Each grassroots maternal and child health leader (GMCHL) is trained in
- Leadership Development
- Community Health Promotion
- Causes and Consequences of Adverse Birth Outcomes (infant mortality, preterm birth, low birth weight)
- Promoting Health Equity
- Media Development
- Policy Advocacy and Development
We mentor each participant to:
- Foster her professional development
- Survey community needs regarding pregnancy and infant development
- Connect her with local infant mortality reduction programs desired by her community
- Develop media products highlighting her grassroots work
- Develop and advocate for policies that promote healthy birth outcomes
For More Information Contact
Initiative Director: Jack Turman, Jr, PhD, Professor
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
jaturman@iu.edu | 317-278-0354
This initiative is funded by Riley Children’s Foundation and individual philanthropists
