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01.07.2011 | Notes from the Field
Recognizing Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology: The 2010 National MCH Epidemiology Awards
Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal | Ausgabe 5/2011
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The Coalition for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology has recognized the contributions of individuals and organizations to improve the health of women, children, infants, and families for over a decade by giving the National MCH Epidemiology Awards. The awards, presented annually at the MCH Epidemiology Conference, are supported by 16 member organizations (Table 1). The purpose of the awards is to highlight contributions to MCH epidemiology in four major ways:
Table 1
Coalition for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology Member Organizations
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
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American Public Health Association (APHA)
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Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
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Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
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Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health (ATMCH)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Reproductive Health (DRH)
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CityMatCH
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Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
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Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
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Maternal and Child Health Journal
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National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
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National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS)
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National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN)
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National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
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National March of Dimes Foundation
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Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER)
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Advancing public health knowledge through epidemiology and applied research
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Improving public health practice through both effective use of data and epidemiology and training of the field
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Promoting excellence in teaching MCH epidemiology in principle and practice, and
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Enhancing political will to support practice and advance knowledge through effective use of data, epidemiology, and applied research.