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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...
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...
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...
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...
Recap, Reflections, and Resources: Maternal and Child Health Journal Special Issue on Public Health Approaches to Perinatal Substance Use
By Jessica Simon, Senior Program Manager, Health Systems Transformation, AMCHP Recap In December 2023, AMCHP & Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) unveiled a groundbreaking Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Journal Special Issue:...
AMCHP Launches New Award Category: Community Partnership Award
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Program (AMCHP) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Community Partnership Award, a new category of our AMCHP Annual Awards. The award will be presented at the AMCHP Annual Conference, held in a hybrid...
Discover Oakland: A Gem of Culture, Cuisine, and Adventure
Last Updated: March 28, 2024 By Bianka K. Huling, Communications Analyst, AMCHP We are excited to host this year’s conference in Oakland, California, and can’t wait to see you there! Start planning your time outside of all the wonderful activities by exploring...
Deadline Extended! Call for 2024 AMCHP Annual Award Nominations is Open until January 26
Did you consider nominating a colleague or leader for the 2024 AMCHP Annual Awards but ran out of time? You have a second chance for all categories! The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is accepting nominations for the 2024 AMCHP Annual...
Voices of AMCHP: Janis Gonzales, MD, MPH, FAAP
Region VI Director (2022-2025) Dr. Janis Gonzales is a pediatrician and public health physician and currently works as the Chief Health Officer for the New Mexico (NM) Early Childhood Education and Care Department, one of the few department-level agencies in the...
Building Resilience from Lived Experience – South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
A Nursing Triage Line Connects Residents to Care During Emergencies By South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (Anna Bleasdale) In South Carolina, one of the most frequent challenges we face as a state is preparing for natural disasters,...
Call for 2024 AMCHP Annual Award Nominations is OPEN!
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is excited to announce that we are accepting nominations for the 2024 AMCHP Annual Awards! The awards will be presented at the AMCHP Annual Conference, held in a hybrid format from April 13-16, 2024, in...
Episode 16 – What the Health is Ecology of Homelessness?!
Guest Speakers: Lisa Brooks, Policy Associate, Abt Associates Mitra Kashani, ORISE Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guest Host: Amber Woodside, AMCHP Youth Voice Amplified Committee Co-Chair November is National Youth Homelessness Awareness...
The Medicaid Unwinding Process at the Halfway Mark: How Can MCH Advocates Address the Current Challenges to Ensure Continuity of Coverage for Children and Families?
Stacy Collins, Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation, AMCHP At the pandemic’s end, nearly 95 million people nationally were enrolled in Medicaid, and federal rules required all enrollees to be redetermined for eligibility. Six months into the process, few...
MCH Advocates are Alarmed About the Rapid Loss of Child and Family Coverage in the Medicaid Redetermination Process
Medicaid has proven to be a critical safety net for families and children during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the continuous coverage provision enacted in March 2020, there are now an estimated 95 million adults and children enrolled in Medicaid and the...