Contact Us

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

MCH Section Leadership

 

Chair

JoAnne Fischer

joanne@momobile.org

Past Chair

Barb Levin

BarbL11@aol.com

Chair-Elect

Debra Jackson

bessrfam@iafrica.com

Secretary

Karen VanLandeghem

kvanlandeghem@ameritech.net

Secretary-Elect

Lauren Raskin Ramos

lramos@amchp.org

 

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

Barb Levin

BarbL11@aol.com

Web

Katie Baker

baker.marykate@gmail.com

Newsletter

Claire Feinson

cfeinson@speakeasy.net

Student Leadership

Lauren Raskin Ramos

lramos@amchp.org

Nominations

Jane Pearson

janepearson@cox.net

 

Subject Committees

 

Adolescent

Lauren Radano

Michelle Kelley

lradano@gmail.com

makelley@uic.edu

Breast Feeding

Joan Dodgson

Joan.Dodgson@asu.edu

Childcare

Phyllis Stubbs-Wynn

pstubbs@hrsa.gov

Children with Special Health Care Needs

Deborah Allen

dallen@bu.edu

Epidemiology

Ann Dozier

Ann_dozier@urmc.rochester.edu

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

Jane Pearson

janepearson@cox.net

SIDS & Infant Mortality

Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza

Connie Bish

Ayn9@cdc.gov

Connie.bish@msdh.state.ms.us

Violence Prevention

Marti Coulter

mcoulter@hsc.usf.edu