Contact Us

To get more information about the Maternal and Child Health Section, contact:
 

MCH Section Leadership

 

Chair

Debra Jackson

debrajackson@mweb.co.za       

Past Chair

JoAnne Fischer

joanne@momobile.org

Chair-Elect

Judith Katzburg

jkatzbur@ucla.edu 

Secretary

Lauren Raskin Ramos

lramos@amchp.org

Secretary-Elect

Lianne Estefan

lestefan@health.usf.edu   

 

Roles of MCH Section Committees

 

  • Educate the APHA membership about important MCH topics
  • Contribute to the translation of research to practice by
    • Reviewing abstracts for the annual APHA meeting
    • Organize MCH related sessions at APHA
    • Developing policy statements that link research to practice
    • Advocating for change
  • Advocacy efforts and lobbying
  • Training ground for future Section leaders

Standing Committees

 

Membership

Jessie Richardson Hood

jvr4@cdc.gov

Program

Ann Dozier

Ann_dozier@urmc.rochester.edu

Awards

JoAnne Fischer

joanne@momobile.org

Communications

Katie Baker

baker.marykate@gmail.com

Newsletter

Clare Feinson

cfeinson@speakeasy.net

Student Leadership

Lianne Estefan   

lestefan@health.usf.edu

Nominations

Karen VanLandeghem

kvanlandeghem@ameritech.net 

 

Subject Committees

 

Adolescent & Young Adult Health

Michele Kelley

makelley@uic.edu

Breast Feeding

Briana Jegier

Briana_J_Jegier@rush.edu

Childcare

Chanda Nicole Holsey

cholsey@HALOforFamilies.org

Children with Special Health Care Needs

Deborah Allen

DAllen@bphc.org

Epidemiology

Elizabeth Brownell; Danielle Barradas

Elizabeth_Brownell@URMC.Rochester.edu;

 

dbarradas@cdc.gov

Genetics & Bioethics

Penny Kyler;

Natasha Bonhomme

pkyler@hrsa.gov

 

nbonhomme@geneticalliance.org

Improving Pregnancy Outcomes

Kee Chan;

Tyan Parker Dominquez;

Judith Katzburg;

Janine Lewis

keechan@bu.edu

tyanpark@usc.edu

 

jkatzbur@ucla.edu

 

jlewis6@uic.edu; jlewis6@gmail.com

Infant and Child Health

Ruth Perou;

Marianne Hillemeier

Rzp4@cdc.gov

Mmh18@psu.edu

Innovations in Maternity Care

Barb Levin;

Carol Nelson;

Cecilia Wachdorf

BarbL11@aol.com

cpmcnel@usit.net

 

ceciliamw@earthlink.net

International MCH

Lindsay Edouard;

Judy Lewis

edouard@unfpa.org

 

lewisj@nso.uchc.edu

Perinatal & Women’s Health

Wendy Hellerstedt;

Marjory Sable

Helle023@umn.edu

 

sablem@missouri.edu

Policy & Finance

Amy O'Malley

Amy.OMalley@medela.com

SIDS & Infant Mortality

Connie Bish; Lena Camperlengo

Connie.bish@msdh.state.ms.us

LCamperlengo@cdc.gov

 

Violence Prevention

Marti Coulter

mcoulter@hsc.usf.edu