1. Educating and Training the Public Health Work Force on Preconception Health and the MCH Life Course Model Milton Kotelchuck, PhD, MPH Michael Lu, MD, MPH Cheri Pies, DrPH, MSW Preconception Care Summit Oakland, California October 30, 2007

2. Educating and Training the Public Health Work Force on Preconception Health and the MCH Life Course Model Background The life course model is a new paradigm in MCH Preconception health is a component of the MCH life course model The challenge is to make them concrete for MCH field CP, ML, and MK have been meeting via phone for over a year to plan a conference on this topic This summit provides an opportunity to further both our thinking and engage others in our efforts

3. Theory Research Practice Policy Education and Training Educating and Training the Public Health Work Force on Preconception Health and the MCH Life Course Model MCH Life Course Model Topics to be Addressed

4. Richmond & Kotelchuck, 1983

5. Knowledge base (M. Lu) –What to teach; core ideas of life course model Social strategies (C. Pies) –How to teach the life course model Political will (M. Kotelchuck) –How to acquire the resources and support to teach the life course model Educating and Training the Public Health Work Force on Preconception Health and the MCH Life Course Model Education and Training

6. Educating and Training the Public Health Work Force on Preconception Health and the MCH Life Course Model This session is a workshop on a new topic, not a set of lectures. Share your ideas with us.