母婴健康是一个跨学科领域，通过实证研究，流行病学数据和政策分析来了解影响健康行为，健康结果以及母亲，儿童使用卫生服务的个人，家庭，社区和社会文化因素，青少年及其家人（包括父亲）。MCH计划使学生为推进研究，政策和实践做准备，以改善这些群体的健康，安全和福祉，尤其着重于低收入和少数民族人口。该计划使学生能够在家庭和人口两方面解决妇幼保健问题。它对整个家庭系统和家庭健康政策的关注是独特的。博士 妇幼保健专业的毕业生准备在大学中担任学术和研究职务，在城市/县/州/国家/国家卫生与公共服务机构中担任高级行政或研究
Maternal and Child Health is an interdisciplinary field in which empirical research, epidemiological data, and policy analyses are used to understand individual, family, community, and sociocultural factors that influence health behaviors, health outcomes, and use of health services by mothers, children, adolescents, and their families (including fathers). The MCH program prepares students to advance research, policy, and practice to improve the health, safety, and well-being of these groups, with a particular emphasis on low income and ethnic minority populations. The program equips students to address MCH issues at both the family and population levels. It is unique in its focus on the whole family system and family health policy. Ph.D. graduates in MCH are prepared for academic and research positions in colleges and universities, high level administrative or research positions in city/county/state/national health and human service agencies, and leadership positions in nongovernmental and advocacy organizations. MCH graduates are also increasingly hired by private healthcare organizations such as hospitals, HMOs, and health insurers.<br><br>The Department of Family Science prepares students to describe, explain, and improve the quality of family life through applied research, education, therapy, human services, policy analysis, and advocacy. The approach is interdisciplinary, emphasizing individual, interpersonal, and social change. The program of study is based on a systems or ecological paradigm, combining the perspectives of interrelated professional fields of maternal and child health, family science, couple and family therapy, family policy, behavioral science, and human services. Graduates are prepared for careers in the public, non-profit and private sectors, including university teaching, research, family policy analysis, and administrative positions in human service and public health programs.