The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: New Approaches to Education in Global Maternal and Child Health/MCH Training
3254.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
New Approaches to Education in Global Maternal and Child Health/MCH Training
Students in schools of public health are showing increasing interest in classes and programs in global maternal and child health (MCH). This session will examine the different approaches taken by schools of public health in curriculum and course development to respond to that demand.
Learning Objectives: Participants in the session will be able to: 1.Identify the challenges faced by schools of public health in responding to demand for education in global MCH. 2.Describe the different approaches taken by schools of public health to curriculum development in global MCH. 3.Describe the different approaches taken by schools of public health to developing individual courses in global MCH.
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Organizer(s):Eugene Declercq, MBA, PhD
Moderator(s):Eugene Declercq, MBA, PhD
2:30 PMAs the world turns: Globalizing reproductive health training
Trude Bennett, DrPH, Janet L. Place, MPH
2:45 PMDeveloping a global MCH curriculum: The Boston University School of Public Health experience
Lois McCloskey, DrPHMPH, Eugene R Declercq, PhD, Ken James, MBBS, MPH, Donald Thea, MD MSc
3:00 PMInstitutional Capacity Building: A model for sustainable maternal health training at district hospitals in Indonesia
Anne Hyre, MPH, MSN, CNM, Evodia Iswandi, MQA
3:15 PMIntegrated training to improve the quality of maternal care services including postabortion care: Lessons from Kenya
Isaac Achwal, MD, Lorelei Goodyear, MPH
3:30 PMTeaching and Evaluating an Innovative Health Promotion Curriculum for Maternal and Child Health Educators
Henry Bernstein, DO, Kara Connors, MPH
3:45 PMDiscussion
Organized by:Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by:Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA