Maternal and Child Health

Catalog description

This course describes the biological and physiological basis for health care to MCH populations including pregnant women, infants, and individuals through age 21. Using an evidence-based approach to MCH care, this course examines the use of current epidemiologic and analytic literature to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and technologies used to prevent, diagnose, and treat clinical problems of women, mothers, infants, children, and adolescents. The course addresses the role of nutrition in the prevention of chronic diseases in women and children and its influence on normal childhood growth and development.