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.
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.
A View from Washington: Your Stories Have Value for Lawmakers
Michael Warren, MD MPH FAAP AMCHP Board President I admit that I am a bit of a meme-o-phile, if that's even a word. I am entertained and often fascinated by these graphics that pop up in my social media feeds. I recently saw a meme that talked about the importance of...
Nutrition for All: Innovative and Inclusive Strategies for MCH
Anna Corona, MPH, CPH Program Analyst, Child and Adolescent Health AMCHP When I was a WIC senior nutritionist, I regularly worked with families, caregivers, and parents of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) – work that I found rewarding, but...
Measuring What Matters Most
Theresa Christner, M.A. Manager, Policy/Program Development Section Children's Special Health Care Services Division Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Measuring what matters has been the topic of conversation within our Children's Special Health Care...
Integrating Behavioral Health into Pediatric Primary Care: Early Lessons
Atyya Chaudhry, MPP Senior Program Manager, Health Systems Transformation AMCHP Joni Hollis RN, MSN, CNL Director Program Planning & Development Unit, Office of Children's Medical Services Managed Care Plan Florida Department of Health Kelli Stannard, BSN Director...
A View From Washington
Amy Haddad Director, Public Policy and Government Affairs AMCHP Following the November 2016 presidential election, AMCHP decided to hold an all-member call to, as we said then, "share initial non-partisan analysis of what we might expect regarding MCH budget...
A Look Back at the National MCH Workforce Development Center
Nisa Hussain Program Analyst, Workforce and Leadership Development AMCHP Cindy San Miguel Assistant Director, Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center - Cohort 2017 Looking back, 2017 was another successful year for the National...
