Awards Charts - Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Workforce Development

The purpose of this program is to:

• Strengthen and expand the MCH workforce by training graduate and post-graduate public health students in MCH
• Advance MCH science, research, practice, and policy through a well-trained MCH public health workforce

The purpose of this program is to increase access to evaluation and services for children with a wide range of developmental and behavioral concerns, including autism. The intent of the program is to train the next generation of leaders in DBP and build the workforce capacity to evaluate, diagnose, or rule out developmental disabilities, including autism, as well as other behavioral health concerns, and support research and clinical care in the broad range of behavioral, psychosocial, and developmental issues.

The purpose of the LEAH Program is to improve the quality of care and equitable access to appropriate health services for adolescents and young adults (AYA) by preparing leaders in AYA health through interdisciplinary training at the graduate and post-graduate levels. 

Our LEAH Program Impact on Careers report reflects the unique characteristics of LEAH programs and how these pioneering programs impact LEAH trainees' careers.

The purpose of the LEND program is to improve the health of individuals who have, or are at a higher likelihood for developing, autism or related developmental disabilities by providing graduate-level training in maternal and child health interdisciplinary leadership education in neurodevelopmental and related disabilities programs.

The Autism CARES effort included funding to several LEND projects. For more information visit our Autism webpage.

LEND Program website from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities

The purpose of the Pediatric Pulmonary Centers program is to provide interdisciplinary training to improve the health of infants, children, and adolescents with chronic respiratory conditions, sleep issues, and other related special health care needs.

The purpose of the MCH LEAP program is to promote the development of the public health and health care workforce by recruiting undergraduate students from underserved or underrepresented communities into MCH public health and MCH-related health professions.

The purpose of this program is to promote the healthy nutrition of mothers, children, and families by establishing and enhancing nutrition centers of excellence to train future and current MCH nutrition professionals. MCH Nutrition Training Programs provide interdisciplinary graduate-level training in MCH nutrition and collaborate with the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant Program and other MCH programs to provide continuing education and technical assistance to local, state, and national organizations serving MCH populations. 

Learn more about how we integrate nutrition into broader health programs.

The purpose of this program is to:

• Recruit and train graduate students in MCH public health
• Expand MCH curriculum and degree offerings within schools and programs of public health where there is currently a lack of, or limited, MCH offerings
• Build MCH faculty capacity within schools and programs of public health

The purpose of this program is to develop three state models in MCH nutrition integration, which can then be replicated in states nationwide.  These state models will focus on:

•  Increasing the MCH nutrition competency of the state Title V workforce and
• Optimizing MCH nutrition-related data sources to contribute to data-driven programs and activities related to assessment, policy development, and assurance. 
   

The purpose of the Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program is to support community-based projects that promote access to preventive clinical and public health services for children.

Learn more on about this work on our Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program webpage.

The MCH NAVIGATOR provides state public health professionals with free, competency-based learning and tools on key skills necessary to carry out their daily work and improve the health of children and families. The MCH Navigator has practical learning strategies for every type of learner in multiple sessions: self-directed, semi-structured, self-reflective, and fast/interactive. Learners can track their learning through an online self-assessment tool and participate in short bursts of group learning.

Learn more by visiting our MCH Navigator webpage. 

The purpose of the program is to strengthen the practicing and future MCH workforce by providing training and collaborative learning for State Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program leaders and staff. Training will focus on three key topic areas related to health transformation, including ongoing implementation of the Title V Block Grant: 

1. Systems integration
2. Change management and adaptive leadership; and
3. Evidence-based decision making.

Learn more by visiting the National MCH Workforce Development Center webpage. 

Building on efforts to advance academic-practice partnerships in MCH at the National MCH Workforce Development Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this program supports mid-career faculty in advancing their MCH work and scholarship in areas including public health education, student mentorship, research, and practice partnership development and engagement.

To meet children's behavioral health needs, our programs help pediatric health professionals with consultation, training, resources, and referrals. This support helps them effectively add behavioral health to routine checkups. 

Learn more about this program on our PMHCA webpage. There you can access the fiscal year 2022 (FY22), FY23, and FY24 awards.