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Maternal and Child Health Concentration

Studies the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families

The Brown University School of Public Health has substantial strengths in Maternal and Child Health (MCH). This includes a vibrant core of interdisciplinary faculty focused on MCH issues from the prenatal period through adolescents. The Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute was launched in 2016, presenting new opportunities for expanding MCH research and education programs at Brown. This is in addition to the existing School of Public Health research centers that include a focus on MCH issues. Beyond the strengths within the School of Public Health, active MCH collaborations extend to the Brown University affiliated hospitals, state government, local government, community organizations and industry.

Childhood Asthma Research

In Rhode Island, rates of childhood asthma are above the national average. For his MPH thesis project, Hassenfeld Scholar Spenser Anderson examined the factors that make living with asthma difficult for children.

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Competencies

Students who earn an MPH in Brown with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health should be able to do the following:

  • Evaluate the extent of a maternal and child health problem in a defined population.
  • Recommend the interventions a defined community should undertake to address a given maternal or child health problem.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of policies related to maternal or child health.
  • Concisely synthesize data from studies on barriers to maternal or child health.
  • Critique the methods used in maternal or child health epidemiologic research.
  • Use age-appropriate epidemiologic methods to design a study of maternal or child health.

Courses

Maternal and Child Health Concentration Courses

Complete all of the following maternal and child health courses:

  • PHP1900, Epidemiology of Disorders and Diseases of Childhood and Young Adulthood (Fall)
  • PHP1950, Adolescent and Young Adult Health (Spring)
  • PHP2023, Maternal and Child Health in the United States (Fall)
  • PHP2220F, Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology (Fall)

MCH Applied Research Methods Courses

Students following the qualitative analytic sequence (PHP2506/PHP2060/PHP2061) must take
the following course:

  •  PHP2061, Qualitative Analysis in Public Health Research

Students following the quantitative analytic sequence (PHP2507/PHP2508 or PHP2510/PHP2511) must
take one of the following methods courses:

  • PHP1450, COVID-19, Public Health, and Health Policy (Fall)
  • PHP1810, Community-Based Participatory Research (CBLR) course (Spring)
  • PHP2015, Foundations of Spatial Analysis in Public Health (Fall)
  • PHP2024, Engaged Scholarship for Maternal and Child Health (Spring but not offered in Spring 2023)
  • PHP2030, Clinical Trials (Spring)
  • PHP2040, Survey Research Methods (Spring)
  • PHP2060, Qualitative Methods (Spring and Fall)
  • PHP2300, Behavioral Research Methods (Fall)
  • PHP2415, Intro to Evidence-Based Medicine (Spring)
  • EEPS1320, Intro to GIS (May not be taken if the student has already completed Soc2612)
  • SOC2612, Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis for the Social Sciences (every other Spring-next taught in Spring 2024)

Maternal and Child Health Sample Schedules (PDF)

Qualitative Analytic Sequence and Fall Epidemiology

Sample Schedule: MCH Concentration with Qualitative Analytic Sequence and Fall Epidemiology

Qualitative Analytic Sequence and Spring Epidemiology

Sample Schedule: MCH Concentration with Qualitative Analytic Sequence and Spring Epidemiology

Quantitative Analytic Sequence and Fall Epidemiology

Sample Schedule: MCH Concentration with Quantitative Analytic Sequence and Fall Epidemiology

Quantitative Analytic Sequence and Spring Epidemiology

Sample Schedule: MCH Concentration with Quantitative Analytic Sequence and Spring Epidemiology

Thesis

All in-person students are required to complete a thesis. Students in the Maternal and Child Health concentration must complete their thesis focused on an appropriate Maternal and Child Health topic with appropriate Maternal and Child Health advisors.



Faculty

Maternal and Child Health Concentration Lead

  • Gladstone

    Tracy R. Gladstone

    Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
    tracy_gladstone@brown.edu
    Research Profile
Brown University School of Public Health
Providence RI 02903 401-863-3375 public_health@brown.edu

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