Milken Institute School of Public Health
GOAL
The goals of this educational program are to provide and improve:
Knowledge and skills to assess the health care needs of women, children, and families
Ability to plan, design, implement, evaluate and communicate programs and research targeted toward health promotion, disease prevention among women, children, and families.
COMPETENCIES
The Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health have outlined 5 basic competency areas in MCH that our program strives to attain:
1. Scientific Basis of MCH public health practice
2. Methodological/Analytical Skills
3. Management and Communication Skills
4. Policy and Advocacy Skills
5. Values and Ethics in MCH Public Health Practice
The Master of Public Health (MPH) program in Maternal and Child Health is designed to train individuals to become responsible and productive public health professionals with an emphasis on MCH populations. This program investigates maternal and child health from a multi-disciplinary perspective that integrates the life course, biological, demographic, epidemiological, developmental, environmental, behavioral and social characteristics that are unique to the health and well-being of women, children and families.
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Official Website: http://publichealth.gwu.edu/programs/maternal-and-child-health-mph
