title: Collaboration at the federal, state, and local levels to build capacity in maternal and child health: the impact of the Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program.
abstract: This article provides a description of the Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program housed in the Division of Reproductive Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The article highlights programmatic efforts to build capacity and increase infrastructure within states, localities, and among tribes in the field of maternal and child health by leveraging partnerships with other federal, nonprofit, private, and academic agencies.
authors.affiliation: Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. ckroelinger@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Charlan D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Kroelinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057191:Capacity Building / Q000379:methods; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D015340:Epidemiologic Research Design; D005260:Female; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D013221:State Health Plans; D014481:United States; D014488:United States Health Resources and Services Administration