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.
Title V Data Integration Initiatives
Bringing Together Diverse Leaders in Public Health Paige Bussanich Senior Program Manager, CYSHCN AMCHP Elizabeth Collins Title V CYSHCN Director, Special Medical Services New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Colleen Ehatt Public Health Program...
From the President: Why MCH Reminds Me of Gardening
Michael Warren President of the Board of Directors, AMCHP It's summertime. And in my backyard, the garden is just starting to yield the fruits (or vegetables, actually!) of several months of preparation, careful attention, and yes, even some laborious weeding! If...
Exit Interviews: Transition Process for Retiring Leaders
Nisa Hussain Program Associate, Workforce and Leadership Development; AMCHP A concern has been looming over the maternal and child health (MCH) field for a while now: Our workers are all retiring! Of course, not all staffers are retiring. But the MCH workforce is...
BEAM Program Developed to Enhance Business Skills of Public Health Professionals
Most AMCHP members bring deep programmatic and scientific expertise to their positions. But many maternal and child health (MCH) staff at the state and local levels, like many public health practitioners, have a substantial knowledge gap in business skills, such as...
Assessment of E-cigarette, Cigarette, and Marijuana Use among Pregnant Women in Kitsap County, WA
Nicola Marsden-Haug, MPH Epidemiologist Kitsap Public Health District In 2015, the Kitsap Public Health District (KPHD) identified an unusual, statistically significant decline in smoking among pregnant civilian women. Declining from 12 percent in 2013 to 8 percent in...
The Autism CARES Partnership Network
Our Journey Toward Collaboration Paige Bussanich Senior Program Manager, CYSHCN AMCHP Cori Floyd Program Analyst, CYSHCN AMCHP Ben Kaufman Senior Manager MCH Technical Assistance, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Kate Taft Associate Director,...
How Review to Action Is a Catalyst for MCH Success to Improve Maternal Mortality Rates
Michael Warren President of the Board of Directors Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs If you ever took organic chemistry, you probably learned about catalysts. Without getting too into the weeds (and apologies to any chemistry majors out there),...
Highlighted Findings on Title V CYSHCN Workforce Capacity
Paige Bussanich Senior Program Manager, CYSHCN; AMCHP In April, AMCHP released the National Title V Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program Profile, following a survey conducted in 2015-16 to gain insight into Title V children and youth with special...
A Personal Story of Family Leader Cohort Impact
Dana Yarbrough Director, Center for Family Involvement at Virginia Commonwealth University In the fall of 2015 – at the beginning of the clichéd "midlife crisis," when I was questioning life and career choices— I received an email about a family leadership experience...
For Immigrants, Fear Emerges In Seeking Care
Atyya Chaudhry, MPP Senior Program Manager, Health Systems Transformation Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Physicians and public health professionals are increasingly concerned that federal efforts to find and detain undocumented immigrants have...
Services for CYSHCN During Natural Disasters
Collaboration Across Maternal and Child Health Paige Bussanich, MS Senior Program Manager, CYSHCN AMCHP Cassandra G. Pasley, BSN, JD Director, Division of Children's Medical Service Florida Department of Health Rachel Jew, MPAff Title V CYSHCN Director, Maternal and...
How DAWNS Builds on Success of PH WINS
Kyle Bogaert Director, Workforce Research; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) The governmental public health workforce plays an essential part in shaping the public health system to promote and protect health and well-being. Given this,...
Applied Methods for Health Transformation Implementation in MCH
Online Course Available Are you ready to contribute to state or national health transformation? Would you like to elevate your implementation skills and leadership capacity? The National MCH Workforce Development Center is offering an online course exploring the art...
How Iowa Replicated Colorado’s T.I.G.E.R.S. Practice
Lynda Krisowaty Program Manager, Evidence-Based Practice Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs As part of AMCHP's Replication Projects, Iowa received funding to replicate Colorado's emerging practice entitled Transition Interagency Group Envisioning...
Opioids, Domestic Violence, and Mental Health
Nisa Hussain Program Associate, Workforce and Leadership Development Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Dr. Carole Warshaw, MD Director, National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health As the opioid epidemic continues to grow and gain...
