State Title V/Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs across the United States are eager to implement solutions created with communities to urgently close racial disparities in maternal health outcomes. There […]
Listening to and Justly Partnering with Community-Led Perinatal Health Solutions
State Harm Reduction Strategies: Improving Outcomes for Reproductive-Aged Women Who Use Substances
State Harm Reduction Strategies: Improving Outcomes for Reproductive-Aged Women Who Use Substances
The purpose of this AMCHP-National Association of State and Alcohol Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) project is to highlight common harm reduction strategies used by state Maternal and Child Health (MCH) […]
Perinatal Cannabis Use in the Era of Increasing Legalization: Considerations for State MCH Programs
Perinatal Cannabis Use in the Era of Increasing Legalization: Considerations for State MCH Programs
Approximately one in 20 people report using cannabis while pregnant, making it the most used federally illicit substance by pregnant people in the U.S., according to SAMSHA. The potential harms […]
AMCHP Maternal Health Bill Tracker (117th Congress)
AMCHP Maternal Health Bill Tracker (117th Congress)
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) has developed a maternal health bill tracker for the 117th Congress. The tracker is designed to help anyone interested in maternal health […]
AMCHP’s Implementation Toolkit for National Performance Measure 2
AMCHP’s Implementation Toolkit for National Performance Measure 2
This toolkit contains resources, tools, and examples of strategies Title V programs and their partners can use to address NPM 2. Title V can play a unique role in advancing […]
Addressing Mental Health in BIPOC Communities: Key Cultural Considerations for MCH
Addressing Mental Health in BIPOC Communities: Key Cultural Considerations for MCH
Objectives: Increase understanding of the cultural context for mental health programming and service delivery in underserved communities; and Identify one strategy for addressing mental health in underserved communities Supplemental Resources: […]
Federal Legislation to Improve Maternal Health: Summary and Status
Federal Legislation to Improve Maternal Health: Summary and Status
This legislation tracker provides a summary of 27 federal bills introduced in the 116th Congress (2019-2020) to improve maternal health. The latest update to the tracker was July 16, 2020.
State Infant Mortality (SIM) Toolkit: A Standardized Approach for Examining Infant Mortality
State Infant Mortality (SIM) Toolkit: A Standardized Approach for Examining Infant Mortality
A comprehensive and cross-disciplinary tollkit to enabl teams to better track and report data indicators related to infant health.
Promoting Access to Care for Women of Reproductive Age with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Rural Communities
Promoting Access to Care for Women of Reproductive Age with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Rural Communities
This issue brief describes the current challenges in access to care for women of reproductive age with mental health and substance use disorders. It also outlines innovative strategies states are […]
Tracker of Federal Maternal Health Bills (116th Congress)
Tracker of Federal Maternal Health Bills (116th Congress)
The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) joined with the National Partnership for Women and Families and Every Mother Counts to develop a tracker of Maternal Health Bills introduced in […]