Dr Mehak
Dr. Mehak Segan is a reproductive, maternal, and perinatal health researcher and public health expert working as an Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Public Health, Amity University, Noida. She is also the Chief Coordinator of Amity University Public Health Cluster pan India. She is a trained Dental Surgeon with advanced degrees in Public Health and Health Promotion and Advocacy with applied focus on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health. She has an experience of 6 years and her research focuses on gender violence determinants in homosexual & heterosexual relationships, body image dissatisfaction among women and mental health correlates, safe menstrual hygiene practices and cervical cancer related health advocacy campaigns in community-based settings. She is a passionate educator and avid public health speaker. She has delivered public health talks at many national and international forums. She works with Non- Governmental organisations for ensuring gender equality and women empowernment. She believes in educating the youth to bring in the next generational positive change in the society.
- City : Noida
- State : Uttar Pradesh
- Email ID : mehaksegan@gmail.com
- Profession : Public Health Professional
- Education : Bachelors of Dental Surgery, Masters of Public Health, PGD Health Promotion and Advocacy, Ph.D (Currently Pursuing)
- category : Social Achiever
Dr. Mehak Segan is a reproductive, maternal, and perinatal health researcher and public health expert working as an Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Public Health, Amity University, Noida. She is also the Chief Coordinator of Amity University Public Health Cluster pan India. She is a trained Dental Surgeon with advanced degrees in Public Health and Health Promotion and Advocacy with applied focus on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health. She has an experience of 6 years and her research focuses on gender violence determinants in homosexual & heterosexual relationships, body image dissatisfaction among women and mental health correlates, safe menstrual hygiene practices and cervical cancer related health advocacy campaigns in community-based settings. She is a passionate educator and avid public health speaker. She has delivered public health talks at many national and international forums. She works with Non- Governmental organisations for ensuring gender equality and women empowernment. She believes in educating the youth to bring in the next generational positive change in the society.
Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Disease Dynamics & Molecular Epidemiology,
Amity Institute of Public Health, Amity University, Noida, India
Email: msegan@amity.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-mehak-segan-7009764a/
Ongoing Project:
1. Gender-Based Violence in India: Prevalence and Association with Reproductive Health Behaviors in women and LGBT+ Community
2. Co Investigator in an ICMR funded project Artificial Intelligence enabled early detection of cervical cancer in
tertiary care setting and extended community.
Invited Talks:
• Invited as a guest speaker for conducting a training the trainer
workshop on "Tobacco marketing and monitoring
the tobacco industry" by Nada India Foundation, Delhi on 2nd
October 2020, Friday.
• Invited as a guest speaker for a Live Instagram video by Dr Kafilat
Bidmus, MPH,PhD to speak on Effects gender based violence on
Reproductive Health of women. The video has had over 300 views
till now
• Invited as a guest speaker for a Live Instagram video on 5th
December 2020 by Dr Kafilat Bidmus, MPH,PhD to speak on Effect
of Pandemic on women’s mental and physical health with a special
mention on increasing domestic violence cases. The video has
over 220 views
• Invited as a Panel Speaker at National Youth Conclave 2020 by
Nada India Conclave to speak on Universal Health Coverage
Honours and Awards:
Presented with a ‘Good Health Champion award’ on being recognized
as the young changemakers in health at the National Youth Conclave
2020 by NADA India Foundation on 12th December 2020
Bronze Medal for Poster Presentation at International Conference for
Women’s Health
