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The Forced Sterilization of Disabled People in the United States: An Interview with Ma’ayan Anafi, Senior Counsel for Health Equity and Justice at the National Women’s Law Center
Interviewed by Lauren Blachowiak, Government Affairs Manager, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP). This interview took place on February 22, 2022. This interview discusses the results of a newly released report by the National Women’s...
Taylor’s Story: How Her Family Worked with Medical Specialists to Help Her Navigate Complications of Puberty
By Erin Parks, Northeast Family Support Partner, Oklahoma Family Network. My name is Erin, and I have a beautiful 20-year-old daughter named Taylor who has Down syndrome. My husband and I prepared Taylor for puberty and the concept of getting her period for...
Building Health Equity and Health Care Systems: The Importance of Doulas and Midwives as Community Birth Workers in Maternal and Child Health
By the Evidence and Implementation team at the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP). Doulas are trained in a non-clinical setting and provide support to the person giving birth. They provide emotional and physical support as well as...
Listening to and Justly Partnering with Collective Perinatal Health Solutions: Wisdom and a Way Forward for Maternal and Child Health Professionals and Institutions
By staff members from the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP), the Maternal Health Learning & Innovation Center (MHLIC), and Commonsense Childbirth State Title V/Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs across the United States are...
The Intersection of Climate Change and Maternal and Child Health: Centering Global Issues and Climate Justice
By Noeli Vasquez & Salome Araya, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP), Evidence and Implementation Team, Global Health Workgroup Climate change threatens all maternal and child health (MCH) programs across the globe. AMCHP and our...
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...
