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The Center of Excellence (CoE) in Maternal & Child Health (MCH) trains students to support & promote the health & well-being of women, children, & families.
On Thursday February 7th, 2019, the UIC Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health hosted Carruthers to give a lecture about her book Unapologetic: A Black, Queer and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements. Carruthers answer is simple: “You all keep us alive, if we are going to win we need those radical folks in public health, we need Radical Public Health Charlene Carruthers’ book and lecture gave me a better understanding and inspiration to be more radical in my public health work. As a black, queer Muslim woman that aligns with feminist values this book and lecture allowed me to better understand my place in the work for black liberation.
Camille Bundy, MPH (c) in Community Health Sciences, Maternal and Child Health and Global Health Aris Brown, MPH (c) in Community Health Sciences and Maternal and Child Health I chose to attend “Trauma-Informed Approaches to Interacting with Black Pregnant Mamas,” “Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis,” “Black Immigrant, African Immigrant, and Afro-Latina Women on Birth Justice and Maternity Care Work Coming to this conference was especially important for me because I do not see many women of color within the public health realm and with great representation here, I felt as though I got the support I was seeking, from women I felt comfortable with. The Black Maternal Health Conference was a chance to “reclaim my time” and the time for all Black women.
Authors: Virginia Mason, MPH(c) in Community Health Sciences, Maternal and Child Health and Global Health Camille Bundy, MPH(c) in Community Health Sciences, Maternal and Child Health and Global Health As members of the 2018-2019 Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Undergraduate Mentor Program, Virginia Mason, Camille Bundy, Martha Tellez, and Jessica Jakubowski were able to attend the Health and Medicine Policy Research Group Gala. The mentors and mentees wrote their respective reflections on their experience at the gala and the importance of being an active participant in the public health network within Chicago