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The UCLA Child and Family
Health Program provides interdisciplinary training in maternal
and child health practice, research and policy analysis for
health professionals enrolled in the Master of Public Health
(MPH) program at the UCLA School of Public Health. The program
offers advanced professional training in the design of family-centered
health services, formulation and analysis of policy options,
advocacy for children and families, and research and evaluation
of health systems serving mothers, children, families and communities.
Basic curriculum for the training program includes
epidemiology, biostatistics, health services, environmental
health and behavioral sciences, as well as research and analytic
methods, policy and program planning and evaluation, with advanced
courses in child health policy, nutrition, perinatal health
and other MCH areas. Trainees participate with faculty in the
joint UCLA/RAND Child and Adolescent Health Policy seminar program.
Leadership development is accomplished through coursework, internships,
mentorships and participation in local community-based planning
organizations serving children and families. Trainees receive
annual stipends and tuition and are admitted from all departments
within the School of Public Health. Funding for this program
is through a federal MCH Training Grant.
Selected Courses
- Child Health, Programs and
Policies
- Leadership in Health Care and
Public Health Organization
- Community Organization
- Evolving Paradigms of Prevention:
Interventions in Early Childhood
- Interventions in Adolescence
- Pregnancy and Childbirth:
Policy Issues Beyond Prenatal Care
- Planning Family Health Programs
- Child Advocacy: Skills
for Effective Action
- Child Abuse and Neglect
Applying to the Program
Requirements for admission to
the Child and Family Health Training Program follow:
- Advanced health professional
degree (e.g., medicine, nursing, dietetics, social work, physical
therapy, dentistry and at least two years of experience working
in the field
- Admission
to the UCLA School of Public Health
- Statement of purpose outlining
career goals in Child and Family Health
- Personal interview
Additional Information
The statement of purpose and questions
about the training program should be directed to:
Program Coordinator
Child and Family Health Program
UCLA School of Public Health
10833 Le Conte Avenue, 61-254 CHS
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772
Telephone: (310) 206-1898
Fax: (310) 825-3868
e-mail: childctr@ucla.edu
For more
information please go to:
http://www.healthychild.ucla.edu/ChildandFamilyHealthProgram.asp
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