by Eden Desta | Feb 28, 2019 | Legislative Updates, Maternal & Infant Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published its unofficial final rule today to make substantive changes to the Title X Family Planning Program. The rule will effectively bar many, though not all, Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving Title X funds....
by Eden Desta | Nov 20, 2018 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates, Maternal & Infant Health
Coalition of national organizations urges floor votes on bills aimed at combating rise in maternal mortality, cites bipartisan support. A group of 82 national health-related organizations urged congressional leaders today to pass pending legislation by the end of the...
by Eden Desta | Nov 2, 2018 | Child Health, CYSHCN, Maternal & Infant Health, News Releases, Title V
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) has released new implementation toolkits to help state agencies meet the National Performance Measures (NPM) under their federal Title V block grants. The toolkits provide evidence-based/-informed...
by Eden Desta | Oct 29, 2018 | Maternal & Infant Health, News Releases
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) will co-host a live discussion on Twitter about maternal health tonight, Oct. 29, from 8-9 p.m. ET. It’s unacceptable that the United States has the worst maternal death rate of any developed...
by Eden Desta | Oct 15, 2018 | Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters
Lessons from the Every Mother Initiative Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet Lead and Executive Director, Merck for Mothers Maternal mortality is on the rise in the U.S. In fact, the country has one of worst rates of all high-income nations, and the numbers are going in the...
by Eden Desta | Aug 15, 2018 | Government Affairs, Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters
Alyson Northrup Government Affairs Specialist Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs A U.S. Senate committee recently advanced legislation on an issue of increasing national attention that maternal and child health (MCH) professionals are tackling...
