Healthy Generations eNewsletter
May 2026
We're Excited to Announce the Release of the Justice-Involved Women and Children (JIWC) Clearinghouse!
Students of SPH: Ashlee Cermak, MCH MPH
Special Congratulations to:
MCH students Kara Cowell and Mary Kenny, who were awarded the 2026 President’s Student Leadership and Service Award. Fellow SPH students Allison Dona, Boluwatife Lowen, Ash Saravanan, and Grace Savard also received this award. Learn more here.
All those graduating from the MCH MPH Program, especially to Center RA, Mary Kenny. We wish all of the 2026 graduates nothing but the best as you begin your post-grad public health endeavors!
Dr. Ellen Demerath, who received the 2026 President’s Award for Outstanding Service for her work creating new ways for university researchers and the general public to be in conversation with one another. This award “recognize[s] faculty and staff who have provided exceptional services to the University,...such service must have gone well beyond the regular duties.”
Dr. Demerath was also recently featured in the Minnesota Star Tribune. Read “Minnesota Startup Changes Direction to Save Business, Help Nursing Moms” here.
Student Spotlight: How Did Chloe Spurgat Support Parent-Child Connection in Minnesota’s County Jails?
#UMNMCH student Chloe Spurgat describes her deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health’s Model Practices in County Jails Project, where she aided efforts to support familial connection and maternal and child wellbeing for those impacted by incarceration. Read her full Spotlight here.
MCH Leads Blog: The MCH Field Needs Us-How Self Reflection Activates Leadership
