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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...
Counting Kids in the 2020 Census: A Challenge and An Opportunity
Jessica Cohen Program Analyst, Health Systems Transformation AMCHP A fair and accurate 2020 Census is essential for ensuring that the government can allocate appropriate federal funding for programs and services that support maternal and child health. In 2010, more...
Complementary Maternal and Child Health Funding Streams
Title V Block Grant and the Maternal and Child Environmental Health Network Alfred N. Romeo, R.N., Ph.D. MotherToBaby Utah Utah Department of Health Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grants support improved health care and public health services for...
The 10th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
A Decade of Gains for Maternal and Child Health Stacy Collins Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation No longer considered a high-stakes experiment, the 10-year-old Affordable Care Act (ACA) is now well established in the U.S. health care system. Few health...
The Glass is Half Full: Reflecting on Mental Health Parity
Atyya Chaudhry AMCHP Senior Program Manager, Health Systems Transformation The start of a new decade is often a time of reflecting on past successes, challenges, and putting plans in place for the coming years. This last decade has seen the passage of historic...
Maternal Mortality Review Committees: A Decade of Challenge and Growth
Bejanchong Foretia, et al AMCHP Program Analyst, Women's & Infant Health Maternal mortality review is a standard and comprehensive system that primarily operates at the state level to identify, review, and analyze maternal deaths, disseminate findings, and...
Making Futures Brighter
Improvements in Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Children and Families Lauren Geary, M.P.H., American Academy of Pediatrics Kathy Janies, American Academy of Pediatrics Jane Bassewitz, M.A., American Academy of Pediatrics Throughout the last decade,...
From Combatting to Acceptance: The Autism CARES Act of 2019
Paige Bussanich, M.S. AMCHP Senior Program Manager, Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs What stemmed from a strong coalition of individuals on the autism spectrum, parents of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and other...
Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN)
A New Promising Practice for Building Relationships and Reflective Practice in Oregon Linda Gilkerson, PhD Professor Erikson Institute Kerry Cassidy Norton, MPH Home Visiting Workforce Development Coordinator Oregon Health Authority Within the past decade, home...
Embracing Adolescent and Young Adult Health Holistically
How the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and Our Partners Have Made the Well-Being of Youth A Priority Iliana S. White, MPH Sr. Program Manager, Adolescent Health AMCHP With the start of 2020, we reflect on a period of life that many may choose to forget: adolescence!...
Trend Reversal: Uninsured rates tick upwards since passage of the Affordable Care Act
Atyya Chaudhry, M.P.P. Senior Program Manager, Health Systems Transformation The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Since the passage of Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, the uninsured rate for adults in the United States had been on a steady...
Resources for Promoting Healthy Behavioral and Emotional Development in Adolescents
Lauren Geary, MPH, American Academy of Pediatrics Kathy Janies, American Academy of Pediatrics Jane Bassewitz, MA, American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Bright Futures are committed to advocating for optimal health and...
Heeding Lessons Learned from the Zika Response as We Prepare for Emerging Threats and Issues
Maura Leahy, M.P.H., C.H.E.S. Program Associate, Child and Adolescent Health The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs September was National Preparedness Month, which gave AMCHP an opportunity to reflect back on past threats to the maternal and...
From the President: Emerging Issues
Cate Wilcox President, The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Maternal and Child Health Manager, Title V Director, State of Oregon In the late 1980s I had the honor of living on a small island in the outer islands of Micronesia. There were four...
