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Cheri A. Pies is a Clinical Professor Emerita at the School of Public Health, at the University of California, Berkeley. Cheri A. Pies also served as the principal investigator of the Best Babies Zone Initiative, a place-based multi-sector approach to reducing infant mortality through community-driven transformation.

Congratulations to our Program Manager, Tina Lu, who has been awarded a Berkeley Public Health Staff Special Award for the 22/23 year. Tina received the Abby Rincón Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Award. Tina Lu provides support with the Center of Excellence in MCAH activities, student support, and administrative tasks.

See Aliza's poster here.

Recently I had the pleasure of attending the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)’s annual conference in the vibrant city of New Orleans, Louisiana. This event brought together a diverse group of over 1,300 Maternal and Child Health professionals, experts and advocates from around the country- all united in their dedication to improving the health and well-being of pregnant people, children and adolescents. 

The 2023 Minorities in Health Conference was held on the 16th of April this year. Since 2009, this annual student-led event holds the primary purpose of educating students about health disparities that impact our communities and finding ways to decrease these disparities by encouraging and inspiring primarily high school and undergraduate students to strive toward higher education and, ultimately, careers in health. Organized by the Minorities in Health (MIH) Planning Committee, this was the first fully in-person conference since 2019.

Soniya Manju is a first-year MPH student at UC Berkeley in the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program. She completed her undergraduate degree in Public Health at UC Irvine with a minor in Medical Anthropology. With a passion for reducing health disparities among communities of color, Soniya is exploring her many interests within the MCAH field, including childhood development, child mental health, maternal mortality, and reproductive health.

Students featured in this section are graduating seniors in our first cohort of Advanced LEAP Scholars. Read below to learn more about Bryana, Gurashish and Julia's experiences!