Pulse is an AMCHP bi-monthly newsletter featuring a curated selection of insightful, story-driven articles and perspectives centered on critical topics in maternal and child health (MCH). Each edition showcases a collection of contributions authored by AMCHP’s subject matter experts, partners, and collaborators, including families and individuals with lived experience with the challenges AMCHP endeavors to solve.
This newsletter includes a special segment called Pulse Plus, which features articles on various MCH issues and topics relevant to our members and the broader MCH community.
Are you an AMCHP member or partner interested in collaborating on an article for Pulse? Please e-mail us at communications@amchp.org.
You Are In Control
Paige Bussanich, M.S. AMCHP Senior Program Manager, Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs Author’s note: I believe that we all can become empowered when we are able to share our personal stories. When our staff decided to expand beyond the usual bounds...
Complementary Maternal and Child Health Funding Streams
Title V Block Grant and the Maternal and Child Environmental Health Network Alfred N. Romeo, R.N., Ph.D. MotherToBaby Utah Utah Department of Health Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grants support improved health care and public health services for...
Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN)
A New Promising Practice for Building Relationships and Reflective Practice in Oregon Linda Gilkerson, PhD Professor Erikson Institute Kerry Cassidy Norton, MPH Home Visiting Workforce Development Coordinator Oregon Health Authority Within the past decade, home...
Resources for Promoting Healthy Behavioral and Emotional Development in Adolescents
Lauren Geary, MPH, American Academy of Pediatrics Kathy Janies, American Academy of Pediatrics Jane Bassewitz, MA, American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Bright Futures are committed to advocating for optimal health and...
Finding Our Place in MCH
Reflections from two MCHB trainees on how the experience changed their paths "Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am." This quote from Parker J. Palmer is a perfect way to start off this personal reflection...
Let’s Find the “Magic in the Match”
Aurélie Brown Parent to Parent USA If you are reading PULSE, there is no question that we have a common goal. That goal, broadly, is to "improve the health of women, children, youth, and families, including those with special health care needs." It is a lofty goal...
Making Futures Brighter
Improvements in Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Children and Families Lauren Geary, M.P.H., American Academy of Pediatrics Kathy Janies, American Academy of Pediatrics Jane Bassewitz, M.A., American Academy of Pediatrics Throughout the last decade,...
Embracing Adolescent and Young Adult Health Holistically
How the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and Our Partners Have Made the Well-Being of Youth A Priority Iliana S. White, MPH Sr. Program Manager, Adolescent Health AMCHP With the start of 2020, we reflect on a period of life that many may choose to forget: adolescence!...
Heeding Lessons Learned from the Zika Response as We Prepare for Emerging Threats and Issues
Maura Leahy, M.P.H., C.H.E.S. Program Associate, Child and Adolescent Health The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs September was National Preparedness Month, which gave AMCHP an opportunity to reflect back on past threats to the maternal and...
MCHB’s Workforce Development Programs
Training and Support for Title V Agencies Lauren Raskin Ramos, M.P.H. Director, Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau Assuring that the maternal and child health (MCH) workforce is highly skilled and...
Counting Kids in the 2020 Census: A Challenge and An Opportunity
Jessica Cohen Program Analyst, Health Systems Transformation AMCHP A fair and accurate 2020 Census is essential for ensuring that the government can allocate appropriate federal funding for programs and services that support maternal and child health. In 2010, more...
From Combatting to Acceptance: The Autism CARES Act of 2019
Paige Bussanich, M.S. AMCHP Senior Program Manager, Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs What stemmed from a strong coalition of individuals on the autism spectrum, parents of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and other...
Trend Reversal: Uninsured rates tick upwards since passage of the Affordable Care Act
Atyya Chaudhry, M.P.P. Senior Program Manager, Health Systems Transformation The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Since the passage of Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, the uninsured rate for adults in the United States had been on a steady...
Making the Case for Public Health and Corporate Partnerships to Meet Workforce Needs and Community Health Goals
Becky Goins Program Associate, Health Systems Transformation The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs A joint publication of the de Beaumont Foundation and the Bipartisan Party Center (BPC), Good Health is Good Business: The value proposition of...
What is a State Adolescent Health Coordinator
Julie Neitzel Carr President National Network of State Adolescent Health Coordinators Minnesota State Adolescent Health Coordinator Kristin Teipel Director State Adolescent Health Resource Center The state adolescent health coordinator (AHC) position has...
