. Annual Meeting Program Summary – MCH Section 4. Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Committee 5. APHA, How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways 6. Text4Baby: Innovative Health Care for Parents and their Newborns 7. New AMCHP Publication Addresses Poor Birth Outcomes 8. Hospitals Encourage Breastfeeding by Not Giving Formula Bags 9. University of Maryland Welcomes New Public Health School 10. Conferences, Training and Continuing Education 11. Items of Interest 12. What is Youth’s Role? Planning a Pelvic Health Education Program in Chicago Schools 13. Mindfulness and MCH: Cultivating the Art and Science of Inside-Out Leadership 1. MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR ELECTION SEASON 2012 In this election season our news and discussions are dominated by the November 2012 presidential election. The candidates are now official, and the country is being asked to choose our next president – Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. As I write to you, I assume that one of our priorities is where do these two candidates stand on health care for America. It is not our only priority — clearly the economy, national security, the national debt, all of these are also important — but we should at least start with an issue near and dear to our work and collective passion: promoting a healthy America! The Affordable Care Act has been central to Democratic and Republican rhetoric and debate. President Obama clearly supports the legislation, and Gov. Romney promises to repeal the Act. This raises the question of what would Gov. Romney propose in its place. But we must also ask President Obama what he will promote next on the health agenda. So the best place to look is the Democratic and Republican National Platforms for 2012 to see what they actually say about health care. I found it interesting and somewhat helpful in answering my two questions. So what does the Republican platform promote? It is overwhelmingly pro-life in its approach with strong language against abortion and fetal stem research. This is mentioned repeatedly in every section related to health care. The other major focus seemed to be that of individual responsibility, consumer choice, flexibility, lack of mandates and state leadership. They state “We must end tax discrimination against the individual purchase of insurance and allow consumers to purchase insurance across State lines. While promoting “co-insurance” products and alternatives to “fee for service,” government must promote Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts to be used for insurance premiums and should encourage the private sector to rate competing insurance plans.” On the other hand, what can we expect from President Obama in the next four years? The Democratic platform states “At the same time, the Affordable Care Act is not the end of efforts to improve health care for all Americans. Democrats will continue to fight for a strong health care workforce with an emphasis on primary care.” It goes on to say, “We will continue to invest in our public health infrastructure - ensuring that we are able to respond to emergencies and support community-based efforts to prevent disease. The Recovery Act and the health reform law made historic investments in Community Health Centers, and Democrats will continue to support these valuable institutions. We Democrats have increased overall funding to combat HIV/AIDS to record levels and will continue our nation's fight against HIV/AIDS.” Clearly the Democratic platform speaks more to our public health sensibilities and interests with a focus on public health infrastructure and workforce. APHA strongly supported the ACA, and in particular the provisions for the prevention fund, so a repeal of the ACA is also not well viewed in most public health circles. However, before deciding we must promote an informed choice and a considered vote on all topics important in this election season. I recommend you access and read both the Democratic and Republican platforms rather than just rely on sound bites from the media (some would say ‘circus’) as the platforms are the intended party policies in black and white. The platforms can be easily accessed at http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/09/04/us/politics/20120904-DNC-platform.html or http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/28/us/politics/20120812-gop-platform.html Happy Election Season 2012 – and please remember to VOTE!!! MCH Section Chair Debra Jackson and International Health Section Chair Miriam Labbok celebrate the Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act at the APHA mid-year meeting in Charlotte, N.C. 2. DEBORAH KLEIN WALKER RECEIVES MARTHA MAY ELIOT AWARD Deborah Klein Walker, EdD, is the winner of the 2012 Martha May Eliot Award, which honors exceptional achievements in the field of maternal and child health. Walker is vice president and senior fellow who leads the Public Health and Epidemiology practice in the U.S. Health Division of Abt Associations. In over 40 years of professional experience, Walker has developed and implemented programs and led research, evaluation, policy analysis and consulting on a broad range of public policy issues across the lifespan. Trained as a developmental psychologist, Walker has used her extensive knowledge and behavioral science skills in the academic, community program, state and federal government arenas to improve the lives of children, youth and their families. Before joining Abt, she worked for 16 years at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, where she specialized in child and family health, health promotion and data systems. She directed the Bureau of Family and Community Health for more than a decade and was responsible for all infant mortality reduction initiatives, women’s health across the lifespan and services for children with special health care needs. Before that, Walker was a full-time faculty member at the Harvard School of Public Health and Graduate School of Education, an evaluator for several community-based child development programs and a professional staff member in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. “Through her leadership, teaching and research, Dr. Klein Walker has had a profoundly positive impact on the field of maternal and child health,” said Michael D. Kogan, PhD, director of the Office of Epidemiology and Research for the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. “In my opinion, she has few peers in the totality of contributions made to improving the health of mothers and children in the United States.” Walker has authored three books and over 100 policy and research articles on a wide range of issues in child and family policy, program implementation and evaluation, disability policy, health outcomes and data systems. Her many awards and honors include the Vince L. Hutchins Partnership Award from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Ziegler Founder’s Award for Visionary Leadership for Individuals with Disabilities from the Federation for Children with Special Needs and the National Leadership Award from the Coalition for Excellence in MCH Epidemiology. She is a former president of APHA and the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, a founder of New England SERVE and a founding member of the Research Consortium on Children with Chronic Conditions. She is an adjunct professor on the faculty of the Boston University School of Public Health, a trustee of the Cambridge Health Alliance and a board member of the Massachusetts Public Health Association. Walker also has served on several Institute of Medicine panels, the HHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality and in various advisory capacities for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The Martha May Eliot Award is a great honor in part because it is an APHA association-level award, but MCH also gives out a number of awards at the Section level. These awards and the awardees for 2012 include the following: • Effect Practice Award: Dr. Judy McCook • Distinguished Service to the Section and the Profession: Holly Grason • Young Professional Award: Cynthia Cassel • Outstanding Leadership/Advocacy Award: Raising Women’s Voices Coalition Our congratulations to Dr. Klein Walker all the awardees, and we urge you to attend the Martha May Eliot Award luncheon and the other award sessions. 3. ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM SUMMARY – MCH SECTION REMEMBER TO PLAN TO ARRIVE BY SATURDAY, OCT. 27 TO ALLOW PARTICIPATION IN MANY IMPORTANT MCH SECTION MEETINGS AND SOCIAL EVENTS!! B - business meeting; SO - social hour; P - poster session; SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 B MCH Section Governing Councilors 10:00 AM 11:30 AM B MCH Section Governing Councilors 12:00 PM 01:30 PM B MCH Section Leadership Orientation 12:00 PM 01:30 PM B MCH Section Leadership Meeting 02:00 PM 03:30 PM B MCH Section Student Fellows Orientation 04:00 PM 06:00 PM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 SO ATMCH Greg Alexander Student-Faculty Breakfast 08:00 AM 09:30 AM B ATMCH Membership Meeting 10:00 AM 11:30 AM B MCH and Health Reform After the Supreme Court Decision: Towards 2014 and Beyond 10:00 AM 11:30 AM B Adolescent and Young Adult Health Committee Meeting 2:00 PM 3:30 PM B Child Care Committee Meeting 2:00 PM 3:30 PM B MCH International Health Committee Meeting 2:00 PM 3:30 PM B Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Committee Meeting 2:00 PM 3:30 PM B SIDS/Infant Mortality Committee Meeting 2:00 PM 3:30 PM P MCH Section Student Papers Poster Session 2:30 PM 3:30 PM B Maternal and Child Health Section Membership Meeting 4:00 PM 5:30 PM SO Maternal and Child Health Section: Networking and Social Hour 5:30 PM 6:30 PM B MCH Journal Editorial Board 5:30 PM 6:30 PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 B Breastfeeding Committee Meeting 6:30 AM 8:00 AM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30 B MCH Section Program Planning Committee Meeting 6:30 AM 8:00 AM B Innovations in Maternity Health Services Committee Meeting 6:30 AM 8:00 AM In addition, we also have two really fun social events: Saturday night, Oct. 27: MCH Dinner at Chevy’s Mexican Restaurant corner of 3 rd & Howard (walking from Moscone Center) 7-9PM. $25 – please RSVP in advance and mail your checks made out to “Debra Jackson” to Ify Udo, 4 Mainview Court, Randallstown. MD 21133 email: ifyunad@yahoo.com or debrajackson@mweb.co.za • Sunday night, Oct. 28 5:30-6:30: MCH Section Networking and Social Hour MARTHA MAY ELIOT LUNCHEON AND FORUM: Also, do not forget to register for the Martha May Eliot Luncheon on Monday, Oct 29 – it usually sells out, so buy your ticket early (see article above about award recipient Deborah Klein Walker). The luncheon is followed by the Martha May Eliot Forum from 2:30 to 4:30. The topic this year is: Advancing Efforts to Reduce Infant Mortality and Improve Birth Outcomes. The rate of prematurity and infant mortality in the United States varies enormously by state and by region. This session will focus on current and future public health and maternal and child health opportunities for federal, state, local and non-profit partners. The session will provide examples of using data effectively, engaging partners, setting state policies, and choosing MCH priorities. Scheduled speakers include the following: • Michael Lu, MD, MPH, MCHB, HRSA: Mobilizing States to Improve Birth Outcomes • Sharon Moffatt, RN, BSN, MSN Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials: Collaborating with State Governments to Improve Birth Outcomes • Scott Berns, MD, MPH, Chapter Programs, March of Dimes: Current Challenges & Upcoming Opportunities in Improving Birth Outcomes • Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs • David Lakey, MD, State Health Commissioner, Texas Department of State Health Services INVITED SESSIONS: Finally we also have an exciting program of invited sessions, which should be of interest. One example is Taking action: Responding to health care needs of women Veterans, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012: 8:30 a.m 10:00 a.m. In today’s military, increasing numbers of female soldiers have deployed to combat arenas. Nearly 275,000 women have served in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Some of these returning women Veterans experienced combat and share similar health issues with their male counterparts, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury. Upon discharge from military service, many women turn to the Veterans Health Administration for their medical care. The number of women veterans receiving care in the Veterans Health Administration has more than doubled since 2000. Women are now the fastest growing group within the veteran population. Ensuring access for women veterans to high quality health care services is among the highest priorities within VHA. Presenters include leading experts in women Veteran’s health research. They will highlight VHA research efforts to evaluate and improve women Veteran’s healthcare access, utilization and quality. Other invited sessions include the following: • MCH and Health Reform After the Supreme Court Decision: Towards 2014 and Beyond Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012: 10:00 a.m 11:30 a.m. • Partnerships in Reducing Early Elective Deliveries Monday, Oct. 29, 2012: 8:30 a.m 10:00 a.m. • Greg Alexander Outstanding Student Paper Session: Maternal and Child Health Research and Implications Monday, Oct. 29, 2012: 10:30 a.m 12:00 p.m. • Maternal Mental Health: Health Behaviors, Treatment, and Costs to Society Monday, Oct. 29, 2012: 10:30 a.m 12:00 p.m. • Taking action: Responding to health care needs of women Veterans Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012: 8:30 a.m 10:00 a.m. • Policy and Advocacy in Maternal Child Health Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012: 8:30 a.m 10:00 a.m. • Lessons Learned from Innovative Approaches to Promote Healthy Weight in Women Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012: 12:30 p.m 2:00 p.m. • Advancing maternal and child health through a life course approach: integrating social determinants of health and health equity Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012: 12:30 p.m 2:00 p.m. I am looking forward to seeing all of you in San Francisco! Please contact me if you have any questions at: debrajackson@mweb.co.za All the Best! Debra Jackson, MCH Section Chair 4. IMPROVING PREGNANCY OUTCOMES COMMITTEE Greetings from the Improving Pregnancy Outcomes (IPO) Committee! Join us at the American Public Health Association 140th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Oct. 27- 31, 2012, which focuses on "Prevention and Wellness Across the Lifespan.” Last year, in Washington, D.C., our committee actively contributed to a successful Annual Meeting. As you will see below, the Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Committee will again play a highly visible role at this year’s meeting. Come join our dynamic committee, which is committed to improving the health of mothers and babies. We welcome new members. 1. Improving Pregnancy Outcomes (IPO) Committee Business Meeting: At this yearly planning meeting, we will set our priorities and goals for the coming year and plan sessions for 2013. You do not have to be a member of the IPO committee to attend. You are welcome to check out the activities of our committee. Of course, if you wish to join our committee, as always, new members are welcome! (Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 2-3:30 p.m. Session 167.0). 2. IPO Podium and Poster Sessions, (San Francisco, 2012) With a record-breaking number of abstract submissions, the IPO committee is the official planner of more sessions then ever! We have three podium sessions and two poster sessions. PODIUM SESSIONS: Session 1: Healthy women, healthy infants: social determinants of health during the childbearing years (Tuesday, Oct. 30, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Session 4130.0) Session 2: Improving infant health: enhancing prenatal/preconceptional behaviors, policies and systems (Wednesday, Oct. 31, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Session 5141.1) Session 3: Improving Pregnancy Outcomes: Findings from the Community & Child Network Preconceptional Health Study (Wednesday, Oct. 31, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Session 5138.0) POSTER SESSIONS: Improving Pregnancy outcomes: reducing risk factors for mothers and infants (Tuesday, Oct. 30, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Session 4366.0) Improving Pregnancy outcomes: improving maternal and infant care over the lifespan (Wednesday, Oct. 31, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Session 5021.0) Please refer to the program for possible late minute changes! The Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Committee is an active committee in the Maternal and Child Health Section. We welcome your participation and input. If you would like more information about our work or would like to become a member, please email one of the committee co-chairs. With Warmest Regards from your co-chairs, Judith Katzburg jkatzbur@ucla.edu Tyan Parker-Dominguez tyanpark@usc.edu Phoebe Souza souza.phoebe@gmail.com Janine Lewis jlewis6@uic.edu Kee Chan keechan@bu.edu 5. APHA, HOW DO I LOVE THEE? LET ME COUNT THE WAYS After a short hiatus following graduation from the MPH program in 2009, it feels great to be an APHA student member once again. I had the opportunity to attend the Annual Meeting back in 2008 for the first time as an MCH Section Student Fellow. Although many people experience the Annual Meetings as overwhelming, I find them exciting. Thus, I was ecstatic to have the opportunity last year to attend the D.C. Annual Meeting not only as a student member but also as a poster presenter. I thoroughly enjoyed Tambra Stevenson’s address at the Student Meeting on Saturday. Her creative approach to nutrition as a public health issue was refreshing. In an email to Tambra following her address, I said, "Tambra's knowledge of nutrition and passion for community were clearly evident through her engaging presentation. I enjoyed how she tied in the story of the Healer's Journey into public health practice. As one with prior training in nutrition, I feel encouraged to stay abreast with nutrition research and its underestimated role in not only physical health, but also mental and emotional health, especially in communities of color." I also enjoyed the Speed Networking event and wished I had more time to engage in conversations with the kind professionals in attendance. Talking with LTJG Brittany Bovenizer, a public health analyst with HRSA, encouraged me to take another look at career opportunities with the U.S. Public Health Service. During the rest of the Annual Meeting, I worked the UGA College of Public Health booth. I spoke with people from my alma mater, LSU Health Sciences Center, attended a plethora of poster sessions on breastfeeding and maternal and child health, networked with prospective employers, and proudly presented two posters myself. The opening session reminded me of a pep rally to excite public health professionals about the conference and to urge them to mobilize their communities to advocate for sound public health practices and policies. Dr. Linda Murray’s remarks about health disparities were encouraging, and Jonathan Jarvis’ remarks about the public health significance of spending time outdoors inspired me to personally spend more time with nature. I enjoyed meeting fellow MCH Section members at the social hour and attended several other receptions to network with members from other sections, such as the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Section. I left D.C. exhausted after the conference with several tote bags full of pamphlets, freebies and business cards to peruse on the flight home. I am thankful to those who supported me financially and in other aspects to attend yet another inspiring Annual Meeting — see you in San Francisco! Tyra Gross, a former Section Student fellow, now teaches at the University of Georgia. 6. TEXT4BABY: INNOVATIVE HEALTH CARE FOR PARENTS AND THEIR NEWBORNS Each year, more than half a million babies in the United States are born prematurely, and an estimated 28,000 children die before their first birthday. While these poor outcomes have many causes, research shows that increasing knowledge about health care may help new parents provide better care for their babies and themselves. To help more pregnant women and new parents get information about caring for their own health, as well as giving their babies the best possible start in life, the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition worked with a broad range of public and private partners, including Founding Sponsor Johnson & Johnson and CTIA – The Wireless Foundation, to launch text4baby as an innovative way to provide critical health and safety information in a text-length format that is personal and timely. As the largest and first free health text messaging service in the United States, text4baby is working with over 750 partners including the CMS, CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and numerous private businesses and organizations, to provide individuals with information on breastfeeding, nutrition, immunizations, well baby visits and more. While many parents may have a difficult time affording visits to the doctor, over 85 percent of Americans own a cell phone and 72 percent of cell users send or receive text messages. In honor of Mother’s Day, a briefing was held in May at the Dirksen Senate Office Building to discuss how text4baby works, how the content was developed, the successful public-private partnership model of the program, and new studies that indicate text4baby is increasing consumers’ health knowledge, facilitating interaction with health providers, improving adherence to appointments and immunizations, and strengthening access to health services. Speakers at the briefing included: · Natasha Robinson, text4baby Participant and Mom · Dr. Scott Ratzan, Vice President, Global Health, Government Affairs & Policy, Johnson & Johnson · Steve Largent, President and CEO, CTIA-The Wireless Association · Lissa Sirois, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) State Breastfeeding Coordinator, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services · Dr. Yvette LaCoursiere, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of San Diego and the National Latino Research Center The presentation was followed by a Q&A session. For more information about the briefing or about text4baby, please contact Kathleen Murphy at kmurphy@hmhb.org. 7. NEW AMCHP PUBLICATION ADDRESSES POOR BIRTH OUTCOMES Since the passage of Title V of the Social Security Act, state and territorial maternal and child health programs have been striving to address the causes of poor birth outcomes throughout the United States. Recently, national initiatives have encouraged state and community partners to enhance or develop comprehensive approaches for improving birth outcomes, including setting target goals and introducing new regional initiatives. As national momentum grows around improving birth outcomes and establishing a national strategy on infant mortality, the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs has developed an informative compendium of recommendations and strategies for addressing poor birth outcomes. We are pleased to offer a new resource: Forging a Comprehensive Initiative to Improve Birth Outcomes and Reduce Infant Mortality (July 2012). This resource is a compendium of policy and program strategies MCH stakeholders can use to develop initiatives to reduce premature births, address stagnating declines in infant mortality rates and tackle the persistent gap in rates between populations. The recommendations and strategies in this report are a summary of current efforts across the nation to improve birth outcomes and offer an overarching framework for developing or accelerating comprehensive initiatives. This compendium was developed by conducting a comprehensive environmental scan of state and national reports on infant mortality, which are summarized into seven broad recommendations. In order to provide an action-oriented resource for state and community level practitioners, we drilled down within each recommendation to offer sub-recommendations and action-oriented strategies to address the overarching recommendation. Finally, to bring all the pieces together, case studies of California, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas illustrate a diversity of approaches to building comprehensive initiatives to improve birth outcomes. This resource is intended as a review, not a prescription, of strategies MCH stakeholders can consider throughout their efforts. The full document is also available for free download at amchp.org/programsandtopics/womens-health/infant-mortality/. If you have any questions or would like further information about this document, contact Tegan Callahan ( tcallahan@amchp.org; 202-266-3051). 8. HOSPITALS ENCOURAGE BREASTFEEDING BY NOT GIVING FORMULA BAGS Twenty-four Oklahoma hospitals are participating in a pilot program called “Ban the Bag” and have agreed to stop the practice of sending new mothers home with commercial formula discharge bags, the Oklahoma State Department of Health recently announced. Hospital promotion of free infant formula samples has long been known to reduce breastfeeding rates. New mothers who have any problems breastfeeding are more likely to turn to the “free” formula given to them by their hospital than to call someone for help. The “free” formula becomes very costly when it contributes to Oklahoma’s low breastfeeding duration rates. Formula bag promotions contributed to Oklahoma’s low score on the 2012 Breastfeeding Report Card released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This report measures hospital practices and works to increase the number of births at “Baby-Friendly” facilities. The report shows only 71 percent of Oklahoma mothers started breastfeeding, below the national average of 77 percent. The report also found that only 33 percent are still breastfeeding at 6 months, and that number drops to below 15 percent at 12 months, also well below the national average. “Oklahoma hospitals are working hard to encourage breastfeeding and provide quality care to breastfeeding families by joining the Ban the Bag project,” said Becky Mannel, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and the project leader for the Oklahoma Hospital Breastfeeding Education Project sponsored by the OSDH under the “Preparing for a Lifetime, It’s Everyone’s Responsibility” initiative to lower infant deaths in Oklahoma. “Breastfeeding support is an important strategy toward improving the health of Oklahoma mothers and their children. We must continue to focus on providing better support in our hospitals and communities, and this will, in turn, help improve Oklahoma’s breastfeeding rates. We are very proud of the hospitals that are working to provide a supportive breastfeeding environment for new mothers and babies,” said Mannel. Low breastfeeding rates are one of the reasons Oklahoma continues to rank in the top 10 nationwide for obesity, diabetes, and infant mortality. Evidence is overwhelming that breastfeeding improves the health of mothers and babies while formula feeding adds a significant cost to families and our state. For more information about the Oklahoma Hospital Breastfeeding Education Project and to learn ways to encourage your local hospital to Ban the Bag, contact: Becky Mannel, Department of OB/GYN, at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center at (405) 271-4350 office or email: rebecca- mannel@ouhsc.edu. . The full CDC report is available at www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/reportcard.htm. For information about the “Preparing for a Lifetime, It’s Everyone’s Responsibility” initiative to reduce infant deaths in Oklahoma, visit http://iio.health.ok.gov. 9. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND WELCOMES NEW PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOOL In July 2007 the University of Maryland approved the development of a program in Maternal and Child Health within the Department of Family Science in the University of Maryland School of Public Health. The MCH program is unique among such programs and is unique in schools of public health. The Maternal and Child Health program in the School of Public Health provides interdisciplinary training in research, theory, policy and practice relevant to health and well-being as well as services for women, children, and their families. Graduate students learn about health disparities, the life course perspective, mental health, obesity, childhood injury, family and health policy, adoption, domestic and child abuse, family support, epidemiology, and research methods. Students graduate with the skills and knowledge for professional work in educational, governmental, and clinical settings. The PhD program in Family Science provides a research-oriented approach to the discovery and application of knowledge about families, family theory, research methodology, family policy, family programs and ethnic families. The MCH program complements this interdisciplinary approach by adding a broadly defined public health perspective. Within this perspective there is a focus on how individuals’ [...]... 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P MCH Section Student Papers Poster Session 2:30 PM 3:30 PM B Maternal and Child Health Section Membership Meeting 4:00 PM 5:30 PM SO Maternal and Child Health Section: Networking and Social. of Public Health, where she specialized in child and family health, health promotion and data systems. She directed the Bureau of Family and Community Health for more than a decade and was responsible. Student Paper Session: Maternal and Child Health Research and Implications Monday, Oct. 29, 2012: 10:30 a.m 12:00 p.m. • Maternal Mental Health: Health Behaviors, Treatment, and Costs to Society