Minor in Maternal and Child Health (MCH)

The College of Population Health offers a 12-credit online interdisciplinary MCH leadership program. The MCH graduate minor with a focus on MCH leadership allows participants to develop knowledge and skills around the health and well-being of women, children, and families. Topics covered include women’s health, children’s
health, social determinants of health, equity and racism, life course theory, MCH policy, MCH research, MCH programs, cultural and linguistic centered interventions, nutrition, oral health, MCH leadership, interdisciplinary approaches, and prevention and health promotion practices.

Maternal and Child Health students will gain:

• The values needed to provide excellent Maternal and Child Health services
• The skills to thoughtfully evaluate community and individual needs, partner with communities and individuals in meaningful and equitable ways, and assist in creating authentic change, based on community partnerships, to improve lives
• The specific MCH knowledge and learning how to integrate this knowledge into their specific field of practice
• The ability to develop and practice the skills needed to be an excellent MCH practitioner and/or researcher

This curriculum also meets the requirements for the UNM Health Sciences Center Interprofessional
Education Honors Certificate. https://hsc.unm.edu/ipe/about/