READ THE FULL CITYLIGHTS ISSUE In the fall of 2023, CityMatCH provides a look at the current state of national maternal health. In this issue of CityLights, we take a look at: Meet the Cover Artist: Lauren J Turner
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…
CityMatCH has compiled a list of resources from local, state and national organizations with information, resources, and tools for handling COVID-19 and its impacts in your community, workplace, and home. Thank you to CityMatCH members and partners who have helped contribute to this list! If you have additional resources to share, please email us! Centers for Disease Control and…
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…
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,…
Download a PDF of the Collective Impact (2017) Issue Working in isolation, health departments can only do so much to impact Maternal & Child Health (MCH) priorities. In our latest cooperative agreement with the Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB), we began the Collective Impact Learning Collaborative aimed at aligning state and local priorities to address MCH outcomes. Through this…
Download a PDF of The Well-Woman (2017) CityLights Issue. The well-woman is found at the intersection of reproductive health, rights, and justice. To improve women’s health and health outcomes, the MCH field must begin to focus on the health of the whole woman and ensure a woman-friendly health system for all women at the local, state and federal level….
CityLights Emerging MCH Issue (2016) – Local Responses: Zika Prevention This issue of CityLights highlights the extensive work from our national partners to learn more about Zika virus and provide recommendations, as well as the work of a couple CityMatCH member health departments to respond to the issue at hand.
Download a PDF of the Growing the Field (2014) CityLights Issue In this issue of CityLights, we highlight CityMatCH leadership & workforce development tools, resources, and opportunities available to CityMatCH members, as well as other resources available to all MCH professionals.
Conversations That Matter (download) A how-to guide for hosting conversations about race, racism, and public health. The how-to guide, developed through a collaboration with the Lee Institute, serves as a community-empowerment resource, assisting public health professionals in initiating open and honest conversations about racism’s impacts. It is intended to help MCH leaders navigate the terrain of talking honestly about…
Join us for the 2023 CityMatCH Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, in New Orleans, LA.
