Maternal & Child Health Epidemiology
Overview:
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology Unit collaborates with the Family and Community Health Bureau programs and MCH partners to effectively use data in monitoring and addressing maternal and child health issues in Montana. The unit analyzes and interprets national, state, and local data for use in program planning, evaluation, assessment, and policy development.
MCH Epidemiology Unit activities include:
- Collaboration with departments and programs to improve and develop data resources and quality
- Describing demographics and disparities of Montana’s MCH population
- Statewide MCH Needs Assessment
- MCH Block Grant data reporting
- Data analysis and development of reports
- State Systems Development Initiative (SSDI) grant administration
- Survey development
- Study design
- Evaluation
- Presentation of reports and results
MCH Information and Resources:
MCH Epidemiology Grand Rounds:
http://www.uic.edu/sph/cade/mchepi/index.htm
MCH Epidemiology Conference:
http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/MCHEPI/2008/AboutConference.htm
DataSpeak Web conferences:
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/mchirc/dataspeak/
