CityMatCH seeks nominations for the 2018-2021 CityMatCH Board of Directors. Nominees are being sought for the following regions: North East (1), North Central (1), South Central (1), and At-Large (2). The nomination deadline is May 11, 2018. If you are a CityMatCH member representative or work in a member health department, nominate yourself or another CityMatCH Member Representative that you think…
Return to PPOR Project Page Perinatal Periods of Risk: A Force Behind Community Change, 2013 (Audio) (PPT) – The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition was searching for answers. Based in Jacksonville (Duval County), the coalition had been battling high infant mortality rates and increasing racial disparities using case management, education, and support to at risk pregnant women and newborns. They knew change…
Return to PPOR Project Page Core PPOR Methods Peck MG, Sappenfield WM, Skala J. Perinatal Periods of Risk: A Community Approach for Using Data to Improve Women and Infants’ Health. (2010) Matern Child Health J. Jul 3. PMID: 20602162 Sappenfield WM, Peck MG, Gilbert CS, Haynatzka VR, Bryant T 3rd. (2010) Perinatal Periods of Risk: Analytic Preparation and Phase…
Preconception Health and Health Care (download) Executive Summary This report summarizes opportunities to accelerate progress in preconception health and health care over the next five years. In November 2014, the W.F. Kellogg Foundation provided resources to CityMatCH for a Reconvened Select Panel on Preconception Health and Health Care to discuss successful strategies over the past decade, identify missed opportunities,…
The application period closed April 16, 2018 at 11:59 PM EST. The application period for Well Women, Well Communities closed April 16, 2018. CityMatCH will select three teams for the next phase of the Well-Woman Project: Well Women, Well Communities a two-year project to improve women’s access and utilization of preventive health care. This project builds on the success…
Join us in Portland, OR Sept. 12-14 for the 2018 CityMatCH Leadership & MCH Epidemiology Conference Partnering with Purpose: Data, Programs, and Policies for Healthy Mothers, Children and Families. This conference, once again, brings together the CityMatCH Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, and the Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference. Visit the Conference Homepage
Chicago, IL – June 25-29, 2018 The application period for the 2018 Training Course is now CLOSED. Acceptance notifications were sent out in late March. 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…
To build capacity and improve peer-to-peer support among CityMatCH members, the organization maintains an online membership network — the Ask-A-Colleague Service (or AAC). As a member, you may access the AAC service to quickly and efficiently query your colleagues around the country on your MCH program, policy, practice and data use concerns. Submitting a Request Contact CityMatCH at 402-552-9500…
This eLearning community provides access to online resources developed to augment CityMatCH projects, which are grounded in the philosophy that all children and families deserve to be healthy and achieve their optimal growth and development. Children and families in urban areas have unique needs and deserve special attention. The resources in this portal: Institute for equity in birth outcomes; local…
The application period for the 2018 CityMatCH Meharry Externship is now CLOSED. CityMatCH and UNMC are pleased to offer one externship opportunity to MSPH students at Meharry Medical College during the summer. This 10-week externship will take place in Omaha, NE where the students will have an unparalleled opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in Maternal and Child Health. The…
Join us for the 2023 CityMatCH Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, in New Orleans, LA.
