Harrison Kicks Off Substance Abuse/Mental Health Plenary
Dr. Nzinga Harrison, chief medical officer of Anka Behavioral Health Inc., will deliver a lecture during the Tuesday morning plenary session at AMCHP 2019, entitled, "The Intersection of Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health: How the MCH Workforce Can Promote Family- and Youth-Friendly Prevention and Intervention." She will then join a panel discussion about state and community response to mental health and substance use crises, with Tammy Boyd, director of health policy and legislative affairs at the Black Women's Health Imperative; Cherisse Scott, founder and CEO of Sister Reach; Jenny Baker, adolescent health project coordinator at the Alaska Division of Public Health; and Stacy Collins, AMCHP's associate director for health systems transformation.

Still Time to Join MCH Leaders at AMCHP 2019!
The 2019 AMCHP Annual Conference is just weeks away! Connect and network with more than 800 public health officials who share an interest in maternal and child health, at the 2019 AMCHP Annual Conference on March 9-12 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, Texas.

Learn all about the conference and register. Click on Full Schedule to view sessions by track, course name, date, title, speaker, or keyword.

Engage and Invest in Youth Trailblazers and MCH Leaders of Tomorrow
AMCHP is pleased to announce a two-day program (March 9-10) sponsored by the Texas Youth Action Network to promote youth-adult partnerships, empower youth, and build programs and policies that respond to the needs of young people. Held concurrently with the AMCHP Annual Conference, these sessions are open to attendees at no extra cost, but you are asked to register by Feb. 28. Learn together and be inspired! See the agenda and registration link.

Learn and Vote at AMCHP's Annual Business Meeting
All AMCHP members, partners, and other interested stakeholders are encouraged to attend the AMCHP Annual Business meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m., in Salon A at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter during the Annual Conference. State delegates and regular members, as part of their membership benefits, have voting rights in all association matters that come before them during the business meeting and should plan to attend to exercise those rights. Full breakfast will be served.