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Share Your Insights: AYAH Data Assessment Closes June 12!

Understanding and addressing the needs of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) requires strong, accessible, and actionable data. We’re excited to launch the Adolescent and Young Adult Health (AYAH) Data Assessment, part of the AMCHP project Building Capacity of State Public Health Departments to Access, Strengthen, and Use Data to Better Inform Service Provision for AYAs.

We want to hear from Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) program and epidemiology staff about:

How you use non-federal and qualitative AYAH data sources
Challenges and gaps in accessing and applying AYAH data
Support and resources needed to improve data use

Your feedback will shape future tools, training, and resources to better meet AYA health needs.

Who should participate: Program and Epidemiology staff supporting state/jurisdictional, local, and/or tribal AYAH programs
Time to complete: About 10 minutes

Take the Assessment by June 12. Questions? Contact epieval@amchp.org.

Recent AMCHP Announcements

AMCHP Events & Webinars

AMCHP Member Office Hours Series: Leading Through Uncertainty

Graphic promoting the AMCHP member office hours series “Leading Through Uncertainty.”

Please join the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) for our 5-week series “Leading Through Uncertainty,” an opportunity for AMCHP members in a supervisory role to discuss and process leadership challenges through peer discussions, questions and answers, and an “ask me anything” style segment. The AMCHP staff will kick off the call with brief tidbits, including tools, resources, or food for thought, on the following discussion topics:

Part 1: The Big Picture & Communication

Date & Time: June 5 at 4:00 PM ET
Link to Register: bit.ly/LTU-060525

Part 2: Self-Care & Burnout

Date & Time: June 18 at 4:00 PM ET
Link to Register: bit.ly/LTU-061825

Part 3: Creating Community

Date & Time: June 26 at 4:00 PM ET
Link to Register: bit.ly/LTU-062625

Part 4: Delivering Difficult News

Date & Time: July 10 at 4:00 PM ET
Link to Register: bit.ly/LTU-0725

Part 5: Capturing Joy

Date & Time: July 17 at 4:00 PM ET
Link to Register: bit.ly/LTU-0725

Don’t miss our series! Register now to join one or all of the calls.

AMCHP Information & Resources

Explore AMCHP’s Resource to Elevate Adolescent and Young Adult Health within MCH

AMCHP is excited to share our new resource, Keeping the “A” in MCH: How to Elevate Adolescence within your State MC(A)H Public Health System, designed to support Title V leaders, state adolescent health coordinators, and public health professionals working across the maternal and child health (MCH) field.

This resource offers practical guidance for how state systems can respond to the fast-changing challenges and opportunities facing young people today. It highlights what strong programs have in common when it comes to supporting adolescents and young adults. The nine spotlighted elements emphasize the importance of developmentally responsive programming, youth engagement, strategic coordination, and dedicated staff and resources. Drawing on decades of research and the experiences of young people, the guide reflects the complex needs of young people — and recognizes that their strengths play a key role in shaping their own health and development.

Whether you are building new partnerships, developing youth-focused programs, or strengthening your MCH strategies, this resource can help move your work forward.

Explore the resource and use our promotional toolkit to share it with your network to benefit your state.

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 May! 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, June 12. 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.

Publications & Resources

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Futures: Improving Maternal Health in America Series

With more than 80% of maternal deaths in the United States considered preventable, the call for cross-sector leadership to craft actionable solutions has never been more pressing. This four-part series, supported by Merck for Mothers — a dedicated initiative to help create a world where no woman dies while giving life — takes readers on a journey through the crucial stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. The articles examine the system-wide challenges impacting maternal health, the progress achieved, and the essential work that remains to drive transformative improvements in maternal health.

Visit the Health Affairs webpage for the series and check out the articles published thus far:

Safe Delivery: Vital Solutions for Improving Maternal Health, by Jacquelyn Caglia
A Blueprint for Change: Safer Childbirth Starts in the Community, by Wilna Paulemon
Birth in America: A Prescription for Progress to Improve Maternal Health, by Kalahn Taylor-Clark, Wilna Paulemon, and Jacquelyn Caglia

New The Bond: Our Babies, Our Voices Podcast Episode

Episode 3 of The Bond: Our Babies, Our Voices podcast is out now! Giving Birth Without Speaking English, created by Kiwi Cares, is an episode focused on a mom who navigates the healthcare system through interpreters, as well as the separation of mothers and babies during the early hours of life. Tune in now!

New Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model Resources

The Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) initiative is a care delivery and payment reform model that aims to improve maternal health experiences and outcomes for people enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Check out these new resources from the National Partnership for Women & Families to support your work:

TMaH Implementation Playbook – This guide is for state Medicaid agencies and their partners to prepare for successful implementation of the TMaH program.
Health Affairs Forefront Blog Post – This write-up describes the game-changing potential of TMaH.
Fact Sheet: State Opportunities for Improving Health for Moms and Babies – This resource introduces the TMaH program and outlines how all states can use TMaH’s actionable framework to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.