MCH Links and Additional Resources

• Administration for Community Living (ACL) - Ensures that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families have access to culturally competent services, supports, and other assistance and opportunities that promotes independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion into the community.
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - AHRQ is the health services research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, complementing the biomedical research mission of its sister agency, the National Institutes of Health.
• Health Services Research Projects (HSRProj) - HSRProj provides information about ongoing health services research projects sponsored by leading Federal agencies and private foundations. Users can retrieve records on the projects AHRQ currently funds by browsing or searching on the sponsoring agency listings for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - This Center is recognized as the lead federal agency for Health Promotion. Prevention, and Education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States
• HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) - Programs help to assure access to quality health care professionals in all geographic areas and to all segments of society, by increasing the diversity of health professionals and through early intervention to expose students to MCH professions. Site contains information about loan repayment, and resources for trainees.
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Conducts laboratory, clinical and epidemiological research on the reproductive, neurobiological, developmental, and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of MCH populations

• AAP Community Pediatrics
• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) - This association of is the national organization representing state public health leaders and others working to improve the MCH community. AMCHP approaches its work from a systems perspective that emphasizes the interrelationships between individuals, families and communities.
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is a national nonprofit organization representing public health agencies in the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia.  ASTHO tracks, evaluates, and advises members on the impact and formation of public or private health policy.
• CityMatCH - CityMatCH is a freestanding national membership organization of city and county health departments' maternal and child health (MCH) programs and leaders representing urban communities in the United States.

• The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) is the voice of accredited public health education, representing member schools and programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
• The American Public Health Association aims to protect all Americans, their families and their communities from preventable, serious health threats and strives to assure community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities and preventive health services are universally accessible in the United States.
• Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health - Offers an interdisciplinary forum through which MCH faculty from schools of public health and other institutions of higher learning can share the knowledge, ideas, and skills essential to educating students, advancing MCH research, and applying research results to MCH policies, programs, and services.
• Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) - A network of interdisciplinary Centers advancing policy and practice for and with individuals with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and communities
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is comprised of the 2700 local health departments across the United States. NACCHO's mission is to be a leader, partner, catalyst, and voice for local health departments in order to ensure the conditions that promote health and equity, combat disease, and improve the quality and length of all lives.
• The National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) is an independent, nonprofit organization working for more than a decade to make children's health and healthcare better through quality improvement.

• MCH Competencies - MCH leadership requires specific knowledge, skills, personal characteristics, and values. The leadership competencies draw from both theory and practice to promote MCH leadership. They are targeted to MCH interdisciplinary training programs and practicing MCH professionals.
• MCH Timeline - This interactive timeline traces the history of maternal and child health services, programs, and policies in the U.S. Explore specific events and time periods, or view in-depth modules on MCH 101, systems of care, infant mortality, performance and accountability, and other topics.
• MCH Navigator - The MCH Navigator is a central access point for online learning in maternal and child health, linking learners to open-access webcasts, instructional modules, lectures, and other training materials. This portal provides tools for assessing individual and organizational training needs and linking needs to learning resources.
• “We Are MCH” Prezi - Students and faculty of MCH Training Programs in Schools of Public Health around the country describe how their work benefits diverse communities. This prezi is an educational tool as well as a model for other MCH training programs and professionals in practice to share their answers to the question “What is MCH?” Produced by the University of South Florida MCH Public Health Training Program.
• MCH Library - The MCH Library at Georgetown University is a compilation of maternal and child health information and resources. The site provides regularly updated “knowledge paths” on a wide range of MCH topics, consisting of links to other websites, publications, and databases useful for teaching and learning.
• Cultural Competence in MCH Training - The National Center for Cultural Competence, with funding from MCHB, has developed Curricula Enhancement Modules and other training resources to address stereotyping, bias, discrimination, prejudice, and other “ISMs” in graduate education.
• MCH Data Connect - MCH Data Connect, at the Harvard School of Public Health, provides a comprehensive online database catalog of MCH data sets, interactive tools, and other data resources for public health professionals, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students.
• MCH Life Course Toolbox - CityMatCH’s MCH Life Course Toolbox brings together information, strategies, and tools for integrating the life course perspective into MCH research, practice, policy, and training. The site provides publications, presentations, and examples of life course initiatives at the local, state, and national levels. The Toolbox also includes the Life Course Game, an interactive training tool available for purchase.
• ATMCH - The Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health (ATMCH) is an interdisciplinary forum for MCH faculty from schools of public health and other institutions of higher learning. A collection of syllabi from MCH-related graduate-level courses is provided for reference.
• AMCHP - The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs is a national resource, partner, and advocate for state public health leaders and others working to improve the health of women, children, youth and families, including those with special health care needs.
• What is Public Health? (ASPPH) - This website gives an overview of public health and emphasizes the relevance of public health to everyone's lives. It features video clips, infographics, and other resources.
• Margaret E. Mahoney Fellowship Program
  The Margaret E. Mahoney Fellowship in Health Policy program offers a unique opportunity for outstanding medical, dental, public health, public policy, and graduate nursing students to conduct summer research projects on early childhood health and development and/or some aspect of health care delivery transformation for vulnerable populations with an emphasis on the policy implications of the research findings.
• Collaboration Essentials - Collaboration Essentials is an educational program designed to promote collaboration between pediatric and child psychiatry residents. The website contains a 3-hour curriculum, based on the collaborative office rounds case discussion teaching method, which is freely available to faculty from both specialties. The curriculum includes three cases that are designed to promote a collaborative discussion in order to maximize the care of the child. Sponsors: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children's Hospital Boston
• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health - The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health provides national leadership to the maternal and child health community in three key areas--systems-wide program development, education, and state-of-the-art knowledge--to improve the health and well-being of the nation's children and families.
  
• MCH Evidence
  The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health provides national leadership to the maternal and child health community in three key areas--systems-wide program development, education, and state-of-the-art knowledge--to improve the health and well-being of the nation's children and families. Sponsor: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University
• National Center for Cultural Competence - The National Center for Cultural Competence has developed a series of curricula enhancement modules to incorporate principles and practices of cultural and linguistic competence into all aspects of their leadership training. Sponsor: National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
• Developments Newsletter - AUCD's newsletter for MCHB-funded LEND and DBP programs. Sponsor: AUCD, HRSA/MCHB
  
• HRSA Granteefind
  Search for all HRSA grantees by state.

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) is "the professional and academic field that focuses on the determinants, mechanisms and systems that promote and maintain the health, safety, well-being and appropriate development of children and their families in communities and societies in order to enhance the future health and welfare of society and subsequent generations." (Alexander, 2004)

As one effort to support MCH-related education for public health students nationwide, the Division of MCH Workforce Development, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, has compiled the following list of resources to support teaching and faculty collaboration.

• MCH Competencies - MCH leadership requires specific knowledge, skills, personal characteristics, and values. The leadership competencies draw from both theory and practice to promote MCH leadership. They are targeted to MCH interdisciplinary training programs and practicing MCH professionals.
• MCH Timeline - This interactive timeline traces the history of maternal and child health services, programs, and policies in the U.S. Explore specific events and time periods, or view in-depth modules on MCH 101, systems of care, infant mortality, performance and accountability, and other topics.
• MCH Navigator - The MCH Navigator is a central access point for online learning in maternal and child health, linking learners to open-access webcasts, instructional modules, lectures, and other training materials. This portal provides tools for assessing individual and organizational training needs and linking needs to learning resources.
• “We Are MCH” Prezi - Students and faculty of MCH Training Programs in Schools of Public Health around the country describe how their work benefits diverse communities. This prezi is an educational tool as well as a model for other MCH training programs and professionals in practice to share their answers to the question “What is MCH?” Produced by the University of South Florida MCH Public Health Training Program.
• MCH Library - The MCH Library at Georgetown University is a compilation of maternal and child health information and resources. The site provides regularly updated “knowledge paths” on a wide range of MCH topics, consisting of links to other websites, publications, and databases useful for teaching and learning.
• Cultural Competence in MCH Training - The National Center for Cultural Competence, with funding from MCHB, has developed Curricula Enhancement Modules and other training resources to address stereotyping, bias, discrimination, prejudice, and other “ISMs” in graduate education.
• MCH Data Connect - MCH Data Connect, at the Harvard School of Public Health, provides a comprehensive online database catalog of MCH data sets, interactive tools, and other data resources for public health professionals, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students.
• MCH Life Course Toolbox - CityMatCH’s MCH Life Course Toolbox brings together information, strategies, and tools for integrating the life course perspective into MCH research, practice, policy, and training. The site provides publications, presentations, and examples of life course initiatives at the local, state, and national levels. The Toolbox also includes the Life Course Game, an interactive training tool available for purchase.
• ATMCH - The Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health (ATMCH) is an interdisciplinary forum for MCH faculty from schools of public health and other institutions of higher learning. A collection of syllabi from MCH-related graduate-level courses is provided for reference (atmch.org/MCHSyllabi.cfm).
• AUCD - The Association of University Centers on Disability advances policy and practice for and with people with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and their communities by supporting Centers in research, education, and service activities. Of special interest is a slide and case study library about the Life Course Perspective.
• AMCHP - The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs is a national resource, partner, and advocate for state public health leaders and others working to improve the health of women, children, youth and families, including those with special health care needs.

The dramatic improvements in children’s health that we have witnessed in this century have occurred because people made them happen—people with skills, knowledge, and dedication. MCHB celebrates its rich history and is dedicated to assuring that current students of maternal and child health appreciate the contributions of those who preceded them.