Master of Public Health (MPH)

Maternal & Child Health MPH

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Develop skills that serve the needs of vulnerable populations.

Our school of public health offers one of the first, most highly rated maternal child health MPH programs in the nation. Rooted in the principles of social justice, this program focuses on developing skills that serve the needs of vulnerable populations. Students work to improve the health of women, children, birthing people, and families around the world.

Maternal & Child Health MPH Profiles

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Estefanía Henríquez Luthje

Estefanía is a Fulbright Scholar looking to apply what she learns in the states back home.

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Student

Hadija Steen Mills

Hadija worked to set up a community-focused COVID-19 testing site.

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Student

Delaine Anderson

Delaine is committed to supporting rural pregnant people to provide better birth outcomes.

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What is Maternal & Child Health?

Rooted in the principles of social justice, the maternal child health MPH program focuses on developing skills that serve the needs of vulnerable populations. Students work to improve the health of women, children, birthing people, and families around the world.

Advantages of the Maternal & Child Health MPH

  • Progressive Values. Our program is rooted in the principles of social justice and is committed to serving vulnerable populations.
  • Integrated Health Sciences. Core program faculty includes more than 30 epidemiologists, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, geneticists, physicians, nurses, and public/community health specialists—giving our students a multidisciplinary approach to public health topics.
  • Supportive Environment. Students receive personal attention from nationally recognized faculty, and a network of more than 10,000 alumni who serve as mentors, employers, and teachers.
  • Flexible. Students in either the advanced standing or standard tracks may complete their degree entirely online, entirely in-person, or by taking a combination of online and in-person courses.

Dual-Degree Options

MPH/JD
A partnership between the Maternal & Child Health MPH program and the JD program at the University of Minnesota Law School. Contact EpiCH Student Services (epichstu@umn.edu, 612-626-8802), for more information.

MPH/MSW
A partnership between the Maternal & Child Health MPH program and the MSW program at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work. Contact EpiCH Student Services (epichstu@umn.edu, 612-626-8802), for more information.

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