Poster

This session addresses many important issues affecting the health of women and children all over the globe. These include teen pregnancy, domestic violence, STIs, alcohol consumption, knowledge of danger signs and pregnancy risk, birth attendance, pregnancy outcomes and the role of poverty on health status. Many innovative community level approaches have been identified to address these problems. This session will provide a valuable perspective from Eastern Europe, Asia, South America, the Caribbean and Africa. Participants will gain a broad overview of the problems and effective solutions. The emphasis will be on how to mobilize communities and create effective partnerships between communities and health services.

Session Objectives: 1)Analyze a variety of international MCH issues 2)Identify community level factors contributing to syphilis, pregnancy outcomes and child health 3)Assess the value of community level interventions for MCH