INQ-260 | Mothers, Children, and Health

Topic Description:

This course uses an inquiry-based approach to answer the following question: what are contemporary challenges in maternal and child health (MCH), and how can we use existing data to document these challenges and propose evidence-based interventions that improve the health of mothers, infants, and children? Through regular discussion and collaboration, students will critically engage in real issues within the field of MCH, reflect on structural determinants of health affecting mothers and children, and design and evaluate interventions that address these determinants to promote health equity. The course will engage students in topics such as reproductive justice, prenatal health, birth outcomes, infant and maternal mortality, breastfeeding, adolescent health, and early childhood development. The course will also introduce students to public health data and surveillance systems that are relevant to MCH and prompt students to conduct data analysis and propose community health interventions based on the evidence they gather.

Counts as Global? No

Topic Approved: October 2025