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2023 MCAH Alumni Event: Undergraduate LEAP Scholar Reflection

December 18, 2023

The MCAH Alumni Community & Networking Event is an annual gathering organized by UC Berkeley’s Center of Excellence (COE) in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) with the purpose of creating opportunities for networking, reconnection, and celebrating MCAH achievements. As an undergraduate MCAH LEAP scholar, I had the privilege of serving as a student assistant and attending the event this year on October 29th at...

Leah Trieu (expected '25) presents at AMCHP

May 17, 2025

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Leah prepares for her workshop presentation

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Julia Piccirillo-Stosser (expected '25) presents at AMCHP

April 23, 2025

Julia presenting her poster on Maternal Health Communication

I was honored to return to the Association of Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Program (AMCHP) Annual Conference this Spring in Washington, D.C.. After participating in the AMCHP Graduate Student Epidemiology Program (GSEP...

Indira D'Souza (expected '25) presents at AMCHP

April 9, 2025

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Indira presenting her poster on Maternal and Infant Health Data in Alameda County, CA

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Selena Yu (expected '25) presents at IAYMH

April 4, 2025

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IAYMH Conference Opening

IAYMH Conference Opening

This March, I traveled to Vancouver, Canada to attend the 2025 International Association for Youth Mental Health (IAYMH) Conference. The theme “...

Filling the Gaps: Prioritizing Historically Excluded MCH Subgroups in State Title V Action Plans

February 19, 2025

As an MCAH LEAP Scholar, I had the privilege of participating in the National MCH Workforce Development Center's Title V Summer 2024 Internship Program, where I was placed with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's (KDHE) Bureau of Family Health. This opportunity allowed me to spearhead KDHE’s Title V Fatherhood/Non-Birthing Partner Needs Assessment and address a critical gap in maternal and child health: the exclusion of fathers and gender-expansive non-birthing partners from MCH state action plans and entities that provide guidance for MCH priority areas....

Applying MCAH Principles Abroad - Oaxaca, México

February 19, 2025

This past summer I interned with GESMujer, a cooperative women’s organization in Oaxaca, México, as part of UC Global Health Institute’s Center for Gender and Health Justice. GESMujer is composed of twelve different communities across Oaxaca each with two promotoras representing every region in Oaxaca. GESMujer allows for the representation of all Indigenous, Mestizo, and Afro-Latine women and girls that are scattered across the country and gives them the opportunity to share the unique challenges they face in their regions. GESMujer’s mission is to promote better living conditions...

Esmeralda Navarro (expected '25) reflects on internship with County of Monterey Health Department

January 10, 2025

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.

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Indira D'Souza (expected '25) Presents at APHA

November 22, 2024

Indira D’Souza (MCAH MPH ‘25) presenting on incarceration, climate, and maternal health at APHA

This October, I traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to attend the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Annual Meeting and...