Shaping our Future: A More Inclusive, Sustainable Workforce

by Eden Desta | Sep 1, 2022 | Equity & Anti-Racism, Pulse Newsletters, Workforce Development

By Ben Kaufman, MSW, Associate Director, Workforce Development and Capacity Building, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Earlier this year, the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (non-sports fans, bear with me for one short...

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...

Reflecting on Amá: The Untold Story of the Sterilization of Thousands of Indigenous Women at the Hands of the U.S. Government

by Eden Desta | Sep 1, 2022 | Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters

By Catalina Desouza, Intern, Laura Powis, MPH, Program Manager, Lynda Krisowaty, MHS, Senior Program Manager, and Noeli Vasquez, BS, Public Health Associate, Evidence and Implementation, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) While many believe...

The Marathon

by Chery Manon Espinal | Sep 1, 2022 | Equity & Anti-Racism, Family Engagement, Pulse Newsletters

By Joseph Yusuf, A New Deal for Youth Changemaker, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and Generation Hope Scholar   AMCHP’s 2022 conference included a session titled “The Path Forward: Strategies to Support Mental Health for Young Adult Parents.” This...

AMCHP Reflections from Black Maternal Mental Health Week

by Eden Desta | Jul 28, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health

AMCHP joined forces with mental health advocates, organizational leaders, parents, and caregivers across the U.S. to learn together and advocate for change during Black Maternal Mental Health Week.  Black Maternal Mental Health Week (BMMHW) is an annual event founded...

To Improve Maternal Health, We Must Depoliticize Racial Equity

by Chery Manon Espinal | Jun 9, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health

Authors: Terrance E. Moore, MA, Chief Executive Officer at the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)  Cheryl L. Clark, DrPH, RHIA, Associate Director, Equity, Epidemiology, and Evaluation at AMCHP Jonathan Webb, MPH, MBA, Chief Executive Officer...