February 13, 2025

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February 13, 2025

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Deadline Approaching — Call for Nominations for the AMCHP Board of Directors Ends February 14

The 2025 call for nominations for the AMCHP Board of Directors deadline is approaching! Until February 14, nominations to fill the following upcoming vacancies are open for elections to be held in late February.

Regional Directors for:

Region I [CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT]
Region VI [AR, LA, NM, OK, TX]
Region IX  [AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, FM, GU, MH, MP, PW]
Region X [AK, ID, OR, WA]

These full-term regional director positions are only open to current delegates for each region to serve from March 2025 to the close of the 2028 AMCHP Annual Conference. If interested, elected candidates will be eligible to serve for up to one (1) additional full term.

Director-At-Large

AMCHP is seeking nominations from all regions to fill this vacancy, which is open to current delegates only. This full-term director-at-large position will serve from March 2025 to the close of the 2028 AMCHP Annual Conference. If interested, elected candidates will be eligible to serve for up to one (1) additional full term. This call for nomination looks to fill one (1) vacancy for this position.

Your Impact as a Board Director

As a board director, you will:

Help shape AMCHP’s policies and position
Ensure the organization’s future viability and financial stability
Directly work with federal and community partners
Represent your peers from across the country
Gain leadership experience in a national association

About the Nomination Process

The nomination process will remain open until February 14, 2025, unless further notice is provided. Once candidates are identified, the AMCHP Governance Committee will subsequently conduct telephone interviews with candidates, and the AMCHP full voting membership will vote through a virtual election process.

Step 1: Download and fill out the Blank Candidate Questionnaire.

Step 2: Send nomination questionnaires via e-mail to Nikeisha Ogletree, Chief Operating Officer, at nogletree@amchp.org. Please include the nominee’s name, title, agency or affiliation, address, phone, fax, and e-mail. Nominees must be AMCHP Delegates (as designated by their Title V MCH program member and CYSHCN program member) whose membership is in good standing. Please obtain permission from nominees before submitting their names. 

To verify membership status, please consult your state, territory, or jurisdictional delegation office or contact Nikeisha Ogletree at the email address provided above. You may also reach out to Nikeisha Ogletree for more information about our nomination process.

Visit our website to learn more.

Recent AMCHP Announcements

Innovation Hub Open Call for Practices and Policies Focusing on Perinatal Substance Use Disorder

AMCHP Annual Conference

The AMCHP Annual Conference is one of the largest gatherings of maternal and child health (MCH) professionals in the United States. Every year, our conference aims to highlight MCH programs’ impact at all levels on women, children, and families and to provide participants with tools and resources to develop, enhance, and sustain vital MCH programs and services. 

Register to attend AMCHP 2025 in Washington, DC, and subscribe to our Annual Conference Newsletter to be among the first to receive updates and information about this event.

Don’t Miss Out! On-Site Child Care Available at AMCHP 2025

On-site childcare services will again be available at our 2025 AMCHP Annual Conference!

AMCHP has partnered with KiddieCorp, a trusted provider of high-quality children’s programs and youth services for conventions, trade shows, and special events, to host the children’s program during AMCHP 2025 at The Westin DC Downtown in Washington, DC.

On-site child care services at AMCHP 2025 are available for children ages six months through five years old for a fee of $5 per hour per child (2-hour minimum required per child, per day), from Saturday, March 15 to Tuesday, March 18, on the following timeframes:

Saturday, March 15: 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM ET
Sunday, March 16: 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM ET
Monday, March 17: 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM ET
Tuesday, March 18: 8:30 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Don’t miss out! Pre-registration is now open, and availability is limited as it operates on a first-come, first-served basis. To secure advance reservations, complete the registration form and full payment. On-site registration will be limited to space.

For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact KiddieCorp at (858) 455-1718 or by e-mail at info@kiddiecorp.com. More details are also available at bit.ly/AMCHP2025-CCS.

About KiddieCorp

KiddieCorp was founded in 1986 and has become the choice of top meeting planners for the past two decades and a trusted provider of high-quality children’s programs and youth services for conventions, trade shows, and special events. Its longstanding partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics has played a key role in establishing KiddieCorp as a premier provider of children’s program services, committed to offering excellent care while ensuring a fun environment. 

KiddieCorp is a member of the Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), the National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC), and the Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME). Visit KiddieCorp’s website to learn more about their services and philosophy.

Spots are filling up fast! Register to Join Us at AMCHP 2025

Registration for the 2025 AMCHP Annual Conference is still open, but spots are filling up fast!

Don’t miss this opportunity to join hundreds of maternal and child health leaders at AMCHP 2025 – Register now to save your spot!

Are you still deciding whether to attend? Visit the conference platform to learn why you should attend our conference in Washington, DC.

Kicking Off AMCHP 2025 with a YOUTH DAY!

To meaningfully create change, we need youth at the table.

AMCHP will soon host its 2025 AMCHP Annual Conference, and to kick things off, the first day of our conference will be a day BY youth, FOR youth! Join us on Saturday, March 15, from 10:30 AM ET to 5:00 PM ET, where we will center authentic youth engagement, uplift youth-adult partnerships, and discuss topics that impact youth, family, and community health. Youth are invited to join us for FREE on this first day.

This youth day will include an interactive and fun opening ceremony that cultivates connections, free lunch, professional networking opportunities, skills-building sessions, art activities, and a youth-led town hall where young people can lead meaningful discussions and uplift their perspectives. Topics will cover youth mental health, intergenerational approaches to maternal child health, combatting stigma through storytelling, workforce development, and more! This is an incredible opportunity, and it is free for youth attending the AMCHP Conference and for local youth to attend on this first day!

Visit the AMCHP Conference Youth Day registration page for more information and to register. Download the promotional flyer to help us spread the word!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Good news! We have added more booths in the exhibit hall. There are now 2 additional opportunities to exhibit, and plenty of ways to promote your company or organization, with sponsorship opportunities designed to fit almost every budget.

As a sponsor, your organization gains access to the MCH community, positioning your brand as a leader in providing solutions to help attendees care for the needs of women, children, youth, and families.

Learn more about our offer by downloading the AMCHP 2025 Sponsorship Prospectus.

Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your brand to this engaged audience of MCH leaders!

AMCHP 2025 Blogs & Interviews

AMCHP Information & Resources

New Title V Housing Framework Resource

Recognizing that recent changes in National Performance Measures (NPM) related to housing instability pose new opportunities for Title V, AMCHP is committed to supporting you to identify your strengths, explore your role in addressing housing within your context, and develop actionable steps to positively impact housing outcomes for maternal and child health (MCH) populations.

Towards the end of last year, we held a two-part workshop series designed to learn about tools, resources, and examples to help prioritize housing in MCH policies and programs and encourage prioritization of MCH populations in broader housing efforts. Access the recordings for the November and December workshops.

To further support you, AMCHP is excited to share our new Title V Housing Framework, which outlines Title V’s role at the intersection of MCH and housing outcomes, highlighting five key responsibilities and corresponding actionable strategies. This resource provides a structured approach to help Title V programs address how housing impacts the health of MCH populations. Use and share this resource with your network!

Legislation & Policy

Explore our Maternal & Child Health Bill Tracker for more information about pending federal legislation to improve maternal health. Also, download AMCHP’s 2024 Federal Policy Agenda, which outlines where we are focusing our advocacy work this year.

Subscribe to AMCHP’s Legislative Alerts and Policy Digest to stay up to date with the latest policy information.

AMCHP Policy and Partnerships Town Halls

Thank you to those of you who joined us for our AMCHP Policy and Partnerships Town Halls in 2024! You can find the full recordings of past Town Halls on our Government Affairs webpage.

Town Halls occur on the second Thursday of every month from 2-3 PM ET. We will not host a Town Hall in March due to the AMCHP Annual Conference, but we do invite you to register for future Town Halls, including our next meeting on April 10, at  this registration link.

Opportunities & Funding

AMCHP Career Center: Connecting Talent with Opportunity

AMCHP lists the top jobs available in our industry. Access the AMCHP Career Center to search and apply for open positions or post your jobs and opportunities! Search for Jobs | Post a Job.

Partner Events & Webinars

Relias Webinar – Raising the Bar: How Maternal Mortality Is Being Addressed in Missouri

Even with the availability of evidence-based practices and toolkits, many birth units struggle to implement patient safety bundles and effectively address severe maternal morbidity. In recognizing these ongoing challenges, Missouri emphasized that success requires more than resources — it calls for effective application-based learning methods and cross-collaboration to drive continuous quality improvement. 

In their search for effective solutions, the Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative partnered with Relias to introduce targeted learning modules on obstetric hemorrhage and hypertension. By addressing key barriers and fostering strong cross-collaborative relationships, they developed innovative approaches that enhanced recognition, response, and outcomes. This webinar will highlight their journey, discuss barriers, and provide practical strategies for your organization to drive meaningful improvements in maternal health care. 

Learning objectives:  

Examine maternal health outcomes and the rationale driving innovative solutions. 
Understand the role collaboration plays in program success.
Analyze program deployment, current status, and future goals.
Identify barriers to improvement and strategies for overcoming them.

Register now to join Relias on Tuesday, February 25, at 12 PM ET. If you cannot attend the live webinar, Relias still encourages you to register, as all registrants will receive an email with a link to the recording and resources.

UCONN 2025 Training Institutes – Register Today!

AMCHP invites you to join nearly 2,000 leaders, including early childhood experts, from across the U.S., working at the federal, state, and local levels to transform public systems, programs, and services at the 2025 Training Institutes. Choose from an array of workshops and presentations on cutting-edge research, and innovative programs, services, and practices all focused on improving outcomes and building bright futures for children, youth, young adults, and their families.

Learn more & register early for a special discount, first come, first serve.