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. 2012 May;21(5):471-5.
doi: 10.1089/jwh.2012.3488.

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

Charlan D Kroelinger  1
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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

Charlan D Kroelinger. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012 May.

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.

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Location of current and previously Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program-sponsored states, regions, or agencies, October 2010–September 2011.
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