TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing a Public Health Maternal and Child Health Training Program
T2 - Lessons Learned from Five Schools of Public Health
AU - Bozlak, Christine T.
AU - Brown, Qiana L.
AU - Davis, Renee
AU - de Long, Rachel
AU - Howard, Melissa M.
AU - Lassiter, Teri E.
AU - Perez-Patron, Maria J.
AU - Taylor, Brandie De Paoli
AU - Turchi, Renee
AU - Tissue, Michelle Menser
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Brown is the recipient of funding from the NIH/NCATS/CTSA/New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science grant number KL2TR003018. Dr. Howard’s research is supported in part by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities/NIH award number U54MD012393, Florida International University Research Center in Minority Institutions. The activities described in this article were completed by the MCH Public Health Catalyst Programs, which are programs funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration under grant activity code T76. The views expressed in this publication are solely the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or the Health Resources and Services Administration, nor does mention of the department or agency names imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Funding Information:
The Title V MCH Block Grant Program is a formula grant under which funds are awarded to 59 states and jurisdictions to support the health and well-being of all mothers, infants, and children, which includes infants and children with special health care needs (CSHCN), and their families. (US DHHS HRSA MCHB, n.d.b.).
Funding Information:
The activities described in this article were completed by the MCH Public Health Catalyst Programs, which are programs funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration under grant activity code T76. The views expressed in this publication are solely the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or the Health Resources and Services Administration, nor does mention of the department or agency names imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The authors wish to acknowledge the programmatic support provided by Samantha Croffut and Dr. Cara de la Cruz. The authors also acknowledge Dr. Consuelo Beck-Sague and Dr. Bernadette West for their contributions to the Florida International University and the Rutgers University MCH Catalyst Programs, respectively.
Funding Information:
The activities described in this article were completed by the MCH Public Health Catalyst Programs, which are programs funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration under grant activity code T76. The views expressed in this publication are solely the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or the Health Resources and Services Administration, nor does mention of the department or agency names imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The authors wish to acknowledge the programmatic support provided by Samantha Croffut and Dr. Cara de la Cruz. The authors also acknowledge Dr. Consuelo Beck-Sague and Dr. Bernadette West for their contributions to the Florida International University and the Rutgers University MCH Catalyst Programs, respectively.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - Maternal and child health (MCH), as a core sub-field of public health, continues to be an essential area in which additional workforce development and investment are needed. Recent public health workforce assessments in the United States reveal there will be a significant number of vacancies in MCH public health positions in the near future, creating the need for a well-trained and skilled public health MCH workforce. In order to address this potential critical workforce gap, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau initiated the Maternal and Child Health Public Health Catalyst Program in 2015 to support the creation of MCH training programs in accredited schools of public health that previously did not have a MCH concentration. This article details the accomplishments and lessons learned from the first five MCH Catalyst Program grantees: Drexel University; Florida International University; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Texas A&M University; and the University at Albany.
AB - Maternal and child health (MCH), as a core sub-field of public health, continues to be an essential area in which additional workforce development and investment are needed. Recent public health workforce assessments in the United States reveal there will be a significant number of vacancies in MCH public health positions in the near future, creating the need for a well-trained and skilled public health MCH workforce. In order to address this potential critical workforce gap, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau initiated the Maternal and Child Health Public Health Catalyst Program in 2015 to support the creation of MCH training programs in accredited schools of public health that previously did not have a MCH concentration. This article details the accomplishments and lessons learned from the first five MCH Catalyst Program grantees: Drexel University; Florida International University; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Texas A&M University; and the University at Albany.
KW - Graduate education
KW - MCH training program
KW - MCH workforce development
KW - Schools of public health
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U2 - 10.1007/s10995-021-03327-9
DO - 10.1007/s10995-021-03327-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 34982332
AN - SCOPUS:85122305068
SN - 1092-7875
VL - 26
SP - 129
EP - 136
JO - Maternal and child health journal
JF - Maternal and child health journal
ER -