Episode 4 – Preparing for the Unexpected: Lessons from MCH Emergency Preparedness & Response Efforts

by Chery Manon Espinal | Apr 27, 2022 | Blogs & Podcasts, Emergency Preparedness, Podcast

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...

Congenital Heart Disease Doesn’t “Shut Down” During a Pandemic. Neither Do We.

by Chery Manon Espinal | Feb 2, 2022 | CYSHCN, Emergency Preparedness, Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters

By Becca Kalivas, RN, MS, Education Director, Conquering CHD   There is no doubt 2020 presented unknown and scary challenges for most of the world. The uncertainty continued throughout 2021 as well. For patients and families trying to navigate congenital heart...

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...

Now Accepting Applications for the Emergency Preparedness and Response Action Learning Collaborative

by Brittany Frew | Aug 31, 2020 | Emergency Preparedness, News Releases

AMCHP is working with CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health to support states in ensuring that the needs of women of reproductive age, especially pregnant and postpartum women, and infants are incorporated in planning, preparedness, and response efforts in the event...

Learning from Past Responses to Disasters and Epidemics to Respond in the Present

by Brittany Frew | Jun 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Emergency Preparedness, Pulse Newsletters

Deborah Klein Walker, EdD Adjunct Professor at Boston University School of Public Health and Tufts University School of Medicine Former President AMCHP, President APHA, and Title V Director in Massachusetts Department of Public Health   Over the past three decades,...

Heeding Lessons Learned from the Zika Response as We Prepare for Emerging Threats and Issues

by Brittany Frew | Oct 15, 2019 | Child Health, Emergency Preparedness, Pulse Newsletters

Maura Leahy, M.P.H., C.H.E.S. Program Associate, Child and Adolescent Health The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs   September was National Preparedness Month, which gave AMCHP an opportunity to reflect back on past threats to the maternal and...