Nutrition for All: Innovative and Inclusive Strategies for MCH

by Eden Desta | Apr 15, 2018 | Child Health, Pulse Newsletters

Anna Corona, MPH, CPH Program Analyst, Child and Adolescent Health AMCHP When I was a WIC senior nutritionist, I regularly worked with families, caregivers, and parents of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) – work that I found rewarding, but...

Integrating Behavioral Health into Pediatric Primary Care: Early Lessons

by Eden Desta | Apr 15, 2018 | Child Health, Mental Health & SUD, Pulse Newsletters

Atyya Chaudhry, MPP Senior Program Manager, Health Systems Transformation AMCHP Joni Hollis RN, MSN, CNL Director Program Planning & Development Unit, Office of Children’s Medical Services Managed Care Plan Florida Department of Health Kelli Stannard, BSN...

Lead-ing New Partnerships in Child and Adolescent Health

by Eden Desta | Feb 15, 2018 | Child Health, Pulse Newsletters

Kate Taft Associate Director, Child and Adolescent Health AMCHP Lead poisoning (unfortunately) continues to be a hot topic in maternal and child health, but there are reasons for optimism. This year AMCHP will kick off the Maternal and Child Environmental Health...

Improving Health Equity for Justice-Involved Women and Families

by Eden Desta | Dec 15, 2017 | Child Health, Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters

Darcy Dreyer Maternal and Child Director, March of Dimes Shawna’s Story A 23-year-old pregnant woman, Shawna was referred to WHEN by her prenatal care provider. At 25 weeks gestation, hers was considered a high-risk pregnancy due to a previous preterm birth, her...

AMCHP Leads New Collaboration to Improve Care for Women and Children Exposed to Lead

by Eden Desta | Sep 18, 2017 | Child Health, Maternal & Infant Health, News Releases

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is pleased to have been awarded a new grant to lead the new Maternal and Child Environmental Health Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (MCEH CoIIN) from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau...

Protecting Children From Lead Once And For All

by Eden Desta | Jun 15, 2017 | Child Health, Pulse Newsletters

Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, MPH Executive Director Children’s Environmental Health Network In the early twentieth century, physicians became aware that lead-based paint was a cause of lead poisoning. In the 1920s and 1930s, high rates of lead poisoning were observed...