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A Message from our CEO, Terrance E. Moore
Welcome to our August edition of Pulse. I hope all of you are having a relaxing and enjoyable summer. I reflect back on AMCHP’s annual conference, Partnering with Purpose in Oakland, California during mid-April and am proud of what we accomplished. Attendance was...
A Perspective from Attending this Year’s Annual Conference from North Carolina’s Title V State Family Leader
My name is Mahala Turner, and I am the NC Title V State Family Leader. I attended AMCHP’s 2024 Conference, “Partnering with a Purpose,” to celebrate my role of being a family leader for one year. My Experience Living with a Child with Special Health Care Needs...
Representing BirthMatters at the 2024 AMCHP Annual Conference: Feeling the Pride of Partnership with AMCHP
By Amber Pendergraph-Leak, CD(DONA), CLC, CHW, CMA, Executive Director, BirthMatters, and recipient of this year’s Innovation Hub Partnership Award About BirthMatters Hello! I am Amber Pendergraph-Leak, the Executive Director of BirthMatters, a South Carolina...
Reflections from Recipients of the 2024 Community Partnership Award
This year, the AMCHP Annual Awards launched a new award category, the Community Partnership Award, designed to honor and celebrate exemplary collaborations between Title V entities and community-based organizations. The SBX Fatherhood Program was selected as...
Denver Health Pediatrics at Denver Public Schools Uses the PATCH (Providers and Teens Communicating for Health) Program to Improve Adolescent Health Care
By Tara Melinkovich, MPH, Youth Engagement Program Manager, Denver Health Pediatrics at Denver Public Schools Introduction Adolescence is a time of major change. Teens often feel awkward as they navigate the physical and emotional changes occurring between...
A Message from our CEO, Terrance E. Moore
Welcome to the March edition of Pulse. Spring is right around the corner, and I’m gearing up to gather with you, our partners, and stakeholders at AMCHP’s annual conference, Partnering with Purpose, in Oakland, California. So far, more than 1,000 MCH leaders and...
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Today: Strengthening MCH Now for the Future
By Meagan Robinson Maynor, DrPH, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Epidemiology, Evaluation and Metrics, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Introduction Maternal and child health (MCH) epidemiology has been defined as “the systematic...
Building Bridges to Better Health: Arizona’s Collaborative Model for the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Needs Assessments
By Martín F. Celaya, MPH, Arizona Department of Health Services Arizona is a state well known for its diverse geography and vibrant communities. With a population of more than 7.3 million people, the state is widely characterized by its arid desert landscapes,...
Puerto Rico’s Title V Health Needs Assessment: Facing the Challenges Head On
By Marianne Cruz-Carrión, MS and Norma Boujouen Ramírez, PhD, Puerto Rico Department of Health Introduction The Puerto Rico Title V program’s interdisciplinary team has members from the health, social sciences, and behavioral health fields. The team took a...
Sustainability as a Fundamental Construct in the Evaluation of Maternal and Child Health Programs: A Case Study of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
By Mikayla Charles, MPH, Program Analyst, Epidemiology, Evaluation, and Metrics, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Introduction Evaluation is the cornerstone for determining a program's effectiveness, feasibility, and impact from...
Using the National Survey of Children’s Health Data to Address Health Disparities and Health Equity in Your State
Submitted by The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC) Health equity and health disparities have a major impact on health care delivery in the United States. The concepts of health equity and health disparities are intertwined....
A Reframing of, and Return to, the Basics of Health Equity
By Jasmine Bihm, DrPH, MPH, Director, Health Equity Innovation and Implementation, and Hawi Teizazu, PhD, Associate Director, Health Equity Innovation & Implementation, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Defining Health Equity...
The HOPE (Honor Opportunity Purpose Excellence) Alternative Learning Program: A Replication Success Story
Enhancing Mental Health Support in Schools Lauren’s Journey: A Teacher’s Transformation Lauren was a teacher in her mid-forties working in an alternative school in North Carolina. Her commitment to her students—especially those with complex mental health needs—was...
Building Resilience through Intervention: Growing Healthier Together (BRIGHT) in a Recovery-Affirming Prenatal Care Setting
By Caitlin Clark, MSW LICSW, Clinical Program Manager, Boston Medical Center: Project RESPECT (Recovery, Empowerment, Social Services, Prenatal Care, Education, Community and Treatment) Sitting in the prenatal exam room at 28 weeks pregnant, Casey reflects on...
Moving from Crisis to Collaboration: Advancing Maternal Health with The Practical Playbook III
By Dorothy Cilenti, Clinical Professor of Maternal and Child Health, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and Lindsey Yates, Assistant Professor, UNC Department of Maternal and Child Health - Editors of The Practical Playbook III: Working Together to Improve...
