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Most Maternal Deaths Are Preventable. Why Aren’t We Preventing Them? By: Diana Peña Gonzalez, MPH, MCHES, EdD(c) The United States has some of the worst maternal health outcomes of any high-income country. Researchers comparing global maternal health data have found that the U.S. consistently lags behind its peers. That fact alone should stop us in our tracks. What’s even harder to accept is this: most of these deaths do not have to happen. ...

Bridging Faith, Culture, and Care: Practical Strategies for Pediatric Mental Health Professionals By Dr. Linda Gordon, MD, MPH, PMP Introduction: From Cultural Awareness to Faith-Integrated Care In pediatric behavioral health, clinical excellence alone is not enough. Healing happens most deeply when faith, culture, and evidence-based practice converge in the lives of families. While I am not a parent myself, my vocation as a physician and public health professional ...

A Stroke of a Pen Raises Health Literacy Awareness By: Genelle Lamont, Ph.D., M.P.H. In 2022, I hopped on a virtual call with the late Alisha Odhiambo, founder and chair of the Minnesota Health Literacy Partnership (MNHLP) to brainstorm new ways to expand health literacy awareness. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, we had co-hosted two statewide conferences with the Minnesota Department of Health to train public health and healthcare professionals. Now our goal was to advocate for ...