Healthy Generations eNewsletter
January 2026
Available Now: Brand New Translations of the 2024 Minnesota Women’s Health Report Card (MN-WHRC)!
The 2024 Minnesota Women’s Health Report Card is now available in Hmong, Spanish, and Somali. In order to paint a broad picture of how Minnesota’s women are faring, we have worked with the MN Department of Health (MDH) to comb through the latest data and compile the 2024 MN-WHRC, a synopsis highlighting key areas of women’s health. The 2024 MN-WHRC contains updated data about greater Minnesota, Minnesota’s built environment, and much more. Special thanks to Language Bridge LLC and MCH students for their contributions!
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Student Spotlight: How is Sheila Kennedy Supporting Families Impacted by Incarceration?
In this piece, #UMNMCH graduate Sheila Kennedy, DNP, MPH (‘25), APRN, CNM, reflects on her Center-funded deployment to the Minnesota Model Jail Practices Project. In her work, Sheila has leveraged her extensive experience as a midwife and medical director to promote patient-centered, empathetic care for patients of all backgrounds. “I was so pleased to have been chosen to work with the core team of the MN Model Jail Practices Project, a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Health and University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with an overarching goal of mitigating the negative impacts of parental incarceration.” Read more about Sheila’s experiences here.
MCH Leads Blog: The Intersections Between Lived Experiences and Maternal and Child Health (MCH)
Jenzy Walugembe, MPH student with a Certificate in MCH from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health, is the January feature of MCH Leads. In her blog entry, titled “The Intersections Between Lived Experiences and Maternal and Child Health,” Jenzy reflects on her project experiences that combine MCH Competency 6 (Negotiation and Conflict Resolution) and Competency 8 (Honoring Lived Experience). “These competencies are especially important to highlight when coming up with interventions that community members will positively respond to and accept.” Learn more about Jenzy’s contributions here.
