MCHiA General Body Meeting February 6th, 2019 5PM-6PM, L-211

Welcome! Please sign in on the attendance sheet, grab some food, and say hello to someone you don’t know.

Vision & Purpose •MCHiA is an action-oriented, informal network of leaders, initiated by and for students and alumni of MCH Centers of Excellence and catalyst programs •MCHiA engages emerging and early MCH professionals in a collective effort to share information, experiences, and opportunities

History of MCHiA •MCHiA was started at the Boston University School of Public Health in 2013 •The goal of MCHiA at the time was to “go beyond the classroom” and give MCH students (or those interested in MCH) the opportunity to take what they are learning and engage in the community through “action” •The group implemented multiple successful annual, biannual, quarterly, or one-time events •Leadership continued to step up in subsequent years to carry on the cause Caroline

Pillars of MCHiA Advocacy: Monitoring MCH efforts at state and other levels, partnering with other organizations, and starting petitions for change Service: Creating partnerships with other MCH related organizations, executing events such as marches, health fairs, fundraising events etc. Social/fun: Stress-relieving events, field trips and interschool mixers Career Development: Career panels, talks/storytelling events MCH Leadership: Career panels, mixer events Alumni and Faculty Relations: Career panel, networking events, lectures with faculty Education: Film screenings, expert panels, educational seminars Caroline

New E-board Members for the AY 2019-2020 Send us a filled Google form talking about your interest and passions in the field of MCH If you are interested and are not subscribed to our monthly newsletters, please leave us your email and contact info! Google form Link here! kim

Support MCHiA! Purchase our T-shirts! kim

Upcoming Events for the Semester -Doula Legislation Town Hall Meeting (2/8, 6PM-9PM) -Storytelling by Fatima (2/28, 5PM-6PM, Location TBD) -Documentary screening “Every mother counts” (3/21, 5PM-6PM, Location TBD) -Volunteer experience with March of Dimes (5/11, 9AM-1PM) kim

Opportunity! -University of Minnesota School of Public health, has created a trainee blog for MCH students. -This will serve as a platform for MCH students to share experiences, opportunities, and research from different universities. -The piece can be a short summary of any MCH related work they have done (volunteer, work, research) or even a product such as a research poster/info- graphic from their coursework that promotes MCH. This provides students with an opportunity to 'publish' their work online, and create a professional product for the public. Follow this link to learn more!

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