AMCHP TA Roundtable Series: Exploring Birth Defects Surveillance Programs and Legal Considerations for Public Health Data
2023-09-27 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | 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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AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: October 2023
2023-10-12 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.

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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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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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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AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: November 2023
2023-11-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Online

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 and the American Academy of Pediatrics Virtual Learning Café on Pediatric Mental Health
2023-12-07 12:00 - 13:00
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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.

Unveiling of the Perinatal Substance Use Special Issue in the Maternal and Child Health Journal
2023-12-19 12:30 - 14:00 | Online
Almost one in four pregnancy-related deaths is attributed to mental health conditions, including substance use disorder (SUD), making them the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related deaths.
This special issue of the Maternal and Child Health Journal builds on the evidence base, with 21 open articles that feature the latest research, program, and policy initiatives in perinatal SUD.
The special issue is sponsored by the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, with funding from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau within the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.
Register Today: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BzAmnQ5kR1CqYH75h-ZgUw

AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: January 2024
2024-01-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
Join the Policy and Government Affairs Team at the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) 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.

AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: February 2024
2024-02-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar

Think Global, Act Local: Learning from Global Digital Innovations for Domestic MCH Outcomes
2024-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Join AMCHP’’s Global Health Workgroup to learn about digital and technological innovation and incorporation across the maternal and child health (MCH) field abroad, and it’s connection to domestic MCH work. Guest presenters with experience in the field will share their experiences in integrating digital and technological innovation for MCH populations in low- and middle-income countries, followed by a Q&A. Special guests: Dr. Smisha Agarwal PhD, Associate Professor of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Ana Mariana, MD MMSc-GHD, FRSPH, Lecturer in Global health and Social Medicine at Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Bandung, Indonesia
Please use this link to register for the Webinar: Register Here

AMCHP and the American Academy of Pediatrics Virtual Learning Café on Pediatric Mental Health - Part 2
2024-02-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join AAP and AMCHP to round out the Pediatric Mental Health series that we began in Fall of 2023!
Register for both sessions today!
February 14: 12:00-1:00 EST
March 15: 12:00 -1:00 EST

Congressional Briefing on Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Care for Maternal and Child Health Populations
2024-03-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Senate Russell Office Building, Room SR-385, 2 Constitution Ave NE, Washington DC, DC, 20002, United States
Join the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP), in cooperation with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), for an informative briefing on the current state of care for maternal and child health populations with sickle cell disease. Despite sickle cell disease being the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, there is a noticeable gap in efforts for research, treatment, and awareness in comparison to other chronic illnesses. The in-person educational congressional briefing will be an opportunity for collaboration and engagement with key stakeholders, including members of Congress, and to learn valuable insights and information on sickle cell disease to inform federal, state, and local policy efforts.
When: March 5th, 2024 from 12 PM-1 PM ET
Location (in-person): Senate Russell Office Building, Room SR-385
Panelists:

Dr. Deron C. Burton, MD, JD, MPH (CAPT, USPHS), Director, Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics within CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Dr. Jeffrey Brosco, MD, PhD, Director of the Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs within HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau
[Family Story] Dr. Tobi Adeyeye Amosun, MD, FAAP, Deputy Commissioner for Population Health of the Tennessee Department of Health, AMCHP Board member, and parent of a son with sickle cell disease
[Teen Advocate] Ayana Lee Johnson, SCDAA’s 2021-2023 National Teen Ambassador and sickle cell disease warrior

Register to attend here.

AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: March 2024
2024-03-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar

IHLC Webinar Series: Who's at Your Table? Power Sharing and Asset Framing
2024-03-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
This event is part of a series from the Innovation Hub Learning Community (IHLC). IHLC offers programmatic support to all practices in the MCH Innovations Database through one-on-one tailored coaching, didactic webinars, and peer sharing
The first session will explore:

How power dynamics play a role in building partnerships and
Strategies that foster a mindset shift towards asset framing.

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AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: May 2024
2024-05-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar

IHLC Webinar Series: Stop Building the Plane as We Fly It: Being Intentional w/ Strategic Planning
2024-05-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
This event is part of a series from the Innovation Hub Learning Community (IHLC). IHLC offers programmatic support to all practices in the MCH Innovations Database through one-on-one tailored coaching, didactic webinars, and peer sharing
How can we stop changing the tire while the car is still moving? The second session will provide methods to strengthen your strategic foundation and clearly define the key aspects of your work using key performance indicators (KPIs) and theory of change.
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Webinar: Strengthening Statewide Early Childhood Systems: The Roles of Title V, ECCS, and MIECHV
2024-06-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
The goals of the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) Health Integration Prenatal-to-Three program, and Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program are closely aligned: all are focused on supporting the health and wellbeing of parents and young children, and on developing a coordinated and equitable system of care, especially for families that have been systematically excluded. In recent years, a growing number of recipients of these awards are working together to better serve families. Examples include bringing together cross-agency partners for projects like coordinated referral systems, and initiatives to increase newborn screenings.
In this webinar, experts from the Early Childhood Systems TA and Coordination Center (ECS TACC), the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP), and the MIECHV Technical Assistance Resource Center (TARC) will explore opportunities for building statewide systems, underscoring the value that each partner brings to the table. Participants will hear from two states where partnership efforts are underway.
Audience: MIECHV, Title V, and ECCS awardees. MIECHV awardees are encouraged to share this webinar invite with Title V and ECCS leads within their state/territory (where applicable).
Learning Objectives. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Define the goals of Title V, ECCS, and MIECHV programs
Describe examples of common statewide systems
Identify common challenges experienced when developing statewide systems
Describe examples of statewide systems engaging more than one maternal child health programs in Louisiana and New Jersey

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AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: June 2024
2024-06-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar

Action Learning Webinar - Putting "Take Action for Adolescents: A Call to Action for Adolescent Health and Well-Being" into Action
2024-06-26 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Population Affairs (OPA) and the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) are hosting a virtual action learning webinar, “Putting Take Action for Adolescents: A Call to Action for Adolescent Health and Well-Being into Action,” on June 25, 2024, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET. This event builds on the informational session on Take Action for Adolescents™ that took place in May. If you missed this session you can review the recording here.
During the action learning webinar, participants will practice using tools from the Take Action Toolkit to support plans to increase youth agency and youth engagement in Title V work. Participants will brainstorm and discuss how to use current funding and who to partner with to improve their youth engagement in the adolescent health work they do in their communities.
Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrf–trDwsHdOEbdVJn-w17lKgFZIz8LaX#/registration

AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: July 2024
2024-07-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar

AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: August 2024
2024-08-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar

AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: September 2024
2024-09-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar

MCH Innovations Database Fall Review closes
2024-09-20
The Fall Review process for the MCH Innovations Database will begin on Friday, September 20th, 2024! This means that all submissions received on or before September 20th will be included in this Fall 2024 Review cycle. All submissions received after this date (on or after September 21st) will be rolled into our Spring 2025 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.

IHLC Webinar Series: "Say More About That": Qualitive Research and Interviewing Considerations
2024-09-26 15:00 - 16:00
This event is part of a series from the Innovation Hub Learning Community (IHLC). IHLC offers programmatic support to all practices in the MCH Innovations Database through one-on-one tailored coaching, didactic webinars, and peer sharing
The third session will explore ways qualitative interviewing can add a dimension to your evaluation practices, and how to incorporate it into your evaluation plans.
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AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: October 2024
2024-10-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar

Title V Federal-State Maternal & Child Health Partnership Meeting
2024-10-20 - 2024-10-23 | Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20001 , 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 Federal-State Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Partnership Meeting.
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AMCHP Policy & Partnerships Town Hall: November 2024
2024-11-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar

Cultivating Community Connection: Incorporating Community-Rooted Evidence into your Evaluation Plan & Programmatic Activities; AMCHP Innovation Hub Learning Community Webinar
2024-11-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
Join us for the FINAL Innovation Hub Learning Community (IHLC) webinar on November 21, 2024 from 3-4 pm EST! The Innovation Hub Learning Community (IHLC) offers programmatic support to all practices in the MCH Innovations Database through one-on-one tailored coaching, didactic webinars, and peer sharing opportunities. In 2024, AMCHP is hosting four webinars on topics related to programmatic best practices that all MCH professionals and advocates are welcome to attend.
Our final session of the year, “Cultivating Community Connection: Incorporating Community-Rooted Evidence into your Evaluation Plan & Programmatic Activities”, will define community-rooted evidence (CRE) and explore ways your organization can incorporate community-rooted evidence into your evaluation plan and programmatic activities. This interactive session will provide a window into AMCHP’s ongoing efforts to understand how community-rooted evidence currently informs programmatic activities and evaluation planning, as well as how joint partnerships with CRE can build the capacity of community-based organizations to capture, define, and disseminate their own evidence.
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