Maternal & Child Health Student Association - MCHSA at UAB

Come see our table at the National Public Health Week celebration!

🗓: Thursday, April 9th
🕐: 12 - 2 pm
📍: RPHB Courtyard

New blog post!

Check out the link below:
https://uab.campuslabs.com/engage/news/335278

Our newest blog post is entitled "Shackling Of Pregnant Incarcerated Women in State Prisons and Local Jails in The United States: A Need For Reform" and is written by Deborah Makanjuola. She is currently working in the Research/Scientist Track at UAB Medicine in the Department of Neurology.

Don't forget, the Glenwood Endowed Lecture is coming up!
Registration is free of charge (deadline: 4/16/26) & includes a free continental breakfast. BCBA CEUs & PDHs available.
Glenwood Autism

Please join the SOLACE Foundation for their second annual OASI Summit!

🗓️: Wednesday, February 4th
🕕: 2:00 5:00 pm CT
📍: Zoom, registration required
🔗:https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8517658211400/WN_zrrsOMWoT1eENHuODL_7zA #/registration
❓: 2026 SOLACE Summit: Obstetric A**l Sphincter Injuries: Hidden Wounds: Breaking the Silence on Maternal Mental Health

Spring semester is fast approaching!
For those of you who are current MCHSA members or are interested in joining, here is the schedule for spring 2026. All meetings are on Zoom, and login information is sent out via Canvas and email ahead of time.
Contact us to learn more if you are interested in joining!

For those of you who could not attend our most recent seminar featuring Tammy Moore and entitled "Supporting Parents of Infants With Special Healthcare Needs," the recording can be found at the link in our bio and here:
https://tinyurl.com/26btwvu7

New blog post!

Check out the link below:
https://uab.campuslabs.com/engage/news/329975

Our newest blog post is entitled "When Diagnosis Fails: How Bias in Medical Criteria Endangers Black Women" and is written by Adesewa Ogunjobi. Adesewa is a MPH candidate with a concentration in Epidemiology.

Please join MCHSA for a seminar featuring Tammy Moore, State Parent Consultant, Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services.

🗓️: Monday, November 17th
🕕: 5:30 - 6:30 pm CT
📍: Zoom, registration required
🔗:https://uab.zoom.us/meeting/register/vBSasE9CScePpvm8sbLfdw
❓: Tammy Moore is the State Parent Consultant for Children’s Rehabilitation Service (CRS), a division of the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services. She is also the co-founder of the Costello Syndrome Family Network.

New blog post!

Check out the link below:
https://uab.campuslabs.com/engage/news/328459

Our newest blog post is entitled "Dead of Alive: The Importance of Childhood Vaccinations" and is written by Jamilah Washington. Jamilah is a second-year MPH candidate with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health Policy & Leadership.

New blog post!

Check out the link below:
https://uab.campuslabs.com/engage/news/327737

Our newest blog post is entitled "Preeclampsia in Pregnancy" and is written by Jamilah Washington. Jamilah is a second-year MPH candidate with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health Policy & Leadership.