Catch the Early Bird Deadline!
Start 2019 by planning to join more than 900 maternal and child health (MCH) leaders, researchers and advocates at the AMCHP Annual Conference March 9-12 in San Antonio, Texas. Register by midnight Feb. 8 to receive the early registration discount!

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Hear the MacQueen Winner
Donna Petersen, senior associate vice president of USF Health at the University of South Florida (USF), is the winner of the 2019 John C. MacQueen Lecture Award for innovation in the field of maternal and child health. [more]

Send Youth and Young Adults to the Conference
AMCHP has created special rates for youth and young adults to attend the annual conference! See all the rates, including for full and partial attendance. [more]

New From AMCHP

New Resources Added to National Standards for CYSHCN Toolkit
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs and the National Academy for State Health Policy added new resources to the National Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care (CYSHCN) Needs Toolkit. [more]

Vote for Board of Directors
The 2019 AMCHP Board of Directors Election began on Jan. 23 and will conclude at 5 p.m. ET on March 1. [more]

Legislation and Policy

AMCHP Urges Congress to Focus on CYSHCN
AMCHP was joined by Family Voices and the Association on University Centers on Disabilities in a letter urging House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone and Ranking Member Greg Walden to address issues of importance to children and youth with special health care needs, including those with disabilities, during upcoming hearings. [more]

Get Involved

Nominations Open for 2019 Excellence in Adolescent Health Award
The Adolescent Health Initiative is accepting nominations for individuals or teams doing excellent work in the field of adolescent health. [more]

Boost Workforce Skills: Join MCH Workforce Development Center's New Cohort
Implementing the transformed Title V Block Grant isn't easy: From state action plans to Evidence-based or -informed Strategy Measures, there are numerous challenges to navigate. [more]

Webinars

Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities: National Standards for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Public Health
Region IV Public Health Training Center
Jan. 25, 12-1:30 p.m. ET
Presenters will provide public health professionals and their partners with an initial working knowledge of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention capability update initiative for emergency preparedness and response and how it applies in practice.

Publications and Resources

General & Maternal Child Health

Bright Futures Tool & Resource Kit
The new Bright Futures Tool and Resource Kit, 2nd Edition supports Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 4th Edition, the national standard for health supervision care. [more]

Funding

Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) – Veteran Nurses in Primary Care (VNPC) Training Program
The Health Resources and Services Administration
Deadline: March 8
To recruit and train nursing students and current registered nurses (RNs) to practice to the full scope of their license in community-based primary care teams. This program aims to increase access to care, with an emphasis on chronic disease prevention and control, including mental health and substance use disorders.

Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Deadline: March 11.
To support integration of mental health into pediatric primary care through telehealth. Eligible applicants are states, political subdivisions of states, and tribes and tribal organizations.

Licensure Portability Program for Telehealth
Health Resources and Services Administration, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
Deadline: March 11
To support licensure for telehealth across state lines, allowing for health care delivery through video conferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and terrestrial and wireless communications.

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