JOHN C. MACQUEEN LECTURE AWARD

For innovation in the field of maternal and child health.

Nancy Byatt, DO, MBA, MS
Associate Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA

VINCE HUTCHINS LEADERSHIP AWARD

For leadership in promoting a society responsive to the needs of women, children, youth, and families.

Woodie Kessel, MD, MPH
Senior Scholar
KOOP Institute
North Bethesda, MD 

EMERGING MCH PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

For outstanding state or local MCH professionals under age 45 whose work has made substantial contributions to their state’s MCH program; their state’s maternal and child health outcomes; or made other significant contributions to promoting and protecting the health of women, children, and families in their state.

Region I - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

Mahsa M. Yazdy, PhD, MPH (Massachusetts)
Director
Massachusetts Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention
Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition, Department of Public Health

Region II – New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Jennie Blakney, MA Ed. (New Jersey)
Coordinator
Division of Family Health Services
New Jersey Department of Health 

Region III – Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia

Emily Yeatts, MSW, MPH (Virginia)
Reproductive Health Unit Supervisor
Virginia Department of Health

Region IV – Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi

Kimberly Seals, MSPH, MPA (South Carolina)
Maternal & Child Health Director
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Region V – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

Kate Schedel, MPH (Indiana)
Director of MCH Program
Indiana State Department of Health

Region VI – New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana

Region VII – Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri

Region VIII – Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah

Region IX – Nevada, California, Arizona, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands (American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Island, and Palau) 

Lissa Pressfield, MHS (California)
Chief, Child and Adolescent Health
Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Division
California Department of Public Health 

Region X – Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska

MERLE MCPHERSON FAMILY LEADERSHIP AWARD

For exemplary contributions to further family/professional collaboration within the state Title V program and AMCHP.

Deepa Srinivasavaradan, BS
CDC's "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Ambassador to NJ
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network, New Jersey

EXCELLENCE IN STATE MCH LEADERSHIP AWARD

For an outstanding state MCH professional whose career has made significant contributions to the health of women, children, and families in his or her state.

Chris R. Haag, BS, MPH
Deputy Director
Bureau of Family Health Services
Alabama Department of Public Health

RYAN COLBURN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

For a youth-with-disabilities leader to attend the AMCHP Annual Conference, connect with family leaders and continue to spread Ryan Colburn’s message of hope.

Tracy Lee Allard
Rhode Island Department of Health Youth Advisory Council
Smithfield, RI

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LEGISLATIVE CHAMPIONS FOR MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH AWARD 

For Members of Congress and their staff to improve the health of mothers, children, and families including children and youth with special healthcare needs.

Representative Susan Brooks 
Member of Congress
Washington, DC

Representative Lauren Underwood
Member of Congress
Washington, DC

Representative Alma Adams
Member of Congress
Washington, DC

Innovation Station Awards

Innovation Station practice awards recognize exceptional programs that have demonstrated a positive difference in the MCH field. The Best Practice Award is awarded to the practice that received the highest score out of the 26 practice submissions to the Innovation Station database in 2019.  Both the Stakeholder Engagement and Health Equity Awards are new this year and recognize practices that have contributed to advances in these areas. 

INNOVATION STATION AWARD WINNER-BEST PRACTICE

One Key Question®
Power to Decide
Practice Contact: Becky Griesse, bgriesse@powertodecide.org

INNOVATION STATION AWARD WINNER-STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Rhode Island Health Equity Zones
Rhode Island Department of Health
Practice Contact: Christopher Ausura, Christopher.Ausura@health.ri.gov

INNOVATION STATION AWARD WINNER-HEALTH EQUITY

PASOs Health Connections
PASOs
Practice Contact: Maria Martin, maria@scpasos.org