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Congenital Heart Disease Doesn’t “Shut Down” During a Pandemic. Neither Do We.
By Becca Kalivas, RN, MS, Education Director, Conquering CHD There is no doubt 2020 presented unknown and scary challenges for most of the world. The uncertainty continued throughout 2021 as well. For patients and families trying to navigate congenital heart...
AMCHP CARES Act Awardees Use Telehealth to Improve Care During the Pandemic and Beyond – Highlights from Three States
By Sabra Anckner and Brittany Frew, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) In spring 2020, the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) received a CARES Act grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration...
Increasing Access to Mental Health Services for Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities: A Legislative Proposal
By Lauren Blachowiak and Alyson Northrup, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and Danielle Webber, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Our nation faces a mental health crisis among children and youth that has been...
Leveraging Federal Block Grants to Meet the Substance Use Disorder Needs of Women: The Nevada Experience
By Caroline Halsted, Research Analyst, National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors and Jessica Simon, Program Manager, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Overview The federal Substance Abuse Prevention and...
Seize this Critical Time to Catch Up on Missed Pediatric Vaccinations and Routine Checkups
By Dr. Michael D. Warren, Pediatrician and Associate Administrator for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau at HRSA As the new school year starts, it’s not only time for fresh notebooks and sharpened pencils. It’s also time to make sure students and families stay...
AMCHP Innovation Hub: 2021 Replication Projects
Each year, the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) awards four organizations to replicate a practice from the MCH Innovations Database (formerly known as Innovation Station). If selected, applicants receive tailored technical assistance (TA) and...
“It Takes a Village (ITAV)” Expansion Project
Utah has one of the largest populations of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders in the lower 48 United States. Pacific Islanders have had a presence in Utah since the late 1800s when many Native Hawaiians moved to the Salt Lake Valley as a result of missionary efforts of...
Pono Choices: Supporting Implementation of a Culturally Relevant Sexual Health Education Curriculum
Pono Choices is a culturally responsive sexual health education curriculum developed in Hawaii that is designed to provide young adolescents with the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and skills necessary to reduce their risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and...
The Revolutionary Optimists: Reflections from Public Health Professionals on Youth Activism
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”....
Community Mobilization Approach to Increase Fatherhood Involvement
Wykinia Culbreth, Georgia Department of Public Health Tiara Giddings, Morehouse School of Medicine The Georgia Department of Public Health (GA DPH) Maternal and Child Health Section within the Division of Health Promotion partnered with the National Fatherhood...
Lessons Learned from Global and Local Initiatives
Laura Powis, MPH, AMCHP, Evidence & Implementation Team, Global Health Workgroup As we have seen time and time again throughout this pandemic, vaccine hesitancy is an ever-evolving concern. Just when vaccination numbers are on the rise, an event like the...
AMCHP 2021: Global Meets Local Conference Updates
The 2021 annual AMCHP conference Global Meets Local: A Global Approach for Local Outcomes is just a few days away! AMCHP 2021 will be the perfect opportunity to connect and network with public health officials who share an interest in maternal and child health. Last...
Celebrate Public Health Genetics Week from May 24-28,2021 with NCC
Megan Lyon, MPH, NCC Senior Program Manager The National Coordinating Center for the Regional Genetics Network (NCC), a cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), works with the seven Regional Genetics Networks (RGNs) and the...
AMCHP’s Global Health Initiative
AMCHP defines “global health” as seeking to achieve equity in all that we do, in a way that promotes the well-being of every individual worldwide. In recognizing the inherent value in learning from global health insights and perspectives, AMCHP launched its Global...
Breaking Down Silos to Address COVID-19 in Maternal and Child Health:
Two Examples of State Collaborative Approaches to Turn Data into Action Camille Delgado-López, MPH, Puerto Rico Department of Health Elizabeth Harvey, PhD, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health Alyson K. Northrup, MS, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs...
