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AMCHP Celebrates Birth Defects Awareness Month: Building Stronger Referral Systems Through Collaboration
By Justin Huang, Senior Program Analyst, Clinical & Community Collaboration Contributor: Eden Desta, Senior Communications Analyst AMCHP commemorates National Birth Defects Awareness Month this January by celebrating the launch of our new Referral to...
The Indigenous Experience at AMCHP 2025
By Chery Manon, Senior Communications Manager, AMCHP As we prepare for our annual conference, we are excited to announce the Indigenous Experience at AMCHP 2025. This initiative is led by our newly formed Indigenous Experience conference planning sub-committee....
Call for 2025 AMCHP Annual Award Nominations Extended to January 13
Did you consider nominating a colleague or leader for the 2025 AMCHP Annual Awards but ran out of time? You now have a second chance in some categories! Nominations for the following awards have been extended until January 13, 2025: John McQueen Lecture...
Elevating Diverse MCH Leaders: The AMCHP Voice for Impact Scholarship
By Chery Manon, Senior Communications Manager, AMCHP In November, AMCHP announced the launch of the 2025 AMCHP Voice for Impact Scholarship, an opportunity for individuals and organizations interested in supporting diverse maternal and child health (MCH)...
Episode 22 – Black Trans Joy: Childbirth & Medicine
Guest Speakers: Allyn Cropper, (he/him), Executive Director of My Brother Too, retired service member Eve Lovelace-Cropper, (she/her) Guest Host: Dorcas A., (they/them), AMCHP Youth Voice Amplified Committee Member, DotDash Anti-Bias Review Board Member ...
Call for 2025 AMCHP Annual Award Nominations is Open Through December 16
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is excited to announce that we are accepting nominations for the 2025 AMCHP Annual Awards! The awards will be presented at the AMCHP Annual Conference, held in person only from March 15-18, 2025, in...
Episode 21 – Navigating Prenatal Diagnoses: Fostering Equity & Reducing Harm for Parents of Children with Down Syndrome
Guest Speakers: Dr. Ayah Ibrahim, Disability Advocate, mother of a daughter with Down Syndrome Tatiana Salinas, Bilingual (Spanish) Family Support Specialist for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, mother of a daughter with Down syndrome Katie Stoll, MS,...
Episode 20 – Care Maps: The Power of Mapping Support for Children and Families
Guest Speakers: Becky Burns, Independent Consultant, BBWorks LLC Mahala Turner, North Carolina Title V State Family Leader Guest Host: Hanna Howell, AMCHP’s Youth Voice Amplified Committee Member and previous AMCHP Family Engagement Intern This episode dives...
Building Resilience from Lived Experience – Lessons Learned Snapshot & Compilation Video
In November 2022, AMCHP launched the Building Resilience from Lived Experience anthology, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD). Originally aimed at...
AMCHP Unveils New Logo: A Symbol of Opportunity and Renewed Hope
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) has a new logo, and we are excited to share the news with you! In 2021, our organization embarked on a planning process that led to the development of our strategic plan, AMCHP Future 2027, which we...
Building Resilience from Lived Experience – Brazos County (Texas) Health District
In this series of video clips from a semi-structured interview, a local health agency staff member with a nursing background describes how their community’s experience with the COVID-19 pandemic and spikes in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases prompted the...
Title V Federal-State Maternal & Child Health Partnership Meeting
Update: 11/8/24 The Title V Federal-State MCH Partnership Meeting was held in October 2024. Please see below for content shared from the plenaries that took place. Slides from breakout sessions will be uploaded by early December. Plenary Session Presentations Monday,...
Episode 19 – Generating Policy Solutions to Protect Children with Complex Health Care Needs During Emergencies
Guest Speakers: Susan Agrawal, Director of Family-to-Family Health Information Center, The Arc of Illinois Stephanie Leach, Associate Director of Systems of Care, University of Illinois Chicago's Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) Courtney...
Join AMCHP in Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month in May
Every year in May, our country recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month, which aims to increase awareness of and destigmatize mental health by providing relevant information and resources. Started by Clifford W. Beers, the founder of Mental Health America, this annual...
Episode 18 – What the Health is Food Insecurity?!
Guest Speakers: Serena Sakkal, Program Manager, Pueblo Food Project Bennett K. Guest Host: Amber Woodside, AMCHP Youth Voice Amplified Committee Co-Chair Our newest MCH Bridges and What the Health?! crossover episode, led by AMCHP’s Youth Voice Amplified...