Mission Statement

The overall mission of the Maternal Health Equity Research and Training Center is to improve the health of families through research and service. We seek to improve public awareness, health service delivery, and culturally responsive research for vulnerable populations and their families. We seek interdisciplinary collaboration between social scientists, community organizations, and health care providers and scholars.

Research

Check out this video fromThe Maternal Health Equity Research and Training Center, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.

• A promising new model of care for postpartum depression: A randomised controlled trial of a brief home visitation program conducted in Houston, Texas, USA
• “Ignored and Invisible”: Perspectives from Black Women, Clinicians, and Community‐Based Organizations for Reducing Preterm Birth 

Resources

• Healthy Start 
• Shades of Blue
• CSPAN Speaking
• Postpartum Support International
• Family Postpartum Health Center
• ProSalud
• Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Austin

Media

• UH Research: $1.9M Grant to Bolster Behavioral Health Workforce
• Dr. McClain Sampson talks about her work with Latina moms on Viva Houston
• Meeting the Demand for Behavioral Health Clinicians: Innovative Training Through the GLOBE Project
• News Release Announcing the Center for Latina Maternal and Family Health Research