Maternal and Child Health Events

Asia Maselko, ScD, Associate Professor Epidemiology at the Gillings School, will present a seminar titled, "Maternal Mental Health, the Social Context, and Child Development: The Promise and Limitations of Maternal Depression Treatment." Maternal depression is an established risk factor for worse child developmental outcomes, yet it is not clear whether treating depression is enough to improve... Read more »

Rosalind Wright, PhD, will present a seminar titled, "Complexities of Elucidating Prenatal Stress Effects on Child Health." This seminar will (1) Review the general stress-health paradigm; (2) Consider independent stress effects in a lifecourse framework; (3) Review epidemiologic evidence linking early life stress to respiratory and neurodevelopmental disease programming; (4) Examine chemical x social stress... Read more »

Join the Department of Maternal and Child Health for a job talk titled, "Risk and protective factors in child health and development" presented by Anna Austin, PhD. Dr. Austin is a candidate for an assistant professor position in the department. All are welcome.

The Department of Maternal and Child Health welcomes all Gillings students, faculty, and staff to join us for a film screening and discussion. This documentary explores the impacts of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, InterAmerican Development Bank, and globalization policies on low-and middle-income countries through the voices of Jamaican farmers, workers, and government officials.... Read more »

Faculty, Staff, and Students are invited to celebrate the first annual National Workforce Development Month at an open house on Monday, Sept. 30 from 2-3 p.m. Attend for networking and an opportunity to learn more about the Centers housed in the MCH Department that provide workforce development support to professionals across the country. Please contact... Read more »