AMCHP Announcements
Never miss our updates! Sign up for our newsletters, and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), and Threads.
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.”
[continue reading the full announcement]
AMCHP Announced 2025 Award Winners
On Monday, March 17, AMCHP announced the winners of its 2025 AMCHP Annual Awards. The awards recognize 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.
Congratulations to all the winners! For more information about this year’s awardees, please visit our webpage.
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
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 Policy Alerts and 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 today, 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
Modern Medicaid Alliance’s Medicaid Week of Action (April 7-11)
Congress is weighing widespread changes to the Medicaid program as part of budget discussions in Washington. Recent proposals would cut up to $880 billion in Medicaid funding, putting millions of Americans at risk of losing their Medicaid benefits and coverage.
To highlight the critical role Medicaid plays in our communities and to urge Congress to reject these unprecedented cuts, the Modern Medicaid Alliance is organizing a Medicaid Week of Action from April 7-11, featuring patient, provider and caregiver voices from across the country. This week is about mobilizing Medicaid supporters nationwide to protect patients and the program. Together, we can send a resounding message to Congress.
If you’re interested in participating in the Week of Action, keep an eye out on the Modern Medicaid Alliance website throughout the week, where the latest resources and updates will be posted, including a recent press release.
You can also stay up to date on the Modern Medicaid Alliance’s socials (X, LinkedIn, Facebook) and use #MedicaidMatters in your own content to engage with the Week of Action.
Publications & Resources
New Report Available: State of Maternity Care in U.S. Hospitals – The Leapfrog Group 2025 Report on Trends
The Leapfrog Group’s 2025 Maternity Care Report is now live. The data, gathered from over 1,700 hospitals across the U.S. that provide maternity care, highlights key trends and challenges:
- NTSV C-section rates remain high and have not improved;
- For the first time, hospitals reported disparities in C-section rates by race and ethnicity—one in five hospitals report differences between Black and White patients;
- Episiotomy rates have improved by 73% since Leapfrog began reporting in 2012;
- Most hospitals (85.9%) have policies to prevent early elective deliveries; and
- The majority of hospitals now offer evidence-based maternity care services such as doulas and lactation consultants.
This data is publicly available for free, by hospital, at the Leapfrog Group’s website. Download the one-pager with actionable steps patients can take to improve maternity care.
Center for Maternal and Child Health Medicaid Partnerships Website and Customized Technical Assistance Available
The Center for Maternal and Child Health Medicaid Partnerships (CMMP) website is available to all states to support their efforts to strengthen partnerships between their Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Title V program. Learn more about how Title V programs can partner with Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes and stay in the know about upcoming opportunities!
CMMP also offers Customized Technical Assistance (TA) to all states that submit a request to address challenges to coordination and collaboration and pursue opportunities for increased efficiency across programs. This support is available at no cost – TA requests can be submitted through the Technical Assistance Request Form on the CMMP website.
If you have any questions about the CMMP, please email the team at CMMP@altarum.org.
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!
Data from the 2023 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) is now available on the Data Research Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC) website. Learn how children in your state are doing on more than 400 child health measures, including NOMs, NPMs, and Standardized Measures. Explore more about the newest subgroup additions: an expanded measure of children with special health care needs and a measure on child flourishing.
Also, check out the latest measure, the Whole Child Risk Index. The overall composite measure has separate scores for social health risks, medical health risks, and relational health risks and provides a powerful look at how overlapping risks may be associated with health problems among children.
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
April 2025
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month
National Facial Protection Month
National Interprofessional Healthcare Month
National Minority Health Month
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Weeks to Note:
Medicaid Week of Action, April 7-11
National Public Health Week, April 7-13
Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17
Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, April 13-19
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 20-26
National Pediatric Transplant Week, April 20-26
Pediatric Sepsis Week, April 20-26
National Infertility Awareness Week, April 20-26
World Immunization Week, April 20-26
Every Kid Healthy Week, April 21-25
National Infant Immunization Week, April 28 – May 4
Patient Experience Week, April 28 – May 4
Days to Note:
World Autism Awareness Day, April 2
World Health Day, April 7
National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day, April 10
Annual National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16
World Hemophilia Day, April 17
DNA Day, April 25
World Malaria Day, April 25
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 26
World Day for Safety and Health at Work, April 28
APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day, April 30
