Maternal and Child Health
Overview
Our 2022-2023 prevention science focus is Maternal and Child Health.
Maternal and child health (MCH) focuses on health issues concerning women, birthing people, children, and families, such as reproductive health, access to prenatal and well-childcare, quality of care before delivery and after giving birth, infant and maternal mortality prevention, newborn screening, child immunizations, child nutrition and services, and services for children with special healthcare needs.
Our goal is to increase awareness of MCH issues and to demonstrate the chasm in access to maternal and child healthcare in the US. This chasm results in persistent health inequities among women, birthing people, children, and their families from rural, historically marginalized racial/ethnic groups, and socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Events
Prevention Science Film Festival
Student attendance and participation were themes throughout the day for the HHP Maternal and Child Health Film Festival held at Black Box Theater at the Main Campus Student Center, beginning with students filling the theater for the first film of “America’s War on Abortion.” The second film, “Reclaiming Power: The Black Maternal Health Crisis,” also featured a solid student turnout and then a panel discussion featuring faculty guests from Elon University.
Read more and see more photos on the HHP News blog here — https://hhp.ecu.edu/hhp-news/2023/02/20/film-festival-held-for-mch/
Thursday, February 16th:
12:30 p.m. – “America’s War on Abortion” (Directed & Filmed By: Deeyah Khan
5 p.m. – Refreshments will be provided beginning at 5 p.m.
6 p.m. – “Reclaiming Power: The Black Maternal Health Crisis” (Directed By: Drs. Stephanie Baker and Keshia Wall from Elon University)
7-8 p.m. – Panel discussion with directors of “Reclaiming Power: The Black Maternal Health Crisis”
PEP Bags Service Event: Pirates Empowering Pregnant and Parenting Pirates
Student-led drive for self-care products and necessities for pregnant and parenting students at ECU. A collaboration between Preconception Educating Pirates (PEP) Squad, Her + Public Health, Eta Sigma Gamma, Public Health Ambassadors, and Purple Pantry.
MCH Section at Research and Creative Achievement Week (RCAW)
ECU’s RCAW 2023 will have a special section focused on maternal and child health (MCH). Please encourage your students who have MCH-related research projects to submit their work to this special section. Abstracts will be accepted from January 1st-February 15th, 2023. RCAW will take place on April 3rd-6th and 10th, 2023.
ADA Accommodation: 252-737-1018 | ada-coordinator@ecu.edu
Contact
Co-chairs for the Maternal and Child Health Initiative are:
Dr. Kristin Black, blackkr18@ecu.edu
Dr. Alice Richman, richmana@ecu.edu
Ms. Kelli Russell, russellk14@ecu.edu
From left, Black, Richman and Russell.