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From the CEO
Lori Freeman Chief Operating Officer, AMCHP Because this issue of Pulse focuses on workforce development and empowerment, I thought it might be useful to share what AMCHP, as a leading national nonprofit organization, is doing in these crucial areas. Perhaps most...
From the President: Why MCH Reminds Me of Gardening
Michael Warren President of the Board of Directors, AMCHP It's summertime. And in my backyard, the garden is just starting to yield the fruits (or vegetables, actually!) of several months of preparation, careful attention, and yes, even some laborious weeding! If...
How Review to Action Is a Catalyst for MCH Success to Improve Maternal Mortality Rates
Michael Warren President of the Board of Directors Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs If you ever took organic chemistry, you probably learned about catalysts. Without getting too into the weeds (and apologies to any chemistry majors out there),...
How DAWNS Builds on Success of PH WINS
Kyle Bogaert Director, Workforce Research; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) The governmental public health workforce plays an essential part in shaping the public health system to promote and protect health and well-being. Given this,...
Exit Interviews: Transition Process for Retiring Leaders
Nisa Hussain Program Associate, Workforce and Leadership Development; AMCHP A concern has been looming over the maternal and child health (MCH) field for a while now: Our workers are all retiring! Of course, not all staffers are retiring. But the MCH workforce is...
Highlighted Findings on Title V CYSHCN Workforce Capacity
Paige Bussanich Senior Program Manager, CYSHCN; AMCHP In April, AMCHP released the National Title V Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program Profile, following a survey conducted in 2015-16 to gain insight into Title V children and youth with special...
Applied Methods for Health Transformation Implementation in MCH
Online Course Available Are you ready to contribute to state or national health transformation? Would you like to elevate your implementation skills and leadership capacity? The National MCH Workforce Development Center is offering an online course exploring the art...
E-Learning in MCH: Bringing Education and Information to the Workforce
Cori Floyd Program Analyst, CYSHCN, AMCHP John Richards Co-Director, National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health; Lead, Health Information Group, Georgetown University Kafi Dixon Telehealth Program Coordinator, Division of Child and Community Health,...
Building Productive Cross-Sector Collaborations – The Practical Playbook Initiative
Lynda Krisowaty Program Manager, Evidence-Based Practice; AMCHP Sara Miller Program Associate, Health Systems Transformation; AMCHP Charlotte Cleveland Program Analyst, Epidemiology and Evaluation; AMCHP Meet the 4 L's The Practical Playbook, a national initiative...
BEAM Program Developed to Enhance Business Skills of Public Health Professionals
Most AMCHP members bring deep programmatic and scientific expertise to their positions. But many maternal and child health (MCH) staff at the state and local levels, like many public health practitioners, have a substantial knowledge gap in business skills, such as...
Are You A Workforce Wonder Woman (Or Superman)?
Principles for Developing Your Public Health Superpowers Through Workforce Development By Amy Mullenix, John Richards, and Dorothy Cilenti The National MCH Workforce Development Center "I'm willing to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves." – Diana Prince,...
A Personal Story of Family Leader Cohort Impact
Dana Yarbrough Director, Center for Family Involvement at Virginia Commonwealth University In the fall of 2015 – at the beginning of the clichéd "midlife crisis," when I was questioning life and career choices— I received an email about a family leadership experience...
A View From Washington: How Long in Limbo?
Brent Ewig Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs In the last issue of Pulse I wrote about how predicting what happens next on major questions about national maternal and child health policy is about as...
Catch the Action in the MCHL
Why Maternal & Child Health Reminds Me of Hockey Michael Warren President of the Board of Directors Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Some of you might be surprised to learn that Nashville, Tenn., is a hockey town. As I write this, my Nashville...
How Iowa Replicated Colorado’s T.I.G.E.R.S. Practice
Lynda Krisowaty Program Manager, Evidence-Based Practice Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs As part of AMCHP's Replication Projects, Iowa received funding to replicate Colorado's emerging practice entitled Transition Interagency Group Envisioning...
