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 Brittany Frew | 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...

Seize this Critical Time to Catch Up on Missed Pediatric Vaccinations and Routine Checkups

by Brittany Frew | Oct 15, 2021 | Child Health, Pulse Newsletters, Vaccination

By Dr. Michael D. Warren, Pediatrician and Associate Administrator for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau at HRSA As the new school year starts, it’s not only time for fresh notebooks and sharpened pencils. It’s also time to make sure students and families stay...

AMCHP Releases New Interactive Toolkit for Lead Poisoning Prevention

by Brittany Frew | Feb 10, 2021 | Child Health, Maternal & Infant Health, News Releases

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is pleased to announce the release of a new resource, its “MCH Lead Toolkit” to prevent and mitigate lead poisoning for infants, children, pregnant people, and families. This interactive, action-oriented...

Child Psychiatry Access Programs as a Strategy to Address Mental Health Provider Shortages

by Brittany Frew | Jan 26, 2021 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Child Health, Mental Health & SUD

Anna Corona Results from many Title V 2020 Needs Assessments confirmed that access to mental health care providers is a challenge for improving mental health status among the adolescent population. In fact, several state Title V programs cited mental health workforce...