Description
The purpose of the LEAP Program is to promote the development of a diverse and representative public health and health care workforce by recruiting undergraduate students from underserved or underrepresented backgrounds into MCH public health and MCH-related health professions in order to improve levels of representation, reduce health disparities, and increase access to health care for vulnerable and underserved MCH populations, including those from racially/ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Project Officer(s): Laurel Huffman, MPH, CPH, RDN, LDN
Funded Projects:
- East Carolina University
Grant Title: Maternal and Child Health Scholars, Training, and Enrichment Program (MCH-STEP)
Location: Greenville, NC
Region: 4 - George Washington University
Grant Title: GW Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Leadership, Education, and Advancement in Undergraduate Pathways (LEAP) Training Program (GW-LEAP into MCH)
Location: Washington, DC
Region: 3 - Kennedy Krieger Institute
Grant Title: Maternal and Child Health-Leadership Education Advocacy Research Network (MCH-LEARN)
Location: Baltimore, MD
Region: 3 - University of California, Berkeley
Grant Title: MCAH LEAP Training Program
Location: Berkeley, CA
Region: 9 - University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Grant Title: Leadership Education And Diversity (LEAD) in Maternal Child Health (MCH)
Location: Greensboro, NC
Region: 4 - University of South Carolina
Grant Title: South Carolina Interdisciplinary Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Program: Undergraduate Pathway
Location: Columbia, SC
Region: 4