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Celebrating the 2023 AMCHP Annual Award Winners 
Celebrating the 2023 AMCHP Annual Award Winners 

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2023 AMCHP Annual Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2023 AMCHP Annual Conference, held May 6-9, 2023, in person at the New Orleans Marriot in New...

An AMCHP 2023 Plenary Session: Sharing Your How
An AMCHP 2023 Plenary Session: Sharing Your How

Get ready to join us at the 2023 AMCHP Annual Conference, held from May 6 – 9 virtually through our conference platform and in person at the New Orleans Marriott, and be a part of our “Sharing Your How” plenary session where “how” is front and center.  This plenary...

Episode 14- The Joy of Autism: A New Way of Thinking
Episode 14- The Joy of Autism: A New Way of Thinking

Guest Speakers:    Dave Caudel, PhD, Associate Director, Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt University  Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, PhD, Advocate, Public Speaker, Writer, Educator, Researcher, Mom  Haley Moss, Esq, Attorney, Author, Advocate  Listen to...

Louisiana Title V Spotlight
Louisiana Title V Spotlight

By Rebecca (Becky) Majdoch, Senior Advisor to the Director,  Bureau of Family Health, Louisiana Department of Health In Louisiana, Title V is administered by the Bureau of Family Health (BFH) of the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health. The vision...

Bonus Episode: The AMCHP Annual Conference Experience
Bonus Episode: The AMCHP Annual Conference Experience

  Guest Speakers:    Katherine Harvey, 4-H Extension Agent, Colorado State University  Dana Yarbrough, Director, Center for Family Involvement, Virginia Commonwealth University  Quatia (Q) Osorio, Founder of Our Journ3i, LLC  Xenia Mendez, Research...

Voices of AMCHP: Marcus Johnson-Miller, CPM
Voices of AMCHP: Marcus Johnson-Miller, CPM

Treasurer (2022-2024)  Marcus Johnson-Miller currently serves as Iowa’s Title V Director and Bureau Chief for the Bureau of Family Health at the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH). Along with the Title V program, Marcus oversees the Maternal, Infant and Early...

Nurturing the Now: An AMCHP 2023 Youth-Led Plenary Session
Nurturing the Now: An AMCHP 2023 Youth-Led Plenary Session

AMCHP aims to exemplify this year’s conference theme through our closing plenary session: “Nurturing the Now.”  We are so excited to provide a space that amplifies youth voices, emphasizing the importance of cultivating diverse leaders. We will demonstrate the power...

Sharing How AMCHP Supports the Cultivation of Diverse Leaders in MCH
Sharing How AMCHP Supports the Cultivation of Diverse Leaders in MCH

AMCHP is so excited to engage with maternal and child health (MCH) leaders and thinkers at the 2023 AMCHP Annual Conference. Given this year’s theme, Cultivating Diverse Leaders in Maternal and Child Health, we are especially eager to hear and share stories from a...

New Brief! Promoting and Caring for Young Adult Mental Health
New Brief! Promoting and Caring for Young Adult Mental Health

The COVID-19 pandemic brought increased attention to the mental health status and needs experienced by young adults. The 2021 Surgeon General’s Advisory addressing the importance of protecting youth mental health highlights the growing mental health crisis among...

Deadline Extended! Share Your How for AMCHP 2023
Deadline Extended! Share Your How for AMCHP 2023

AMCHP has extended the deadline for receiving videos, audio, and written submissions for our "Sharing Your How" project – a plenary session of the 2023 AMCHP Annual Conference where "how" is front and center. The new due date is Friday, March 17, at 11:59 PM PT. This...