by Eden Desta | Nov 20, 2023 | Blogs & Podcasts, Podcast
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...
by Eden Desta | Nov 7, 2023 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts
As maternal and child health (MCH) professionals, our purpose remains at the heart of every decision, collaboration, and initiative we undertake. This year, as we focus on intentional impact, we introduce our 2024 AMCHP Annual Conference theme: Partnering with...
by Eden Desta | Nov 3, 2023 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts
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...
by Eden Desta | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Child Health
Children are more likely to experience environmental exposures than adults because of biological and behavioral factors. For example: Children’s brains and bodies are still developing and thus more vulnerable to toxins. Children proportionately eat, drink, and...
by Eden Desta | Oct 4, 2023 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts
Community-rooted organizations have substantial evidence that their programs and services are effective at protecting positive birth outcomes for the Black and Brown families they serve and, in many cases, reduce or eliminate racial disparities. Their solutions should...
by Eden Desta | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts
Secretary (2022-2024) Rachel Hutson is the Director of the Children, Youth, and Families Branch at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). In this role, she previously served as the state’s Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs...