Children’s Environmental Health Day and National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week | 2023

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...

A Victory for Immigrant Children and Families: Undoing Recent Harms from the “Public Charge” Rule

by Chery Manon Espinal | Sep 29, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Child Health, Equity & Anti-Racism, Government Affairs

By Stacy Collins, MSW, Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation   “In keeping with our nation’s values, this policy treats all those we serve with fairness and respect. Though there is still much to do to overcome confusion and fear, we will continue to...

Episode 8 – Public Health Across Borders: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Mental Health, and the U.S. Immigration System

by Chery Manon Espinal | Aug 24, 2022 | Blogs & Podcasts, Child Health, Equity & Anti-Racism, Government Affairs, Mental Health & SUD, Podcast

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...

Disability & Reproductive Health: It’s Time to Talk About It!

by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 17, 2022 | Adolescent Health, Child Health, Pulse Newsletters

By Paige Falion, MS, Senior Program Manager, Child & Adolescent Health, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), and Mallory Cyr, MPH, CYSHCN Program Manager, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP).   The topic of...

AMCHP Recognizes February as National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month

by Chery Manon Espinal | Feb 10, 2022 | Adolescent Health, Child Health, News Releases

This month, The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) joins the School-Based Health Alliance in celebrating February as National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month. Across the country, school-based health center providers will join...

MCH Bridges Episode #2: Protecting Our Future, Vaccinating Children & Youth

by Eden Desta | Nov 22, 2021 | Adolescent Health, Blogs & Podcasts, Child Health, COVID-19, CYSHCN, Emergency Preparedness, Podcast, Vaccination

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...