AMCHP Encourages Family Leaders, Students, Youth, and Young Adult Leaders to Join Our Association Committees

by Chery Manon Espinal | Oct 5, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Family Engagement, Youth Engagement

Are you a family leader working in maternal and child health (MCH)? Are you a student, youth, or young adult leader looking to get more involved in the MCH discipline? Are you interested in effecting meaningful change nationally and have your voice heard on MCH...

Episode 6 – The Kids Are Not Okay: Climate Change, Environmental Injustice, and What MCH & Youth Advocates Can Do

by Gabrielle McLean | Jun 29, 2022 | Adolescent Health, Blogs & Podcasts, Podcast, Youth Engagement

Guest Speakers:  Rhea Goswami, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Environmental Justice Coalition  Dr. Megan Latshaw, Associate Scientist, Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, Johns Hopkins University    Interested in learning about environmental...

The Revolutionary Optimists: ​Reflections from Public Health Professionals on Youth Activism

by Brittany Frew | Jul 15, 2021 | Global Health, Pulse Newsletters, Youth Engagement

Bejanchong Foretia, Global Health Committee   This year’s AMCHP 2021 Conference centered on the reality of our global connectedness as we all experience a pandemic that continues to tragically take the lives of thousands and challenge our ideas of “normal”....

AMCHP Invites Youth and Young Adult Leaders to #AMCHP2021

by Brittany Frew | Apr 19, 2021 | AMCHP Conference, Family Engagement, News Releases, Youth Engagement

Dear State Health Agency Leader, On behalf of the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and its local, state, and national partners, it is my pleasure to invite youth and young adult leaders (including students), community‐based organizations,...

AMCHP Announces “Youth Voice Amplified” Committee

by Brittany Frew | Dec 22, 2020 | Adolescent Health, News Releases, Youth Engagement

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs has officially approved the foundational components of an association committee dedicated to elevating the voice and contributions of young people to the MCH discipline, particularly state Title V programs. The...

Getting to ‘Y’: An Evidence-Informed Youth Engagement Strategy in Vermont

by Brittany Frew | May 13, 2020 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Youth Engagement

Many thanks to our guest writer, Sharon Koller, who coordinates the UP for Learning’s Getting to ‘Y’ program, which she highlights below.   Although we are experiencing a moment in time that has challenged us to be innovative in the ways we continue...