Annotation: The Department of Maternal and Child Health is committed to improving the health of women, children, and their families. Its mission is to integrate its teaching, research, technical assistance, and consultation programs to promote and improve the health status of specific, vulnerable population groups – women in their reproductive years, children (including those with special needs), and their families in domestic and international settings. Health is defined in the broadest sense, to include physical, political, economic, cultural, and psychosocial factors. The department addresses critical health problems, such as perinatal and infant mortality, child health policy, maternal and child nutrition, child and adolescent health promotion, and violence in the lives of women and children.
Keywords: Child health, Maternal health, Professional education, Public health, Schools of public health, Universities
