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What Your Organization Can Receive from Participating in AMCHP’s Replication Project
AMCHP Innovation Hub’s annual Replication Project launch is currently underway and in its early stages as we prepare to receive applications from parties interested in replicating work from the MCH Innovations Database. Numerous benefits come along with this...
Spotlight: The Ohio Maternal & Child Health Approach to Supporting Adolescent & Young Adult Mental Health
Ohio is one of five state teams participating in the Association of Maternal & Child Health Program’s Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Behavioral Health learning collaborative, which aims to improve access to depression screenings with linkage to high quality...
Apply for AMCHP Innovation Hub’s Replication Project
What is the Replication Project? As part of its work to promote and encourage the use of best practices, AMCHP’s Innovation Hub launches its Replication Project every year. The Replication Project is a yearly opportunity for organizations focused on maternal and child...
Building Resilience from Lived Experience – Cassandra Sines
A Family with Multiple Complex Medical Needs Survives a Pandemic By Cassandra Sines LISTEN TO THIS STORY In March of 2020, when the first news of the virus started surfacing, we really didn’t know what to expect. My husband and I just watched and waited for direction...
Building Resilience from Lived Experience – Louisiana Department of Health
Newborn Screening Follow-Up in a Public Health Emergency –Hurricane Ida By Louisiana Department of Health (Cheryl Harris, Jantz Malbrue, Ngoc Huynh) Listen to this story This is a testimonial of when staff from Louisiana’s Department of Health, Office of Public Health...
Building Resilience from Lived Experience – Nicole LeBlanc
In this series of video clips from a structured interview, an autistic woman describes the personal impact of both practical and mental health challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. She provides specific recommendations to decision-makers at all levels of...
Building Resilience from Lived Experience – LaShay Canady
In this video, a public health professional shares details of her emergency preparedness plan to assure the safety of two family members who require full care. With the “red suitcase” packed and ready, she explains her strategy to support her family’s evacuation in...
Building Resilience from Lived Experience – Micklina Kenyi
In this video, an immigrant from South Sudan shares the story of her family’s evacuation from a wildfire that wiped out entire neighborhoods in her suburb west of Denver. She shares her sense of panic as her historical trauma was triggered as she struggled to...
Children’s Environmental Health Day and National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week | 2022
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Episode 8 – Public Health Across Borders: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Mental Health, and the U.S. Immigration System
Guest Speakers: José Ortiz-Rosales, Deputy Program Director of the Child Advocate Program, the Young Center Anne Kelsey, Policy Analyst for Disability Rights, the Young Center Take a brief break to listen to our latest MCH Bridges podcast episode! This episode...
MCH Bridges Episode #5 – Rest is Infinite: Shifting Our Mindsets on Rest & Productivity
Guest Speaker: Marissa McKool, Career and Life Coach, McKool Coaching Take some time to rest and listen to our latest MCH Bridges podcast episode! In this episode, our guest speaker Marissa McKool, Career and Life Coach, shares her personal wake up call on the brink...
MCH Bridges Episode #4 – Preparing for the Unexpected: Lessons from MCH Emergency Preparedness & Response Efforts
Guest Speakers: Tobi Amosun, Assistant Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Family Health and Wellness. Jacquie Johnson, Section Chief, Children and Youth with Special Needs, Tennessee Department of Health. Camille Delgado-López, Coordinator...
A Conversation with Young Adults Behind TeenLink Hawaii
A Comprehensive Online Health and Wellness Resource for Teens and Young Adults I had the pleasure of spending a Friday afternoon discussing TeenLinkHawaii, a web-based health information resource, with two bright and friendly college students, Mari Nishiguchi and...
What Title V MCH Program Staff Need to Know: Federal Investments in Youth Mental Health
Earlier this month, the Adolescent & Young Adult Health National Resource Center hosted a webinar highlighting HRSA's Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) program, which promotes behavioral health integration in pediatric primary care by supporting the...
MCH Bridges Episode #2: Protecting Our Future, Vaccinating Children & Youth
The episode features a panel of a parent, teenager, and pediatrician in a conversation on the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine for children and adolescents and strategies to increase the confidence of parents and caregivers in the COVID-19 vaccine for their...