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Maternal and Child Health Measurement Research Network (MCH-MRN 3.0)

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About MCH MRN 3.0

The Maternal and Child Health Measurement Research Network (MCH-MRN 3.0) aims to establish a sustainable, interdisciplinary network of MCH measurement experts and collaborating research entities to serve as a multi-site platform for advancing practice and understanding. It seeks to create a portfolio of work that contributes, engages, and advances the field by developing a research agenda, and moving it forward from the current agenda. It will continue its role as part of the national infrastructure to stimulate novel collaborations, catalyze the production of new knowledge and support opportunities for newly accessible improvements as a result of the Network’s work to advance measurement methodologies.  

The absence of measurement is not equivalent to the absence of importance.

MCH MRN Proposal, 2019

The MCH-MRN 3.0 provides an opportunity for enhanced measurement that includes the capacity see new opportunities for measurement that allow us to observe the unseen harms and benefits of our policies and practices, and in doing so to stimulate improvements in outcomes for MCH populations.

MCH-MRN 3.0 aims to build and extend on the work of the current MCH-MRN, and continue its role as part of the national infrastructure in metric improvements through the following: 

  • Increase the quality of options available for MCH Measurement 
  • Develop, prioritize and Assess MCH measures for use in specified populations and contexts, using our infrastructure to support and advocate their thoughtful implementation 
  • Renew, revise and disseminate research agenda for MCH Measurement 
  • Identify Opportunities for and promote translation of our findings into policies and practices for the benefit of the health and equity of MCH populations 

About the Network

The MCH-MRN is a diverse network of maternal and child health professionals who come from
a variety of backgrounds. It is committed to improving children’s health and well-being by
working on better measurement, engage stakeholders, and develop an infrastructure to
support the development, testing and use of measure.

The Network is designed to be responsive and flexible as the content in the field changes, such
as we have seen with the current pandemic. The COVID-19 epidemic, Black Lives Matter, and
other current events are shaping the framework in which measures would be interpreted,
therefore measures must be modified to the current content.

To learn more about the Network or interest in becoming a member, please email sandee.moroso@rutgers.edu.

  • Marie Abraham
    Vice President, Programming and Publications
    Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care
    mabraham@ipfcc.org 

    Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH
    Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins University
    Director, CAHMI
    cbethell@jhu.edu

    Courtney Blackwell, PhD, EdM                
    Research Assistant Professor
    Department of Medical Social Sciences
    Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
    ECHO PRO
    ckblackwell@northwestern.edu

    Charlie Bruner, PhD
    Child Equity
    bruner@childequity.org

    Beth Dworetzky
    Associate Director of Programs
    Family Voices           
    bdworetzky@familyvoices.org

    Paige Endsley, MPH
    Sr. Research Program Coordinator
    The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
    Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health                   
    pendsle1@jhu.edu

    Alexander Fiks, MD, MSCE
    Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics
    Director, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness (CPCE)
    Director, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
    Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS)
    Medical Director for the Pediatric Research Consortium (PeRC)
    The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
    fiks@chop.edu

    Richard Grossberg, MD           
    Associate Professor
    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Chief, Pediatric Comprehensive Care
    UH Cleveland Medical Center
    UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
    richard.grossberg@uhhospitals.org

    Christina M. Hester, PhD, MPH
    Research Director of the National Research Network
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    chester@aafp.org

    Charlie Homer, MD, MPH
    Chief Improvement Officer
    Economic Mobility Pathways - EMPath 
    charlie.homer@gmail.com

    Clarissa Hoover       
    Project Director
    Family Voices
    choover@familyvoices.org

    Manuel Jimenez, MD, MS, FAAP
    Assistant Professor and Chancellor's Scholar
    Departments of Pediatrics & Family Medicine and Community Health
    Director, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Education
    The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Attending Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician
    Children's Specialized Hospital
    jimenema@rwjms.rutgers.edu

    Beverley Johnson
    President/CEO
    Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care
    bjohnson@ipfcc.org

    David Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH
    Chief Medical Informatics Officer and Vice-President of Health Informatics
    Director, Center for Health Informatics and Patient Engagement
    Director, Center for Clinical Informatics Research and Education
    The MetroHealth System
    Professor, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
    Case Western Reserve University
    dkaelber@metrohealth.org

    Steve Kairys, MD, MPH, FAAP                  
    Chairman of Pediatrics
    Jersey Shore University Medical Center
    Hackensack-Meridian Health Care
    steven.kairys@hackensackmeridian.org

    Kim Kimminau, PhD, MA        
    kkimminau@kumc.edu

    Lawrence C. Kleinman, MD, MPH, FAAP
    Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Development
    Chief, Division of Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
    Department of Pediatrics
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    lk157@rwjms.rutgers.edu

    Milton Kotelchuck, PhD, MPH
    Professor of Pediatrics
    Harvard Medical School
    Senior Scientist, Maternal and Child Health,
    Center for Child & Adolescent Health Research and Policy Massachusetts General Hospital
    mkotelchuck@mgh.harvard.edu

    Howard Leventhal, PhD
    Board of Governors Professor Emeritus
    Institute for Health & Department of Psychology
    Rutgers University
    hleventhal@ifh.rutgers.edu

    Michael Lewis, PhD
    University Distinguished Professor
    Director, Institute for the Study of Child Development
    Department of Pediatrics
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    lewis@rwjms.rutgers.edu

    Nandini Moorthy, MD, MS, FAAP
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics
    Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology Services at RWJUH- BMSCH
    Department of Pediatrics
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    moorthln@rwjms.rutgers.edu

    Nancy E. Reichman, PhD
    Professor, Department of Pediatrics
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Child Health Institute of New Jersey
    reichmne@rwjms.rutgers.edu

    Sarah Ronis, MD, MPH
    Center for Child Health and Policy
    UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine            
    sarah.ronis@uhhospitals.org

    LaToshia Rouse       
    Patient and Family Partner, Keynote Speaker, and Doula
    4rousekids@gmail.com

    Eyal Shemesh, MD
    Professor
    Chief of the Division of Behavioral and Developmental Health
    Department of Pediatrics
    Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital
    eyal.shemesh@mssm.edu

    Christopher Stille, MD, MPH
    Professor and Section Head of General Academic Pediatrics
    University of Colorado School of Medicine &
    Children’s Hospital Colorado
    CYSHCNet
    christopher.stille@childrenscolorado.org

    Alan Weller, MD
    Pediatrics Specialist
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    welleras@rwjms.rutgers.edu

    Nora Wells
    Executive Director
    Family Voices
    nwells@familyvoices.org

Disclaimer

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant  1-U3DMC327550100 (MCH-Measurement Research Network).
The information, content and/or conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

Overview

  • The MIG for Social Determinants of Health meets on the 2nd Wednesday at 3 pm (EST) of every month:

    • Wed, 2/10 @ 3 pm
    • Wed, 3/10 @ 3 pm
    • Wed, 4/14 @ 3 pm
    • Wed, 5/12 @ 3 pm
    • Wed, 6/9 @ 3 pm
    • Wed, 7/14 @ 3 pm
    • Wed, 8/11 @ 3 pm

  • The MIG for Clinical Improvement meets on the 3rd Tuesday at 3 pm (EST) of every month:

    • Tues, 2/16 @ 3 pm
    • Tues, 3/16 @ 3 pm
    • Tues, 4/20 @ 3 pm
    • Tues, 5/18 @ 3 pm
    • *Tues, 6/29 @ 3 pm
    • Tues, 7/20 @ 3 pm
    • Tues, 8/17 @ 3 pm

  • The MIG for COVID-19 meets on the 3rd Friday at 1:30 pm (EST) of every month:

    • Fri, 2/19 @ 1:30 pm
    • Fri, 3/19 @ 1:30 pm
    • Fri, 4/16 @ 1:30 pm
    • Fri, 5/21 @ 1:30 pm
    • Fri, 6/18 @ 1:30 pm
    • Fri, 7/16 @ 1:30 pm
    • Fri, 8/20 @ 1:30 pm

  • The MIG on Equity & Disparities meets on the 1st Monday at 3:15 pm (EST) of every month:

    • Mon, 1/12 @ 4 pm
    • Mon, 2/1 @ 3:15 pm
    • Mon, 3/1 @ 3:15 pm
    • Mon, 4/5 @ 3:15 pm
    • *Mon, 5/10 @ 3:15 pm
    • Mon, 6/7 @ 3:15 pm
    • Mon, 7/12 @ 3:15 pm
    • Mon, 8/2 @ 3:15 pm

  • The MIG on Family Engagement meets on the 3rd Friday at 12 pm (EST) of every month:

    • Fri, 2/19 @ 12 pm
    • Fri, 3/19 @ 12 pm
    • Fri, 4/16 @ 12 pm
    • Fri, 5/21 @ 12 pm
    • Fri, 6/18 @ 12 pm
    • Fri, 7/16 @ 12 pm
    • Fri, 8/20 @ 12 pm

Canvas Discussion Board

Canvas: Online Discussion Platform

Canvas is a web-based learning management system (LMS) that will be used among our Network members as an active site that provides an on-line platform for active discussion boards, sharing of materials and other resources.  

Network Members Can Access the Canvas Platform

Our Publications

  • Shekerdemian LS, Mahmood NR, Wolfe KK, Riggs BJ, Ross CE, McKiernan CA, Heidemann SM, Kleinman LC, Sen AI, Hall MW, Priestley MA, McGuire JK, Boukas K, Sharron MP, Burns JP. Characteristics and Outcomes of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Admitted to US and Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units. JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(9):868 873. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1948.
  • Kamitaki BK, Rishty S, Mani R, Wong S, Bateman LM, Thomas-Hawkins C, Cantor JC, Kleinman LC. Using ICD-10 codes to identify elective epilepsy monitoring unit admissions from administrative billing data: A validation study. Epilepsy Behav. 2020;111:107194. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107194.
  • Ahmed Z, Zeeshan S, Foran DJ, Kleinman LC, Wondisford FE, Dong X. Integrative clinical, genomics and metabolomics data analysis for mainstream precision medicine to investigate COVID-19. BMJ Innovations 2021;7:6-10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjinnov-2020-000444.
  • Ronis SD, Westphaln KK, Kleinman LC, Zyzanski SJ, Stange KC. Performance of the Person Centered Primary Care Measure in Pediatric Continuity Clinic [published online ahead of print, 2020 Dec 24]. Acad Pediatr. 2020;S1876-2859(20)30647-1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2020.12.006.

Faculty and Staff

Lawrence C. Kleinman, MD, MPH, FAAP
Professor
Vice Chair for Academic Development
Director, Division of Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Department of Pediatrics
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Phone: 732-235-7906
Email: lk157@rwjms.rutgers.edu 

Sandee Moroso-Fela, MA
Program Manager
Phone: 908-656-0360
Fax: 732-235-5668
Email: sandee.moroso@rutgers.edu

Maricel Quinones
Staff Assistant
Grand Rounds Coordinator
Phone: 732-235-7906
Fax: 732-235-5668
Email: mq99@rwjms.rutgers.edu