Pulse is AMCHP’s bi-monthly online magazine. Each issue focuses on a different topic and is shared with the entire AMCHP family, including members, partners, and others interested in MCH issues. Never miss our updates! Sign up for our newsletters to receive the latest in maternal and child health news and AMCHP publications straight to your inbox. Subscribe now
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...
State Internship Program for CYSHCN Pays Dividends
Carmen Boucher Youth Internship Program Coordinator and Principal Community Program Liaison Office of Special Needs, Health Equity Institute, Rhode Island Department of Health The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Internship Program for Children and...
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...
Supporting the CYSHCN Workforce – Using the National Standards as a Key Resource
Paige Bussanich Senior Program Manager, CYSHCN The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Contributions from: Sarahna Moyd Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities, Title V CYSHCN Program Hawaii State Department of...
Trainee Ambassador Group Connects MCH Trainees, Enhances the MCH Training Program Network
Julia Fantacone, M.P.P. Project Manager Center for Healthy Women and Children, ALTARUM Samantha Croffut, M.P.H., R.D.N. Public Health Analyst Division of MCH Workforce Development, Maternal and Child Health Bureau U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration...
How to Talk in a Job Interview
Four Tips from the Hiring Side of the Desk Caroline Stampfel, M.P.H. Director of Programs The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs What's the worst advice you've ever gotten for a job an interview? My mentor once advised me to just keep talking about...
Emerging Workforce Issues- Protecting the Health of Mothers and Children in Emergencies
Marianne E. Zotti, DrPH, MS, FAAN Emeritus Subject Matter Expert Consultant The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Theresa Chapple-McGruder, PhD, MPH Associate Director, Workforce and Capacity Building The Association of Maternal & Child Health...
In Case of Emergency, CYSHCN Parents Now Have a Plan
Parents of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and medical professionals in Oregon recently teamed up to address a topic of special importance for CYSHCN and their families: planning for a trip to the emergency room (ER). The collaboration was...
Engaging Diverse Stakeholders in Systems Change for CYSHCN
Debbie Biggerstaff Innovative Approaches Coordinator Cabarrus Health Alliance Sonja Bohannon Thacker, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Co-Chair, Cabarrus Innovative Approaches Steering Committee Clinical Social Worker, Cabarrus Health Alliance Cabarrus County, N.C. A local...
Utilizing School Health Clinics to Advance Health Care Transition
Terra Depew Transition Specialist Children’s Special Health Care Services Division Michigan Department of Health and Human services Michigan If only the transition from adolescence to adulthood was as clear cut as that of a caterpillar to a butterfly. While the...
Providers & Teens Communicating for Health: Replicating PATCH Across Wisconsin
Angela Gelatt, M.P.H., C.H.E.S. Site Coordinator Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) Coulee Region, Wisconsin Caitlyn is a 16-year-old girl who goes to a clinic with her mother for an annual school physical. In preparation for her appointment,...
From the President: What My Daughter Teaches Me about Equity
Cate Wilcox President, The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Maternal and Child Health Manager, Title V Director, State of Oregon I am a white, heterosexual, cisgender woman. I have a good, stable job. I have affordable, stable housing. I have...
A View from Washington: Spotlight on MCH Champion Robin Kelly
Amy Haddad Director of Policy and Government Affairs The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs In this edition of Pulse focused on equity, we are excited to feature U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), who has established herself as a leader in...
Considering Health Equity for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their Families
Maura Leahy Program Associate, Child and Adolescent Health The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Rose Cutting Aiming for Acceptance For children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities (ASD/DD), inequities...
How Well-Child Visits Can Advance Health Equity
Opportunities From Bright Futures' Guidelines and Tools Jane Bassewitz, M.A., American Academy of Pediatrics Lauren Geary, M.P.H., American Academy of Pediatric Kathy Janies, American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is committed...
