Listening to and Justly Partnering with Collective Perinatal Health Solutions: Wisdom and a Way Forward for Maternal and Child Health Professionals and Institutions

by Chery Manon Espinal | Feb 2, 2022 | Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters

By staff members from the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP), the Maternal Health Learning & Innovation Center (MHLIC), and Commonsense Childbirth   State Title V/Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs across the United States are...

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...

Leveraging Federal Block Grants to Meet the Substance Use Disorder Needs of Women: The Nevada Experience

by Chery Manon Espinal | Feb 2, 2022 | Maternal & Infant Health, Mental Health & SUD, Pulse Newsletters

By Caroline Halsted, Research Analyst, National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors and Jessica Simon, Program Manager, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)     Overview The federal Substance Abuse Prevention and...

New Partnership to Support Title V and Birth Defects Program Collaboration

by Eden Desta | Nov 10, 2021 | CYSHCN, Maternal & Infant Health, News Releases

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) are excited to announce a new partnership to build capacity and engagement between Title V Maternal & Child Health (MCH)/Children & Youth...

“It Takes a Village (ITAV)” Expansion Project

by Eden Desta | Oct 1, 2021 | Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters

Utah has one of the largest populations of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders in the lower 48 United States. Pacific Islanders have had a presence in Utah since the late 1800s when many Native Hawaiians moved to the Salt Lake Valley as a result of missionary efforts of...

New! Request for Applications: Healthy Beginnings with Title V: Advancing Anti-Racism in Preterm Birth Prevention

by Eden Desta | May 5, 2021 | Maternal & Infant Health, News Releases

The Healthy Beginnings with Title V: Advancing Anti-Racism in Preterm Birth Prevention program will convene six teams comprised of state maternal and child health (MCH) agencies and community-based organizations, Tribal governments and Tribal organizations in an...