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Learning Bundles & Guides

Learning Bundles & Guides

MCH Orientations

OrientationIf you are newly involved in efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of women, children, and families, this is your starting point for an introduction to the core concepts, programs, and strategies in the maternal and child health field.

Customized sets of lectures and training modules provide an orientation to MCH for different audiences defined by role or type of organization.  Select the category that best describes your position to start your "MCH 101" learning:

How are these sets of resources different from the ones in the Search page? The lectures and training modules in these sets are pulled from the topic areas identified under the MCH Knowledge Base competency to make it easy to quickly access a broad introduction to maternal and child health.

5-Minute MCHLooking for a quick way to orient yourself to MCH as someone new to the field or want to refresh your MCH knowledge and skills?

Don't forget to check out the 5-Minute MCH and Public Health Pronto learning programs, monthly series that explore each competency, provide learning opportunities and implementation strategies, and culminate in an interactive learning session with an expert from the field.These programs consist of easy-to-follow weekly formats designed to increase your knowledge and skills through 5-minute intensive learning sessions emailed to you each week and available archived through a web portal.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UE8MC25742; MCH Navigator for $225,000/year. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.