2020 CITYMATCH MEHARRY EXTERNSHIP – NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS CityMatCH and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) are pleased to offer one externship opportunity to MSPH students at Meharry Medical College each summer. This 10-week externship takes place in Omaha, NE where the students will have an unparalleled opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in Maternal and Child Health….
About the 2019 CityMatCH Conference in Providence, Rhode Island CityMatCH and more than 800 leaders in urban maternal and child health made their way to Providence, RI—the Ocean State—for the 2019 CityMatCH Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, Sept. 23-25, 2019. The conference featured a unique twist, as CityMatCH partners with the Rhode Island Health Equity Summit, organized by…
The 2019 Election is now completed. The election was for the South Central and West regions, as well as At Large members. See the nominees here. Current CityMatCH member health departments are eligible to vote once. Members are requested to vote for ALL positions regardless of the region where your health department is located. Write-in votes are also accepted for all…
CityMatCH is now accepting applications for the 13th Cohort of CityLeaders! Application period has closed. CityLeaders participants engage in nine months of intensive 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 the field for a mentor/mentee relationship. Download Application here:…
BEST Cities Advancing Birth Equity Strategies Together ***Request for 2019 Applications is Now Closed*** ***The deadline for submitting applications has passed. Teams will be announced June 21, 2019.*** Questions? Please E-mail: Denise Peach, Director of Programs, at denise.pecha@unmc.edu and Jessica Ehule, Senior Coordinator, at jessica.ehule@unmc.edu Click “Play” to listen to the BEST Cities RFA Informational Call held on…
Read the full issue CityMatCH staff took a moment to reflect in 2018, and we were once again amazed by the passion, optimism, and persistence of those who work to improve the health of women, children and communities. As we listened to our national membership and partners, it was clear that: Equity and justice are at the forefront of…
Hyatt Place CHARLESTON HISTORIC DISTRICT Charleston, SC – June 24-28, 2019 Preliminary Agenda The Health Resources And Services Administration (HRSA), The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and CityMatCH are offering a Training Course In MCH Epidemiology as part of their ongoing effort to enhance the analytic capacity of state and local health agencies. The training course is…
The desire to achieve equity drives the reason why many of us work in the field of maternal and child health. Racial inequities are evident in health outcomes across the board. In addressing these disparities, organizations often neglect to assess how they may be contributing to the racial inequities we work so hard to eliminate. We are working within…
We are excited to announce that the 2019 CityMatCH Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference will take place in Providence, RI Sept. 23-25. We are accepting Abstract and Workshop submissions Dec. 17, 2018 through March 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM Pacific. Learn more about this opportunity by visiting the Abstract and Workshop…
CityMatCH Developed the PPOR approach between 2000-2004. PPOR: Reference Group Bias (pdf) PPOR: Is Your Community Ready for PPOR (ppt) PPOR: From data to action to improve women and infants’ health (ppt) PPOR: A New Community Approach to Fetal and Infant Mortality (ppt) PPOR: Analytic Issues: Frequently Asked Data & Analytic Questions (ppt) PPOR: Analytic Readiness (Bill Sappenfield) (ppt)…
Join us for the 2025 CityMatCH Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference in St. Louis, MO.
