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President’s Budget Proposes $206M Increase to Title V MCH Block Grant
The White House released the President’s Budget Request for federal fiscal year 2023 (FY23) today including proposals for significant increases to the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (MCH Block Grant) and other federal programs to improve...
AMCHP Encourages State Health Agency Leaders to Support Youth, CBOs, and Tribal Governments for its Upcoming Annual Conference
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 encourage you to consider inviting and financially supporting youth and young adult leaders...
AMCHP Stands by the Science and Urges Vaccination of Children Ages 5 and Older Against COVID-19
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) announced that it stands by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other public health and clinical experts’...
AMCHP Recognizes February as National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month
This month, The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) joins the School-Based Health Alliance in celebrating February as National School-Based Health Care Awareness Month. Across the country, school-based health center providers will join...
AMCHP 2022 Annual Conference is Rescheduled to May 24-26 in an All-Virtual Format
First, thank you for your support and patience as we continue to navigate the current environment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Omicron variant. Out of concern for the health and safety of our attendees and due to travel restrictions brought on by the...
New Partnership to Support Title V and Birth Defects Program Collaboration
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...
AMCHP Announces Terrance E. Moore as New CEO
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Terrance E. Moore as its Chief Executive Officer. Moore has spent his career managing the nexus between organizational management and human rights advocacy for...
2021 AMCHP Annual Conference Evaluation Summary
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs held its 2021 Annual Conference virtually on May 24-27, 2021. There were 1337 registered attendees at the 2021 AMCHP Annual Conference, which is an attendance record. The conference evaluation survey was sent to...
Supreme Court decision reaffirms the ACA’s critical role in promoting the health of women, children, and families
AMCHP applauds the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling in the case of California v. Texas, which sought to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) based on Congress’ elimination of the individual mandate. “Today’s ruling is...
Four National Maternal and Child Health Organizations Announce Joint Action Plan for Anti-Racism and Racial Equity
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is uniting with three other national maternal and child health organizations in a bold, public commitment to undoing racism as a key driver to improve maternal and infant health outcomes, highlighting...
AMCHP Announces 2021 Award Winners
John C. MacQueen Lecture Award For innovation in the field of maternal and child health. Sunah Susan Hwang, MD, MPH, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics The Lula Lubchenco Chair in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO Dr....
Accepting Applications for the 2021-2022 Leadership Lab
AMCHP believes that achieving our vision of a skilled, flexible, and diverse MCH workforce starts with investing in the career and leadership development of individuals serving in many different roles across all states and territories. Leadership Lab is a unique...
Recap: AMCHP’s State Public Health Autism Resource Center (SPHARC) 2021 Autism Acceptance Month Activities
During Autism Acceptance Month, we focus on sharing positive, respectful, and accurate information about autism and autistic people. This Autism Acceptance Month, SPHARC hosted a series of four coffee talks. The coffee talk series featured different topics of interest...
New! Request for Applications: Healthy Beginnings with Title V: Advancing Anti-Racism in Preterm Birth Prevention
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...
A Message from AMCHP: Mental Health Month 2021
AMCHP members and partners: Mental Health Month 2021 is like no other. This past year presented challenges and obstacles that tested our strength and resiliency. The horror of the global COVID pandemic, which has claimed nearly 600,000 U.S. lives, our national...