MCH Catalyst News
Big data may unveil the impacts of extreme weather events on child health and development in the U.S.
Using a second National Institutes of Health grant awarded this year, health promotion, education, and behavior assistant professor Leila Larson will examine the factors influencing childhood development...
New study is first to combine three proven strategies for improving early childhood development
Leila Larson has been awarded nearly three million dollars from the National Institutes of Health to lead a five-year study aimed at improving childhood health and development. The health promotion, education, and...
Healthy start, healthy change
USC professor advocates for better maternal, postpartum health care In 2024, the World Economic Forum and the McKinsey Health Institute published a report about the disparities women face in accessing health care. Closing...
Women are not small men
USC exercise scientist strives to make health research more inclusive In 2024, the World Economic Forum and the McKinsey Health Institute published a report about the disparities women face in accessing health care. Closing...
New epidemiology assistant professor Pengfei Guo studies health impacts of environmental exposures on women and children
Manufactured chemicals and medications can impact maternal and child health well beyond pregnancy, and Pengfei Guo is using environmental and perinatal epidemiology to better understand and mitigate these impacts. She...
New study aims to protect women from poor short-, long-term heart health caused by high blood pressure during, after pregnancy
The Duke Endowment has awarded $650,000 to epidemiology professor Jihong Liu to continue developing a new program designed to protect the health of pregnant and postpartum women in South Carolina. The research team will use...
Individuals with these two genetic conditions are seeing increased, but unequal, life expectancies
New research from the Arnold School’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics has found disparities in mortality rates and life expectancy for Americans living with sickle cell disease or cystic fibrosis. The...
My work is reshaping how rural health is defined: not by deficit, but by its potential.
Peiyin Hung, Ph.D., began her journey to becoming a rural healthcare researcher when she was just nine years old, as she watched her grandmother suffer discrimination in a top-tier urban hospital. Her...
Renewed funding enables more students, faculty to prep for careers in maternal and child health
The Health Resources and Services Administration is continuing its commitment to growing and diversifying the maternal and child health (MCH) workforce by awarding $675,000 to Jihong Liu. An epidemiology professor with more...