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...

House Appropriations Committee Proposes $125M Increase to Title V MCH Block Grant in Fiscal Year 2023

by Chery Manon Espinal | Jul 1, 2022 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal year 2023 (FY23) Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (L-HHS) bill, including significant increases to the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block...

Statement by AMCHP CEO Terrance E. Moore on the Final Majority Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

by Chery Manon Espinal | Jun 24, 2022 | Government Affairs, Maternal & Infant Health, News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Washington, D.C. – Today, AMCHP’s CEO Terrance E. Moore, issued the following statement in response to the final majority decision by the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “Today’s news confirms our worst...

AMCHP Leads National Coalitions in FY23 Maternal Health Appropriations Letters

by Chery Manon Espinal | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Government Affairs, Maternal & Infant Health

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is excited to share an update on our Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations efforts. We thank our many national partners for their support as we work together to improve the health and well-being of women,...

AMCHP Board President Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Fiscal Year 2023 Funding for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant

by Chery Manon Espinal | May 26, 2022 | Government Affairs, News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Washington, D.C. – Today, Belinda D. Pettiford, MPH, President of the Board of the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP), testified before the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and...

AMCHP Leads Coalition in Support of Senate Dear Colleague Letter Urging Fiscal Year 2023 Funding for CDC’s Surveillance for Emerging Threats and to Mothers and Babies Network

by Eden Desta | May 23, 2022 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates, Maternal & Infant Health, News Releases

Dear Chair Murray and Ranking Member Blunt: As you develop the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill, we urge you to provide $100 million for the Surveillance for Emerging Threats...