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.
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,...
MCH Agencies Have Key Role in State Response to PFAS Health Impacts
Alyson Northrup Government Affairs Specialist The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Human exposure to elevated levels of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a growing public health concern with unique implications for maternal and...
A Mom, a Sick Boy, and a Search for Work-Life Balance
Caroline Stampfel Program Director The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs "Mommy, I don't feel good." Those five words strike fear into the heart of every mother. My sons, ages 6 and 4, have uttered those words so many times it's hard to...
Youth and Adults, Better Together
What young people got and gave by joining AMCHP's Annual Conference Carol Harvey State Adolescent Health Coordinator Texas Department of State Health Services Dottie Carmichael Principal Investigator Texas A&M University The Texas Youth Action Network...
New Board President Shares Her Path in MCH and Priorities for AMCHP
Cate Wilcox Maternal and Child Health Manager, Title V Director, State of Oregon Board President, The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Hello, maternal and child health community! I am so honored to be serving as president of the AMCHP board...
Telehealth: Challenges, Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Title V
Stacy Collins, MSW Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation AMCHP Paige Bussanich, M.S. Senior Program Manager, Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs AMCHP Although telehealth provides access to high-quality care at reduced cost and helps...
A View from Washington, Spotlight on MCH Champion Lucille Roybal-Allard
Amy Haddad Director of Policy and Government Affairs We recently talked with U.S. Rep Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Maternity Care, member of the House Appropriations Committee's Labor-Health and Human Services-Education...
Elevating Family Leader Compensation from Practice to Policy
Lisa Maynes Chair, Family and Youth Leadership Committee Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Michelle Jarvis Specialist, Family Engagement and Leadership Development Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Families are critical to...
CHWs Find Training and Empathy are Essential Tools
Washington state program helps community health workers reach clients coping with behavioral health issues Lacy M. Fehrenbach, MPH, CPH Washington State Title V Director Office of Family and Community Health Improvement, Washington Department of Health It was...
The CYSHCNet National Research Network
Aiming to Create New Knowledge Charlene Shelton, RN, MPA, PhD Program Manager CYSHCNet National Research Network Program Manager The U.S. health system has not been well equipped to serve children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), especially...
A View from Washington, Spotlight on MCH Champion Jaime Herrera Beutler
Amy Haddad Director of Policy and Government Affairs AMCHP We are testing a new feature for the View from Washington column: spotlighting a Member of Congress who is a champion for maternal and child health We talked with Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), a...
