Esmeralda Navarro is a second-year student in our Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health MPH program. Esmeralda is a Double Bear who earned her bachelor’s degree in Public Health. A proud first-generation Latina from Salinas, California, Esmeralda developed a passion for maternal and child health while studying the impact of pesticide use in agricultural communities. This interest has driven her focus on health policy and initiatives aimed at addressing environmental health disparities.
This article makes the public health case for abolishing ICE. Author Joel Rubio describes the negative impacts of immigration enforcement on Latinx/e adolescents and outlines the limitations of current state and local policies. He recommends ending the current U.S. approach to immigration enforcement and replacing it with a system that prioritizes the needs and safety of young people.
This September, I was honored to present my poster “Developing Policy to Address Prenatal Diet Inequities in California: The California Community Prenatal Nutrition Initiative” at the CityMatCH Leadership & Epidemiology Conference in Seattle, WA! This poster was adapted from my policy proposal in the MCAH Foundations course from last year - it outlines a collaborative WIC and CDPH effort...
Students featured in this section are graduating seniors who are a part of our second cohort of Advanced LEAP Scholars. Read below to learn more about Jaimie and Samantha’s undergraduate experiences at UC Berkeley!
All of the students featured in this section are graduating seniors who are a part of our second cohort of Advanced LEAP Scholars. Read to learn more about Cat, Ivy, and Yucca's undergraduate experiences at UC Berkeley!
All of the students featured in this section are graduating seniors who are a part of our second cohort of Advanced LEAP Scholars 2022-24. Read below to learn more about Nora and Sunsaara’s undergraduate experiences at UC Berkeley!
I was honored to be selected to present my research at the 2024 Association of Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Program Annual Conference, which was held in Oakland, CA. The 5-day conference experience was enriching and reiterated my commitment to maternal and infant health. Through workshops, speaker panels, group lunches, and dancing to AfroBeats with all of the conference attendees, I made long-standing connections with other attendees, while learning so much from those around me.
Being that it was my first opportunity to speak about...
I was thrilled to be accepted to present a poster at the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) 2024 Annual Meeting, held in Oakland, CA! Attending the conference as both a student presenter and a volunteer was fulfilling and extra exciting because I was always surrounded by fellow MCAH MPH...
