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.
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...
Innovation Station Spotlight: Engaging Youth Through Yoga
Eileen Hough, MPH Nevada Title V MCH Adolescent Health and Wellness Program Coordinator Division of Public and Behavioral Health Urban Lotus Project provides trauma-informed yoga and mindful awareness to at-risk and underserved adolescents in Reno, Nevada, and...
Look at Policymaking through a New PRISM
Cultivating the policymaking potential of state Title V programs to address substance misuse and mental health in MCH populations Stacy Collins Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation AMCHP Reflecting a troubling national trend, state Title V programs...
From the President
MCH Can Better Engage Teens and Young Adults with Autism or Developmental Disabilities Susan Chacon President of the Board Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Our nation is experiencing an alarming decrease in resources for families of young...
Behind the Scenes: Working to Pass Federal Maternal Mortality Legislation
Alyson Northrup Government Affairs Specialist Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs A U.S. Senate committee recently advanced legislation on an issue of increasing national attention that maternal and child health (MCH) professionals are tackling...
Hope with Help
Melissa LaBrie New Hampshire My name is Melissa, and I am 47 years old. I am diagnosed with bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, and I am an addict in recovery. Starting at the age of 12, I was sexually abused for several...
Emerging Sources of Lead Exposure for MCH Populations
Kate Taft, MPH Associate Director, Child and Adolescent Health Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease among young children, yet at least 4 million households have children...
Innovation Station: A Place to Share & Find Evidence-Based MCH Practices
Innovation Station is AMCHP's collection of resources to support the implementation of evidence-based practices. One of Innovation Station's most popular resources is its online database of cutting-edge, emerging, promising, and best practices in maternal and child...
AMCHP Staff and Board of Directors
Meet the AMCHP staff and elected Board of Directors. Patrick Boyle, Associate Director, Communications and Membership Paige Bussanich, Senior Program Manager, CYSHCN Atyya Chaudhry, Senior Program Manager, Health Systems Transformation Cheryl Clark, Associate...
Data and Trends: AMCHP 2018
Charlotte-Luisa Cleveland Program Analyst, Epidemiology and Evaluation AMCHP An infographic on preliminary evaluation results from the 2018 AMCHP annual conference.
