Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Schmitt M

Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, NYC, NY, USA

Biography

Maggie Schmitt, MPH, is a Project Director for the Gender, Adolescent Transitions and Environment (GATE) Program, housed in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Ms. Schmitt has been at CU MSPH for over 8 years, working on a range of health systems, reproductive health and humanitarian response research initiatives. Most recently, her work has focused on the inclusion of menstrual hygiene within humanitarian emergencies, in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee. 

Publications

Qualitative Assessment of Community Education Needs: A Guide for an Educational Program that Promotes Emergency Referral Service Utilization in Ghana

Background: Ghana has a maternal mortality ratio of 380/100,000 live births and a neonatal mortality rate of 28/1,000 live births. Although most of these deaths could be prevented by timely access to quality care during medical emergencies, the country lacks a functional emergency referral care system. To test feasible means of addressing this need... Read More»

Olokunde TL, Awoonor-Williams J, Tiah JAY, Alirigia R, Asuru R, Patel S, Schmitt M and Philips JF

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 5:363

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000363

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