Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Today: Strengthening MCH Now for the Future

by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 11, 2024 | Pulse Newsletters

By Meagan Robinson Maynor, DrPH, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Epidemiology, Evaluation and Metrics, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)   Introduction Maternal and child health (MCH) epidemiology has been defined as “the systematic...

Building Bridges to Better Health: Arizona’s Collaborative Model for the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Needs Assessments

by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 11, 2024 | Pulse Newsletters

By Martín F. Celaya, MPH, Arizona Department of Health Services   Arizona is a state well known for its diverse geography and vibrant communities. With a population of more than 7.3 million people, the state is widely characterized by its arid desert landscapes,...

Puerto Rico’s Title V Health Needs Assessment: Facing the Challenges Head On

by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 11, 2024 | Pulse Newsletters

By Marianne Cruz-Carrión, MS and Norma Boujouen Ramírez, PhD, Puerto Rico Department of Health   Introduction The Puerto Rico Title V program’s interdisciplinary team has members from the health, social sciences, and behavioral health fields. The team took a...

Sustainability as a Fundamental Construct in the Evaluation of Maternal and Child Health Programs: A Case Study of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 11, 2024 | Pulse Newsletters

By Mikayla Charles, MPH, Program Analyst, Epidemiology, Evaluation, and Metrics, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)    Introduction Evaluation is the cornerstone for determining a program’s effectiveness, feasibility, and impact...

Using the National Survey of Children’s Health Data to Address Health Disparities and Health Equity in Your State

by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 11, 2024 | Pulse Newsletters

Submitted by The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC)   Health equity and health disparities have a major impact on health care delivery in the United States. The concepts of health equity and health disparities are intertwined....

A Reframing of, and Return to, the Basics of Health Equity

by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 11, 2024 | Pulse Newsletters

By Jasmine Bihm, DrPH, MPH, Director, Health Equity Innovation and Implementation, and Hawi Teizazu, PhD, Associate Director, Health Equity Innovation & Implementation, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)   Defining Health Equity...