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AMCHP Announced 2025 Board of Directors Election Results
On Tuesday, March 25, AMCHP announced that our membership had elected a new slate of officers to serve on the Board of Directors. The election results were presented during the Annual Business Meeting, which took place on Tuesday, March 18, in conjunction with the 2025 AMCHP Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
Re-elections and new appointments to the AMCHP Board include Jacqueline Johnson (President-Elect), Janis Gonzales (Director-At-Large), Anne Odusanya (Director-At-Large), Marc Camardo (Region I Director), Vickie Ives (Region IX Director), and Katie Eilers (Region X Director). With these changes, the AMCHP Board of Directors now comprises seventeen members.
“On behalf of the AMCHP Board, I would like to congratulate these elected officers and warmly welcome them to the Board,” said Dawn Bailey, President of the AMCHP Board of Directors. “I am inspired by their leadership and dedication to improving maternal and child health outcomes for all. I look forward to collaborating with them and continuing to elevate the importance of our work and the voices of people with lived experience, families, and communities.”
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AMCHP Announced 2025 Award Winners
AMCHP is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 AMCHP Annual Awards. The awards recognize maternal and child health (MCH) leaders for their outstanding contributions to the field and were presented at the 2025 AMCHP Annual Conference, held March 15-18 in Washington, DC.
Awardees of the 2025 AMCHP Annual Awards include:
- Xaviera Bell – John MacQueen Lecture Award
- Shelly Choo – Excellence in State MCH Leadership Award
- Sabina Khan – Vince Hutchins Leadership Award
- Timothy Markle – Merle McPherson Family Leadership Award
- Rene Lambert – Ryan Colburn Scholarship Award
- Kansas Birth Justice Society – Community Partnership Award
Awardees for the 2025 Emerging MCH Professional category include:
- Haita Ndimbalan (Region I)
- Dorothy (Dee) Reed (Region II)
- Olivia Washington and Alana Harris (Region III)
- Julie Traylor (Region IV)
- Hallie Kerr (Region V)
- Monica Goedken (Region VII)
- Michele Coates (Region VIII)
- Renzymeir Baloran and Eden Sun (Region IX)
- Jennifer Liposchak (Region X)
Awardees for the 2025 Innovation Hub Award category include:
- PA Safe Sleep – Best Practice Award
- Youth Advisory Board Toolkit – Empowerment and Partnership Award
- Healthy Beginnings at Home by the Indiana University School of Medicine – Community Wellness Impact Award
Congratulations to all the winners! For more information about this year’s awardees, please visit our webpage.
The AMCHP Store: An Online Shop in Partnership with HealthMerch
Our virtual store will remain open!
AMCHP partnered with HealthMerch to launch a virtual shop featuring a curated selection of merchandise to mark our 2025 AMCHP Annual Conference. Our shop offers a variety of items, including t-shirts, hoodies, water bottles, tumblers, backpacks, bags, and mugs with the AMCHP logo, making them ideal for showcasing your AMCHP pride throughout the year.
Visit the store to browse the collection, place your order, and have your chosen items delivered straight to your door!
Recent AMCHP Announcements
AMCHP Annual Conference
Thank you to the nearly 1,000 maternal and child health (MCH) leaders and thinkers who joined us in Washington, DC from March 15-18 for our 2025 AMCHP Annual Conference!
Subscribe to our Annual Conference Newsletter to be the first to receive updates and information about our conference in 2026, and share the subscribe link with your peers!
Revisit AMCHP 2025: View our Photo Gallery
AMCHP would like to extend our gratitude to the nearly 1,000 MCH leaders and thinkers who attended AMCHP 2025 in Washington, DC, making our annual conference again one of the largest gatherings of MCH professionals in the U.S.
Did you enjoy your time at AMCHP 2025? Look back at the many powerful moments and unforgettable memories we captured at our conference by viewing our full photo gallery, now available on our website!
AMCHP 2025 Post-Conference Evaluation Survey
If you attended AMCHP 2025, please check your inbox for a direct email containing a post-conference evaluation link from Qualtrics. This evaluation is extremely important for AMCHP to ensure your feedback is considered when planning the next conference experience.
Please fill out the survey to the best of your ability, as your valuable input will help our conference planning committee serve you better.
Did you not receive the survey in your inbox?
Please check your spam or junk folder. If you still don’t see it, please email us at epieval@amchp.org to request a copy of the evaluation link.
Continuing Education Credits Not Offered This Year
Unfortunately, our conference will not offer continuing education credits this year. However, attendees will have the opportunity to receive a certificate of attendance after the conference.
To request a certificate, please contact us via our conference registration e-mail.
Save the Date for AMCHP 2026
Save the date to attend the 2026 AMCHP Annual Conference from March 7 – 10, 2026, in Washington, DC. Interested in getting all the details once they become available? Subscribe to our conference newsletter so you don’t miss out!
Heads Up – The Call for Proposals for AMCHP 2026 will Open in August
The call for proposals for our 2026 AMCHP Annual Conference in Washington, DC, will open in August. Mark your calendars and subscribe to our conference newsletter for the announcement.
AMCHP Events & Webinars
Register for the 2025 Innovation Hub Learning Community Webinars!
The Innovation Hub Learning Community (IHLC) offers programmatic support to all practices in the MCH Innovations Database through one-on-one tailored coaching, didactic webinars, and peer sharing opportunities.
Register for our first Innovation Hub Learning Community Webinar of 2025 on April 3 from 3-4 PM ET: “What’s Next? Tips for Re-Submitting to the MCH Innovations Database.” See the flyer below for more details, or download the PDF.
Upcoming Webinar – The Illinois Family Recovery Plans Implementation Task Force Act: Understanding the Steps to Policy Reform Using a Coalition Approach
Join us on Tuesday, May 6, from 2-3 PM ET to explore the Illinois Family Recovery Plans Implementation Task Force Act, an innovative policy establishing a coordinated, public health, and service-integrated approach to address the substance use treatment needs of infants born with prenatal substance exposure and their caregivers.
Participants will gain insight into the origins and legislative journey of the Act, its intended impact, and the critical role of cross-sector partnerships in its implementation. The session will also provide strategies and lessons learned for other states interested in developing similar policies to enhance their health and child welfare systems to improve outcomes for families affected by substance use disorder. Register now!
Speakers:
- Dr. Ruchi Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Psychiatry/Behavioral Sciences at Rush University, Associate Program Director of the Rush University Addiction Medicine Fellowship
- Dr. Veena Ramaiah, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Child Advocacy and Protective Services, The University of Chicago & Biological Sciences
Save the Date! Annual State Adolescent Health Coordinator Meeting (Virtual)
Are you responsible for all or part of your state or jurisdiction’s Title V Adolescent Health work? If so, save the date for AMCHP’s 2025 State Adolescent Health Coordinator Meeting! This meeting will include opportunities to learn from and connect with your colleagues across the country. A full meeting agenda is forthcoming.
Please register to hold the date and time of the meeting: Wednesday, April 23 from 3:00 – 4:30 PM ET.
Questions? Please contact Anna Corona Romero at acorona@amchp.org.
AMCHP Information & Resources
Strengthening Early Childhood Partnerships: A Window of Opportunity
As you wrap up your needs assessment and start planning for the next five years, now is the perfect time to think about how your Title V program can strengthen the earliest foundations of child health. The early years shape lifelong health and learning, and your needs assessment offers a critical opportunity to align priorities with strategies that promote child flourishing, prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), improve school readiness and ensure all children have the strong start they deserve.
Collaboration is key. Whether you’re looking to connect with Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) programs, Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) projects, Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood (TPEC) sites, community health centers, or other key partners, AMCHP is here to help. We can facilitate introductions to leaders across these initiatives to support shared goals and coordinated strategies for families in your state.
To request a connection or learn more, reach out to Anna Corona Romero at acorona@amchp.org or Maura Leahy at mleahy@amchp.org.
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 have focused our advocacy work.
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, including our next meeting on April 10. We invite you to register for all future Town Halls 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
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.
Publications & Resources
New MotherToBaby Fact Sheets, Developed in Partnership with AMCHP
MotherToBaby provides evidence-based information about the risks and benefits of various exposures, including medications, vaccines, chemicals, herbal products, substances, maternal health conditions, and more during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. Its no-cost information service is available in English and Spanish to people who are pregnant and/or breastfeeding, their family members, health professionals, and the general public via chat, text, phone, and e-mail.
In partnership with AMCHP, MotherToBaby has developed evidence-based fact sheets on rheumatic heart disease, group A strep, and group B strep. These educational resources outline what is known about these exposures in pregnancy and lactation and provide more information to healthcare providers and patients who are affected by these conditions.
For more information about rheumatic heart disease, group A strep, group B strep, and other exposures in pregnancy and lactation, please visit MotherToBaby’s website to access free resources or contact a specialist.
New 2022-2023 NSCH Data Sets and Codebooks are Available Now!
We are excited to announce that datasets and codebooks for the 2022-2023 combined year National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) are available on the Data Research Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC) website. Conduct your own analyses and learn how children in your state are doing on more than 400 child health measures including NOMs, NPMs and Standardized Measures. Check out the newest subgroup additions: an expanded measure of children with special health care needs and a measure of child flourishing. A brand-new measure of school readiness is also available for every state.
Help us to support your NSCH data needs better. Please take a short survey and let us know what we can do to help you with your data and analytic needs.
For more information and resources about the NSCH, such as fast facts, guide to topics and questions, changes across years, survey methodology, survey instruments, and more, please visit the DRC NSCH Overview page. There are also numerous resources available at HRSA MCHB’s NSCH webpage.
The NSCH is a national survey, funded and directed by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB), that provides rich data on multiple, intersecting aspects of children’s health and well-being – including physical and mental health, access to and quality of health care, and the child’s family, neighborhood, school, and social context. Request NSCH datasets in SAS, Stata, and SPSS formats with accompanying codebooks on the DRC website. The DRC is brought to you by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI). For more information, take a short video tour or contact the CAHMI-DRC team through the Ask Us a Question page.
Commemorations
March 2025
Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
National Athletic Training Month
Weeks to Note:
National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week, March 9-15
Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 9-15
National Sleep Awareness Week, March 9-15
National Poison Prevention Week, March 16-22
Brain Awareness Week, March 10-16
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, March 18-24
Days to Note:
World Birth Defects Day, March 3
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, March 10
World Kidney Day, March 13
World Sleep Day, March 14
National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, March 20
World Oral Health Day, March 20
World Down Syndrome Day, March 21
World Tuberculosis Day, March 24
American Diabetes Alert Day. March 25
Epilepsy Awareness – Purple Day, March 26
National Doctors’ Day, March 30
