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AMCHP and the American Academy of Pediatrics Virtual Learning Café on Pediatric Mental Health
2023-12-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
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Come learn about how Title V is addressing the youth mental health crisis!
Learning Café Description: AMCHP and the American Academy of Pediatrics are hosting a virtual learning café series to increase awareness of community-based mental health supports that are available to children/youth and families. Each learning café will include a short didactic presentation, followed by peer-to-peer discussion and questions. Presenters will include staff from MCH Title V programs who have ongoing mental health programs that involve Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) programs and/or pediatric primary care professionals.
Please register for the second virtual café on December 7th from 12-1 pm ET here: https://aap.webex.com/weblink/register/rb2a59edaf11fc26a1ee3191d51e4d663
The final two sessions of the four-part series will occur in early 2024. These dates will be released soon.

Who’s Guiding Your Choices: Centering Community in Evidence-Based Decision Making
2023-11-28 15:00 - 16:00
AMCHP is excited to announce the launch of the Innovation Hub Learning Community (IHLC). The IHLC is the latest evolution of the programmatic support and learning opportunities offered through Innovation Hub and is an expansion of the previous Cutting-Edge Learning Community (CELC). Throughout the year, AMCHP will be hosting four webinars on topics related to programmatic best practices that all MCH professionals and advocates are welcome to attend!
The IHLC webinar series will focus on skills and strategies that you can apply to your work to improve your organizational processes, expand the scope and impact of your practice, and plan for program sustainability. Our final meeting will help you evaluate the role of community members in your decision making and provide strategies to center people with lived experience in your program design, implementation, and evaluation.
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AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: November 2023
2023-11-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Join the AMCHP Government Affairs team to learn about the latest updates in federal maternal and child health policy and to hear from our national, federal, and state partners in the AMCHP Policy and Partnership Town Hall Series! We convene the second Thursday of each month, 2-3 pm EST. Click here to register for all scheduled Town Halls.

Title V Maternal & Child Health Federal-State Partnership Meeting
2023-11-05 12:00 - 2023-11-08 12:30 | The Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20036, United States
We are excited to announce that AMCHP is partnering with the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to convene the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Federal-State Partnership Meeting. This will be the first in-person Title V Partnership Meeting since 2019!
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Pathways to Sustainability: Cultivating a Space for Birthworkers
2023-10-31 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
This webinar is part of AMCHP’s Pathways to Sustainability webinar series featuring Safer Childbirth Cities Grantees. Register for the whole webinar series.
Join us as the Jackson Safer Childbirth Cities Experience’s Tara Shaw discusses cultivating a space to center, respect, and listen to the voices of birthworkers, those most impacted, and those who champion the care of families in need. The Jackson Safer Childbirth Cities Experience is community-based and focuses on providing the services of community-based doulas to African American women of childbearing age, specifically those between the ages of 18 and 44. In hosting a one-day conference, the project team aimed to align on best ways to implement holistic care/birthworkers in health care spaces for families across the state as well as collaborate on ways to strengthen resources for birthworkers to build collective care for Black families that is community-driven.
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Pathways to Sustainability: Documenting the Impacts of Doulas — Qualitatively and Quantitatively
2023-10-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
This webinar is part of AMCHP’s Pathways to Sustainability webinar series featuring Safer Childbirth Cities Grantees. Register for the whole webinar series.
The REACHUP, Inc. team of Ankita Patel, Doula Program Manager for the GROWTH with Doulas and Dads program, and Ronee Wilson, PhD, Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiologist with expertise in disparity-related community-engaged research, will share about their community-based doula program in Tampa, FL. REACHUP, Inc. is a non-profit community-based organization whose work has impacted its community through health advocacy, research, and education. The mission of REACHUP, Inc., is to advocate for and mobilize resources to help communities achieve equality in healthcare and positive health for families. The REACHUP team is producing a journey map that illustrates the successes of their Safer Childbirth Cities community doula program. To date, their program has served nearly 600 birthing women and families. Moving beyond quantitative data, the team is working to document the journey of doulas and families to truly demonstrate the impact that this program has had on lives. One unique aspect of this project is the ability of qualitative documentation to acknowledge the emotional toll of doula work, as they provide emotional support and experience the joys and the sorrows alongside families while they are also caring for their families at home.
Our second presentation for the day will come from Stephanie Spencer, Founder and Executive Director of Urban Baby Beginnings (UBB). UBB is a non-profit organization that focuses on supporting the health and well-being of pregnant and postpartum people and their families in the Hampton Roads and Central Virginia areas. The organization provides a range of services and programs, including prenatal and postpartum care, breastfeeding support, childbirth education, and doula services. UBB also advocates for policy changes that support maternal and child health and well-being. The UBB team is working to create a report that summarizes the impact of the work, identifies barriers and gaps in services and support, and works toward sustained impact through a collective impact approach. The ultimate goal of collecting this data is to improve the health and well-being of low-income, Black, and Latinx communities by addressing systemic barriers and promoting equitable access to quality maternal and child health services.
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AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: October 2023
2023-10-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Online

AMCHP TA Roundtable Series: Exploring Birth Defects Surveillance Programs and Legal Considerations for Public Health Data
2023-09-27 15:00 - 16:30 | Online
Hear from Network for Public Health Law attorneys as they discuss public health law and data sharing basics as well as strategies for working with your agency’s legal team to support surveillance programs.
Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with peers nationwide to share challenges and strategies in navigating policy and regulation within their programs.
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Advancing Perinatal Substance Use Policy with People with Lived Experience
2023-09-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
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Punitive policies, stigmatization, and discrimination harm families and pregnant women seeking support for a substance use disorder (SUD) and lead to negative maternal and infant health outcomes. This virtual learning session will explore opportunities for public health programs to authentically and equitably engage people impacted by perinatal SUD via examples from the field, storytelling strategies, and a discussion of key considerations for trauma-informed engagement and policy approaches. Speakers include

Brittany Westmoreland, Certified Addiction Technician and Peer Support Specialist at the University of Colorado’s Perinatal Peer Support Doula Program
Jenné Massie, DrPH, MS, Senior Research Scientist at George Washington University’s Intersectionality Research Institute
Dr. Ruchi Fitzgerald, MD, Family Medicine Physician and Addiction Specialist, Chief of Inpatient Addiction Medicine at PCC Wellness Center

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MCH Innovations Database Fall Review Submissions Due
2023-09-15 17:00 | Online
AMCHP is thrilled to announce the Fall Review for the MCH Innovations Database beginning on Friday, September 15, 2023! This means that all submissions received on or before September 15th will be included in this Fall 2023 Review cycle. All submissions received after this date (on or after September 16th) will be rolled into our Spring 2024 review cycle (date to be announced). All application materials including submission forms for each practice designation are currently available on AMCHP’s Innovation Hub site on the “Submit a Practice” tab.

AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: September 2023
2023-09-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Online

AMCHP and the American Academy of Pediatrics Virtual Learning Café on Pediatric Mental Health
2023-09-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
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Come learn about how Title V is addressing the youth mental health crisis!
Learning Café Description: AMCHP and the American Academy of Pediatrics are hosting a virtual learning café series to increase awareness of community-based mental health supports that are available to children/youth and families. Each learning café will include a short didactic presentation, followed by peer-to-peer discussion and questions. Presenters will include staff from MCH Title V programs who have ongoing mental health programs that involve Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) programs and/or pediatric primary care professionals.
State Feature: Virginia Department of Health
Learning Café Objectives:

Explain the aims of the four-part virtual learning café series on pediatric mental health
Introduce the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) Programs
Describe the role of state health departments and Title V in PMHCA programs, exemplified by the Virginia Department of Health
Explore opportunities for public health programs to increase access to PMHCA programs and/or pediatric primary care professionals

Please register for the first café on September 7th from 12-1 pm ET here: https://aap.webex.com/weblink/register/r8871697b3e56a5a9601cc39112bde30e
Please register for the second café on December 7th from 12-1 pm ET here: https://aap.webex.com/weblink/register/rb2a59edaf11fc26a1ee3191d51e4d663
The final two sessions of the four-part series will occur in early 2024. These dates will be released soon.

AMCHP TA Roundtable Series: Exploring Birth Defects Surveillance Programs and Opportunities to Align with MCH Title V Activities
2023-09-06 15:00 - 16:30 | Online
Hear how Oregon’s Birth Anomalies Surveillance System worked with agency partners to align birth anomaly surveillance information, health education and outreach work with MCH Title V efforts in promoting family health. Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with peers nationwide to share challenges and strategies in aligning Birth Defects Surveillance Programs with their respective Title V programs.
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Expanding Your Impact: Preparing to Scale Up Your Practice
2023-08-24 15:00 - 16:00
AMCHP is excited to announce the launch of the Innovation Hub Learning Community (IHLC). The IHLC is the latest evolution of the programmatic support and learning opportunities offered through Innovation Hub and is an expansion of the previous Cutting-Edge Learning Community (CELC). Throughout the year, AMCHP will be hosting four webinars on topics related to programmatic best practices that all MCH professionals and advocates are welcome to attend!
The IHLC webinar series will focus on skills and strategies that you can apply to your work to improve your organizational processes, expand the scope and impact of your practice, and plan for program sustainability. Our third webinar will provide resources and tools to scale up your practice and expand your program’s impact.
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AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: July 2023
2023-07-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Online

AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall Series: June 2023
2023-06-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Online

AMCHP TA Virtual Roundtable Series: Exploring Birth Defects Surveillance Programs and Engaging Families and People with Lived Experience
2023-05-23 15:00 - 16:30 | Online
Hear how the Rhode Island Birth Defects Program engages with families through community health work to inform their advisory committees, referral systems, program/quality improvement, etc. Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with peers nationwide to share challenges and strategies in working with families to inform programmatic work.
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Starting from Your Strengths: Planning for Sustainability
2023-05-23 15:00 - 16:00
AMCHP is excited to announce the launch of the Innovation Hub Learning Community (IHLC). The IHLC is the latest evolution of the programmatic support and learning opportunities offered through Innovation Hub and is an expansion of the previous Cutting-Edge Learning Community (CELC). Throughout the year, AMCHP will be hosting four webinars on topics related to programmatic best practices that all MCH professionals and advocates are welcome to attend!
The IHLC webinar series will focus on skills and strategies that you can apply to your work to improve your organizational processes, expand the scope and impact of your practice, and plan for program sustainability. Our second session will take an assets-based approach to help you explore your program’s strengths and plan for a sustainable future.
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Autism Acceptance Month Virtual Fireside Chat: Celebrating Autistic Joy
2023-04-27 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
The theme of our State Public Health Autism Resource Center’s (SPHARC) 2023 Autism Acceptance Month activities is: Celebrating Autistic Joy.
Please join SPHARC and its Autistic Faculty for a virtual fireside chat on Thursday, April 27 from 3:00-4:00 PM ET. Presenters will share what celebrating Autistic joy means for them. There will be a question-and-answer session with the audience following. Register for the virtual fireside chat here.
The Autistic Faculty chose this year’s theme because too often, Autism Acceptance Month activities focus on the challenging parts of being autistic. This year’s theme is focused on talking about the strengths, special interests, and passions of Autistic people. The fireside chat will be moderated by the Autistic Faculty. More information about the presenters during the fireside chat will be posted on SPHARC’s Autism Acceptance Month website. For questions, email the SPHARC team at: spharc@amchp.org
About SPHARC’s 2023 Autism Acceptance Month activities:
SPHARC’s 2023 Autism Acceptance Month activities are being planned with SPHARC’s Autistic Faculty. These activities will include:

A podcast episode with our Autistic Faculty (to be released in late April)
A virtual fireside chat about “Celebrating Autistic Joy” (April 27 from 3-4 PM ET)
Featuring “Celebrating Autistic Joy” content on our website and social media

AMCHP TA Virtual Roundtable Series: Exploring Birth Defects Surveillance Programs and Title V Partnerships
2023-04-19 15:00 - 16:30 | Online
Please join us for the first session of our Virtual Roundtable Series: “Exploring Birth Defects Surveillance Programs & Title V Partnerships,” on April 19 at 3-4:30pm ET. Hear how the South Carolina Bureau of Maternal and Child Health is coordinating referrals to services between their Birth Defects Program, Children’s Health and Perinatal Services (CHPS), and Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI). Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with peers nationwide and share challenges and strategies to linking families to care.
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AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall Series: April 2023
2023-04-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Online

Perinatal Substance Use: National and State Public Health Strategies
2023-03-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
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Unwinding the PHE Medicaid continuous eligibility provision: The role of MCH advocates
2023-03-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar

AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall Series: March 2023
2023-03-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Online

Tracking Progress Towards Your Goals: Utilizing Key Performance Indicators
2023-02-23 15:00 - 16:00
AMCHP is excited to announce the launch of the Innovation Hub Learning Community (IHLC). The IHLC is the latest evolution of the programmatic support and learning opportunities offered through Innovation Hub and is an expansion of the previous Cutting-Edge Learning Community (CELC). Throughout the year, AMCHP will be hosting four webinars on topics related to programmatic best practices that all MCH professionals and advocates are welcome to attend!
The IHLC webinar series will focus on skills and strategies that you can apply to your work to improve your organizational processes, expand the scope and impact of your practice, and plan for program sustainability. Our first event will help you learn more about how to utilize key performance indicators to assess success and track progress towards your programmatic goals.
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AMCHP Policy and Partnership Town Hall Series: December 2022
2022-12-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Join the AMCHP Government Affairs team to learn about the latest updates in federal maternal and child health policy and to hear from our national, federal, and state partners in the AMCHP Policy and Partnership Town Hall Series! We convene the second Thursday of every month, 2-3 pm EST. Click here to register for all scheduled Town Halls.

AMCHP Policy and Partnership Town Hall Series: November 2022
2022-11-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Online

AMCHP Policy and Partnership Town Hall Series: October 2022
2022-10-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Online

Preparing for the Public Health Emergency Unwinding: The Role of MCH Programs
2022-10-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar

AMCHP Policy and Partnership Town Hall Series: September 2022
2022-09-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
