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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...
Peer Support as a Pandemic Response Tool
By Alice Wertheimer and Michelle Crawford Introduction In early Spring 2020, the Family Engagement Team of The National MCH Workforce Development Center initiated a six-month peer learning program for Title V Family Leaders from each of the seven state teams...
State Public-Private Partnerships
An Avenue for Cost Savings through Nonprofit Charitable Assistance Programs Nathan Thomson, State Government Affairs, Patients Services, Inc. (PSI) We are living in an era of where safety net systems are increasingly strained and state health budgets are...
Quality Improvement to Support the Transition from Pediatric to Young Adult Health Care
Experiences of the Oregon Children with Medical Complexity CoIIN Team The Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (CoIIN) to Advance Care for Children with Medical Complexity (CMC), which is funded through HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, is a...
Bright Futures
Tools and Resources for Advancing Child and Adolescent Health Through Collaboration with Families and Communities Haily Stillabower, MPH, American Academy of Pediatrics Kathy Janies, American Academy of Pediatrics Jane Bassewitz, MA, American Academy of Pediatrics...
Increased Awareness of Midwifery and Home Birth Options in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Meshawn Tarver, MPH, HBCE, CHC, Doula, Senior Program Manager for Maternal and Child Health Lisa Richardson, PhD, Chief Impact Officer, Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the dynamics of U.S. health care as we know it. Hospitals were...
Using the National Standards as a Framework for Partnering with Others
Augusta Bilbro Director, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program, Mississippi Department of Health - augusta.bilbro@msdh.ms.gov Marsha Stepensky Program Analyst, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, AMCHP - mstepensky@amchp.org Paige...
Meeting Substance Use and Mental Health Needs
Meeting the Substance Use and Mental Health Needs of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Populations during COVID-19: Local and State Health Department Solutions Adelaide Appiah, MPH, NACCHO Jessica Cohen AMCHP Program Analyst, Health Systems Transformation Emily...
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Open Enrollment Season 2021
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Open Enrollment Season 2021: Educating the Public about their Health Insurance Options Atyya Chaudhry, AMCHP Senior Program Manager, Health Systems Transformation Sara Cariano, Virginia Poverty Law Center, Enroll Virginia In 2018, prior to...
Use the Good Hand Cream
I have a good relationship with my mom. I look to her for advice, we laugh, and have many shared jokes, even though she sometimes drives me a little nuts. Lately, I’ve been pondering a piece of advice she’s imparted to me throughout my life, which is to “use the good...
The Early Childhood Connector
The Early Childhood Connector: A Virtual Solution for Supporting the Early Childhood Field through COVID-19 Colleen Murphy, Vice President, Early Childhood Connector The Ounce of Prevention Fund As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our health care...
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Bright Futures National Center Have Galvanized Efforts to Provide Responsive Communication Strategies and Resources
Lauren Geary, M.P.H., American Academy of Pediatrics Kathy Janies, American Academy of Pediatrics Jane Bassewitz, M.A., American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is striving to provide vital support to pediatric health care professionals,...
COVID-19 and Health Care Transformation
Atyya Chaudhry Senior Program Manager Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. uninsured rate was approximately 8.5 percent or about 27.5 million people. Since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020,[1] an estimated 12.7 million...
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...
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...
