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What is the MCPHLT Program? What are the Goals of the MCPHLT Program? How will the MCPHLT program improve the health of women, children, and families in Louisiana? Why do we need MCH leadership in Louisiana? History of Tulane MCH |  |
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Contact Information |
Jeanette Magnus, MD, PhD
Director Shokufeh Ramirez
Senior Program Coordinator 1440 Canal Street
Suite 2301
New Orleans, LA 70112 504 - 988 - 3539 E-mail MCH Program |
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What is the Maternal and Child Public Health Leadership Training Program? |
The Maternal and Child Public Health Leadership Training Program (MCPHLT) has the mission of leadership training, toward the improvement of the health status of women, infants, children, youth, and their families. The program is housed within the Maternal and Child Health Section of the Department of Community Health Sciences and funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). We provide opportunities for training and experience in the areas of leadership, research, and management, for
students at the School of Public Health, as well as current public health practitioners. Our programs also impact other members of the New Orleans community. |
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What are the Goals of the Tulane MCPHLT? |
Goal I
To provide leadership training among current and future public health practitioners
Related Activities
MatCH Leadership Program | Torch Bearers Public Health Leadership Seminar Series |
Goal 2
Enhance MCH Training Programs for Public Health Students Related Activities
MCH Capstone Experience | Cultural Competency | Student/Faculty Mentors |
Goal 3
To enhance MCH Research and Research Training Related Activities
Post-Doctoral Fellowship | Student Research | Faculty Research |
Goal 4
To extend and strengthen partnerships with the community and with Public Health Agencies Related Activities
Community Advisory Board | MCH Consultation |
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How will the MCPHLT program improve the health of women, children, and families in Louisiana? |
| In post-Katrina Louisiana, public health faces many challenges and the opportunity to create a new future for Louisiana. Improving conditions and mitigating risk-factors by achieving the Healthy People 2010 goals supports the ultimate goal of improving the health and well being of our nation's women, infants, children, and families. The MCHB Maternal and Child Health Training Program (MCHTP), of which the MCPHLT is a grantee, is a key force for ensuring a culturally competent and diverse workforce that possesses the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to meet the unique MCH population need. |
| The Tulane MCPHLT program fosters links between community members, faculty, and students toward the greater goal of growing the next generation of MCH leaders. |
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Why do we need MCH Leadership in Louisiana? |
Pre-Katrina statistics placed Louisiana's poverty rate at 20.3%; the highest among the 50 states and nearly twice the national average. Nearly 1 in 5 persons in Louisiana lives in poverty. Women and children always lose in impoverished societies. Louisiana has consistently some of the worst maternal and child health outcomes in the nation. Louisiana ranks 2nd in percentage of low birth weight babies, 5th in neonatal deaths, 4th in infant mortality, and 15th in the percentage of women receiving late or no prenatal care. |
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