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10 months at undefined
english
Online - Self Paced
Micro Master
George Washington University
About Maternal and Child Health
GW's Maternal and Child Health MicroMasters® Program
Pathways to Public Health
History of Maternal and Child Health
Maternal and Child Health Foundations
Women’s Health
Capstone: Maternal and Child Health
Certificate & Credit Pathways
Job Outlook
What You Will Learn?
- An overview of the field of public health, focused on maternal and child health, with explorations of community health, environmental health, social determinants of health, and global health..
- Practical public health skills, including using data from research, and how to plan and develop programs and policies that can improve the health of communities and populations, and make life healthier for women, children, and youth..
- How political and societal factors affect women: how long women live, and the diseases and other health challenges they face across the life course in the U.S. and globally..
- The history of public health and women’s health, and how it affects the challenges that women, children, and youth face today, including access to and use of health care resources..
- The history of public health and women’s health, and how it affects the challenges that women, children, and youth face today, including access to and use of health care resources..
- How to apply what you learn throughout the course to a final project, in which you can demonstrate your skills in addressing current MCH issues from local, national, and global perspectives..
