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March 13, 2026

2026 Endometriosis Awareness Month - Reflection By Anjali Jain, MPH Student

Anjali Jain - MPH Candidate, University of California, Berkeley

March 4, 2026

MCAH Perspective on Rural Health Policy: 1st Year MPH Student, Kendy Mendoza, Visits CA State Capitol

Kendy Mendoza - MPH Candidate, University of California, Berkeley

February 27, 2026

A Conversation with MCAH Alumna and Evaluation Consultancy Founder, Cheralynn Corsack, MPH

Cheralynn Corsack, MPH, is a UC Berkeley alumnus from the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program Graduating Class of 2019.

February 25, 2026

Advancing Urban AI/AN Health Equity: My Internship at CCUIH

As part of my MCAH coursework, I interned with the California Consortium for Urban Indian Health. CCUIH is a non-profit dedicated to increasing and protecting access to healthcare for urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people.

February 24, 2026

Spreading Holiday Cheer - Volunteering with the Ronald McDonald House

Last semester during RRR week, some advanced LEAP scholars and MCAH graduate students volunteered at Oakland’s Ronald McDonald House for their holiday initiative Comfort & Joy. The initiative consisted of multiple free toy shops across the Bay Area for families with sick and injured children to pick out any toy they wanted for free.

Centering Equity in Digital Maternal Health Resources

This past summer, I was an intern for Birth By Us, a pregnancy and postpartum app designed to support and empower women and birthing people of color. Birth By Us is a woman-founded organization that centers community-based and equitable maternal care.

Centering Community in MCAH: Reflections from the California Abundant Birth Project Evaluation Research

This past summer, I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant for the California Abundant Birth Project (CA-ABP), working on their Evaluation Research team. The CA-ABP provides monthly income supplements to Black and Brown pregnant individuals who meet certain prerequisites in various counties around California. If selected, participants receive monthly cash stipends for 12-18 months during the preterm and postpartum period.

Lessons from Brazil: Being Guided By Excitement > Fear

As a senior in my last semester of the undergraduate Public Health degree, post-grad is looming upon me. While grad school was an option, I knew I wanted some work experience before applying so that I could ground theory in practice. Because of the uncertain future that is just a few months away, it’s been a challenge to not fall into a mental spiral of fear. While I don’t know what this second half of 2026 will bring, I carry a piece of wisdom that Brazil taught me: I should be excited about my future, not dreading it.

November 18, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Ijeoma Uche, MPH (’23)

MD/PhD Candidate, University of California, Davis

September 19, 2025

A Legacy of Impact: Celebrating Dr. Kim Harley's Retirement

After decades of transformative work in maternal, child, and adolescent health (MCAH), environmental justice, and community-based research, Dr. Kim Harley is retiring from UC Berkeley's School of Public Health—leaving behind an impactful legacy in science, health equity, and mentorship.