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10/03/2022

mchwdc.unc.edu

Join the MCH Workforce Development Center this fall to begin an exploratory workforce development journey!

Would you like to increase your workforce capacity, learn new skills and tools, and make progress on a real-life public health challenge of importance to you? Is your organization thinking about how to promote and sustain equity? Could you use a ‘reset’ to reassess how your organization is structured or how you and your colleagues approach your work?

If so, join a cohort of your Title V peers this fall
for Phase One of the National MCH Workforce Development Center’s 2023 Learning Journey.

Teams of Title V professionals and their partners will come together between October and December 2022 to participate in a series of conversations and workshops designed to help identify workforce goals and better understand a real-life public health challenge. During this time, Center coaches will serve as sounding boards to help determine the best next steps for your team. Teams that decide to continue to the journey’s more intensive phase will work with their coach to prepare an application to continue into Phase Two of the Learning Journey, which begins in January 2023 and includes a multi-day workforce development Learning Institute in Chapel Hill, NC, for your team and partners (expenses paid).
For more information:https://mchwdc.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/20881/2022/09/Call-for-Letters-of-Interest_Phase-One_2023-Learning-Journey.pdf

State/jurisdictional Title V agencies interested in participating in Phase One of the Learning Journey should submit a brief letter of interest by COB Tuesday, October 11, 2022.

07/05/2022

MHLIC 2022 National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium | North Carolina Institute of Public Health

The Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center (MHLIC) is hosting its 3rd annual National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium August 1-3, 2022 in Chicago, IL and virtually. This is a free event.

This year's theme is “Advancing Equitable Maternal Health Outcomes through Engagement, Innovation, and Policy.” Attendees can expect innovative and inspiring keynotes, workshops, Spark Sessions, and there is a new Student Track this year. Expect to attend sessions like “JustBirth Space: Community-Based Pathways Towards Healing, Transformation, and Hope for Birth Justice,” “Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Implicit Bias Skill-Building Sessions,” “Centering Black Women: Integrating a Community Engagement Initiative into Prenatal Care Spaces to Reduce Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health,” “Addressing Maternal Mental Health Disorder using Asset-Based Community Development,” and many more.

Click here to register for the August 1st pre-symposium session titled, “Treating the Whole Mother and Birthing Person: Comprehensive Care for Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy.” This session is being held in-person only and separate registration is required: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5hFgA7s5YP6R314

Click here to register for the 2-day symposium: https://nciph-events.sph.unc.edu/portal/events/reg/participantTypeSelection.do?method=load&entityId=1087771

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06/22/2022

We want the MCH voice to be heard! AMCHP https://www.facebook.com/AMCHPofficial/ & ASPHN https://www.facebook.com/asphn/ will host a listening session on July 7th. Join us to share your thoughts, lived experience, & ideas to inform the White House's National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, & Health. Register: https://bit.ly/MCHListeningSession

05/19/2022

Join the AMCHP webinar, Amplifying Birthworker Models of Care: Focusing on the Growing Maternal Mortality Crisis 6/08 3-4:15. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xtSzfGe6Tz2Nje1GmUWwkw

03/18/2022

ATMCH | MCH Navigator

We have BIG changes to the ATMCH website to announce! The ATMCH website has “migrated” to and become incorporated with the MCH Navigator’s website. Simply go to www.atmch.org to see the incredible improvement and “value added” for yourself. Once on the home page, links across the top will navigate you around the MCH Navigator website, and links down the left will navigate you around the ATMCH website. You’ll find all of your favorite pages and information there. I would especially draw your attention to the Resources tab, which will take you to past and future information about ATMCH Teaching & Learning Resources, Webinars, Innovative Teaching Awards, the Mentorship Project, and Events. Membership remains free of charge, so please widely share the link to the membership application, especially with your current (and future) academic colleagues.

The MCH Navigator is a learning portal for Maternal Child Health professionals and students working to improve the health of individuals and families

03/04/2022

Accelerating Equity Learning Community - National MCH Workforce Development Center

Join the National MCH
Workforce Development Center for the
Accelerating Equity Learning Community!
(New deadline)

Deadline for applications extended to March 11, 2022. Title V staff and agencies must implement a conceptually valid, holistic and sustained approach for achieving racial equity to ensure improved outcomes for all underrepresented populations and for improvement in overall MCH outcomes.

The Accelerating Equity Learning Community (AELC) will equip up to six Title V teams with the knowledge and skills needed to address the transformative demands of health equity programming within the contexts of contemporary MCH practice by providing an array of training opportunities that meet the diverse workforce development needs of Title V leaders, staff, community, and interdisciplinary partners.

The AELC will be formally structured as relationships among teams are built, and can continue to function as a mechanism for the learning community to conduct joint problem solving and thought partnership with respect to sustaining equity practice in Title V contexts.

Apply: https://mchwdc.unc.edu/accelerating-equity-learning-community/

Please contact Rebecca Greenleaf ([email protected]) if you have questions.

      Join the National MCH Workforce Development Center for the Accelerating Equity Learning Community! Title V staff and agencies must implement a conceptually valid, holistic and sustained approach for achieving racial equity to ensure improved outcomes for all underrepresented … Continued

02/16/2022

Learn more about the Accelerating Equity Learning Community from . Join the optional informational call 2/17 at 3 pm ET. https://uncsph.zoom.us/j/7986879658 , Meeting ID: 798 687 9658.

01/25/2022

Be a Part of AMCHP’s Replication Projects!

Do you have a priority or strategy in your State Action Plan that you aren’t sure how to operationalize? Are you interested in building partnerships with MCH organizations while enhancing your organizational capacity? Consider participating in AMCHP’s Replication Projects for the 2022-2023 project year! Every year, AMCHP offers awards for organizations and agencies to replicate evidence-based/-informed practices from the MCH Innovations Database. AMCHP’s Replication Projects are also an excellent opportunity to

• Receive tailored technical assistance and support to build your state’s or organization’s capacity to implement an Innovation Hub practice;
• Begin adapting a practice to your local context; and
Strengthen and develop partnerships with relevant organizations to address priority needs.

Format and structure: This project provides two technical assistance tracks depending on your organization’s level of readiness to replicate a practice. The Capacity Building Track focuses on capacity building and developing the infrastructure necessary to implement a chosen practice, and the Implementation Track provides support to begin actual implementation of a practice. Both tracks operate as cohorts with participants receiving TA in the form of quarterly webinars which focus on specific tools and trainings aligned with the Implementation Stages Framework.

Want to learn more about this opportunity?

Visit https://amchp.org/innovation-hub-ih-replication-projects/ and watch an overview of the Replication Projects. Next, review the Replication Project Readiness Assessment to apply.



Ready to apply? Click to sign up for an initial conversation with AMCHP. Email us at [email protected] for any questions.

01/21/2022

Title V Academic Fellowship for 2022 - 23 - National MCH Workforce Development Center

The National MCH Workforce Development Center is excited to announce the first ever Title V Academic-Practice Partnership Fellowship for one Associate or Assistant level professor at a HRSA/MCHB-funded LEAP, Catalyst, or Center of Excellence in MCH program. This paid, one-year fellowship is an incredible opportunity for one associate or assistant level professor to expand their knowledge and skill set in the areas of Title V and public health. Working directly with a Title V agency on a mutually-developed project, we hope to grow sustainable partnerships between an academic institution and Title V.

Go to https://mchwdc.unc.edu/title-v-academic-fellowship-for-2022-23/ to review and complete the application and learn more.

For questions, please reach out to the Academic-Practice Coordinator, Leslie deRosset at [email protected]

Title V Academic Fellowship for 2022-23 The National MCH Workforce Development Center is excited to announce their first ever Title V Academic Fellowship for 2022-23! Applications open January 12, 2022! As part of the efforts of the MCH Workforce Development … Continued

01/07/2022

MCHwork: Transforming Learning | MCH Navigator

Check out our new microlearning program, MCHwork, in conjunction with . Learn about health equity by using Asset Framing in this issue. https://www.mchnavigator.org/transformation/mchwork/1-1-asset-framing.php

The MCH Navigator is a learning portal for Maternal Child Health professionals and students working to improve the health of individuals and families

09/27/2021

Join – Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH)

Check out the ATMCH Innovative Teaching in MCH Request For Proposal. The RFP proposal guidelines are attached. ATMCH is seeking teams that will produce innovative and creative MCH educational offerings. The deadline for proposal submission is 8:00 am CT Monday, November 8, 2021. We certainly understand that this is a busy time of year for many of you but would strongly encourage you to consider responding to this invitation with a proposal submission. Participating in this project is an excellent way to partner with ATMCH in growing and supporting excellence in teaching MCH across multiple academic settings. https://www.mchnavigator.org/documents/ATMCH-Innovative-Teaching-Awards-RFP-2021-2022.doc

Also, click here to become a member of ATMCH -- it's easy to do and membership is free: https://www.atmch.org/join/

ATMCH Membership Form Last Name * First Name * Degrees * Position/Title * Organization/School * City * State * Country * Phone Number * Email Address * Website Address/URL Member Type * Faculty/Staff - Academic MCH Training Program Practicing Professional - MCH-Related Organization Student Other (pl...

09/20/2021

www.mchbridges.org

Did you know that now has a ? aims to lift up stories & people from the field by centering the voices of the , communities most impacted by inequities, and people with . Listen to the first MCH Bridges episode now: www.mchbridges.org!

08/04/2021

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Black Side of Autism . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Training Alert: AMCHP's State Public Health Autism Resource Center (SPHARC) is excited to host “The Black Side of Autism” on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 from 2:00-3:00pm EDT. This presentation looks at autism from a cultural perspective and addresses stigma around autism within the Black community. Register for “The Black Side of Autism” at: https://bit.ly/SPHARC_AugWebinar.

Join the State Public Health Autism Resource Center (SPHARC) for this important workshop that will look at Autism from a cultural perspective and consider the stigma within black community. Workshop Summary/Description: This workshop will highlight the importance of cultural awareness when working w...

04/13/2021

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is hosting an upcoming event with AMCHP policy experts, Opportunities for Maternal Health with a New Administration and Congress. This discussion will focus on national health policy under the new Administration and Congress with an emphasis on the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid, as well as the prospects for maternal health policy change in 2021 and beyond.



The coffee chat is a conversation with Alyson Northrup, MS, Associate Director for Public Policy and Government Affairs at AMCHP and Stacy Collins, MSW, Associate Director for Health Systems Transformation at AMCHP. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 20 at 2:00pm ET. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o-OTjt9USxas2ggjxiHiSg

03/30/2021

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Earning Trust, Building Vaccine Confidence: Learning from Global and Local Initiatives. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Check out AMCHP's latest webinar: Earning Trust, Building Vaccine Confidence: Learning from Global and Local Initiatives

Friday April 16th from 12:00-1:15pm EST

Confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine is at the highest it's been since the start of the pandemic. How did we get here? What still needs to be done and what do we take forward beyond the pandemic? Join Dr. Bruce Gellin, President of Global Immunization at the Sabin Vaccine Institute, Cecelia Thomas, Senior Government Relations Manager at Trust for America’s Health, and Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer of the State of Alaska in a panel discussion moderated by AMCHP exploring lessons learned and successes from current and previous global and domestic vaccination efforts, including the importance of earning trust when working towards building vaccination confidence.

Read more:https://www.amchpinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Webinar-1-Flyer-AMCHP.pdf

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ioV5g3viRkyBn67R-A5UPA

Confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine is at the highest it's been since the start of the pandemic. How did we get here? Join the Association of Maternal and Child Health (AMCHP)’s Global Health Workgroup for an exciting virtual conversation exploring lessons learned and successes from current and pre...

02/10/2021

Home - MCH Lead Toolkit

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is pleased to share its new, interactive MCH Lead Toolkit. This resource was developed to help public health professionals access lead poisoning prevention resources, strategies, tools, and ideas that they can replicate or adapt in their states and communities. The toolkit features:

Easy navigation to meet your needs – you choose how you go through the toolkit and which sections you use
Interactive action center organized by focus areas for systems change (Family Engagement and Partnership, Clinical Settings, and more!)

Case studies from nine state teams that tested out innovative practices and quality improvement methods
Tip sheets and resources
Searchable resource index

This toolkit was designed for anyone who works in local and state health departments, but it will also be of interest and use to state and local decision makers, public health and environmental health professionals and leaders, students, policymakers, and anyone interested in decreasing maternal and child exposure to lead and increasing systems of care to meet the needs of lead-exposed MCH populations.

You can access the toolkit at www.MCHLeadToolkit.org. You may also contact [email protected] for additional questions or information requests.

This toolkit compiles educational, advocacy, and planning resources for public health agencies working to prevent and mitigate maternal and child lead poisoning. Learn More

02/04/2021

Training Course in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology – CityMatCH

Training Course in MCH Epidemiology
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and CityMatCH are offering a Training Course in MCH Epidemiology as part of their ongoing effort to enhance the analytic capacity of state and local health agencies. The training course is an intensive program, combining lectures, discussion, hands-on exercises, and opportunities for individualized technical assistance. Several post-training webinars will serve to build upon and extend the content of the in-person training.

Learn More about the Training Course in MCH Epidemiology: https://www.citymatch.org/training-course-in-maternal-and-child-health-epidemiology/

Submit an Application Applications are due by 11:59 p.m., March 1, 2021.

Training Course in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology March 13, 2017 | No Comments The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and CityMatCH offer a Training Course in MCH Epidemiology as part of their ongoing effort to enhance the analytic capaci...