Social determinants of health, including racism, are a core part of Maternal and Child Health, and there are more and more ways to measure them. This resource includes definitions, expert opinions, common measures and advice on data use, as well as a wide range of sources of microdata and summary data. Many, but not all, are sources of local…
CityLeaders Cohort 16: Call for Applications Leadership Training for Emerging and Mid-Level Urban, Maternal Child Health (MCH) Leaders What is the CityLeaders training program? CityLeaders participants engage in nine months of training on the MCH Leadership Competencies including one onsite meeting and a series of distance-based skills-building opportunities. They are also matched with a senior urban MCH leader in…
About the 2022 CityMatCH Conference Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, CityMatCH held virtual conferences in both 2020 and 2021. However, in 2022, CityMatCH was once again able to host an in-person conference in the “Windy City”, Chicago, Illinois, where more than 600 professionals and students in the Maternal and Child Health field turned out for the 32nd annual CityMatCH…
About the 2021 CityMatCH Conference The 2021 CityMatCH Conference will now be FULLY VIRTUAL. After carefully observing the status of the pandemic across our nation and the impact of Hurricane Ida on New Orleans, and consulting with many valued partners and members, we have determined this to be the most appropriate mode of delivering our conference content in 2021….
The National Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology Awards are biennial awards, last presented at the 2020 Virtual CityMatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference. The Coalition for Excellence in MCH Epidemiology will again be accepting nominations in February 2021. The awards will be presented at the 2021 CityMatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference. The nomination period will be announced…
Read the full issue In April 2021, CityMatCH wanted to take a moment to highlight student interns, staff, and projects we are currently hard at work on. In this issue of CityLights, we: Give a glimpse of what our 2020 Plenary speakers are up to Introduce our 2021 Keynote Speaker Share information about the launch of the Alignment for…
MCHB and CityMatCH are hosting a webinar series for HHS Region V state and local MCH professionals and their partners who are dedicated to eliminating racial inequities specific to infant mortality in the region. The webinars are meant to supplement the work happening in each state as they drive towards reducing infant mortality and eliminating racial disparities. Although the…
About the 2020 Virtual CityMatCH Conference More than 800 professionals and students in the Maternal and Child Health field tuned in online for the 30th annual CityMatCH conference, virtually held September 16-18, 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Though the conference was held virtually, this did not deter hundreds of attendees from tuning in and engaging with one…
We are pleased to share with you a new resource on public health and abortion: Envisioning a 21st Century Public Health Approach to Abortion, a menu of activities and action steps for health departments to consider related to abortion. The content was developed over a two-day convening of seven state and nine local public health departments and ten partner…
Join us for the 2023 CityMatCH Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, in New Orleans, LA.
