welcome Annual Assembly October 30, 2016 9:30-11:00am
ATMCH Executive committee Alice Richman, PhD Incoming President East Carolina University Martha Wingate, DrPH Ex-Officio Member & Outgoing President University of Alabama at Birmingham Julie McDougal, MAE Coordinator Kianna Hardy, MPH Student Representative National Committee for Quality Assurance Mischka Garel, MPH Chair, Education & Mentoring Committee Emory University Joan Bloch, PhD, CRNP Co-Chair, Workforce Development Committee Drexel University Heather Johnson, MPH Peggy Cowling, RN, BSN, MSN Chair, Membership & Engagement Committee Advocate South Suburban Hospital & St. Xavier University
ATMCH education & mentoring committee Mischka Garel, Chair Alice Richman Samantha Goldfarb John Richards You? Key issues include: How to best teach MCH courses/topics expanding beyond content-specific perspectives Explore & enhance skills in how to creatively incorporate social issues & current events into application-based learning experiences “Meeting” frequency: bimonthly (next mtg: Nov) Possible Activities for 2017: Innovative Teaching Awards, Syllabi Project enhancement, Mentorship Program evaluation component
ATMCH Workforce Development committee Joan Bloch, Co-Chair Heather Johnson, Co-Chair Mischka Garel John Richards Arden Handler You? Mission: “...to provide national leadership in educating our nation’s future professionals in MCH education, research & service.” Purpose: “...to support education, training & technical assistance to MCH-related faculty, staff, students & practicing professionals in academic settings & MCH-related organizations to ensure that a well-prepared workforce of public health & interdisciplinary health care professionals are in the pipeline to address the complex needs of our nation’s increasingly diverse MCH population.” Possible Activities for 2017: MCH Navigator, G. A. Outstanding Student Paper Awards
ATMCH membership & engagement committee Peggy Cowling, Chair Holly Grason You? Purpose: To support the mission of the organization with an engaged membership of MCH educators & students Mission: To promote opportunities for members to engage in activities that promote life-long learning in MCH Key issues include: Membership expansion Membership diversity enhancement Deepening & broadening membership engagement in organizational activities Possible Activities for 2017: Greg Alexander Speed Networking Breakfast, Annual Assembly, Lacey Award
ATMCH mentorship project Mentee: University at Albany School of Public Health MCH Public Health Catalyst Program Mentor: Arden Handler, DrPH, MPH Project:: (1) Create MCH Certificate Program (to become full MCH track/degree option) (2) Strengthen professional development program component Mentee: Emory University Center of Excellence in MCH Science, Practice & Education Mentor: John Richards, MA Project:: Enhance student recruitment through program website development Applications accepted year-round: www.atmch.org/mentorship
ATMCH syllabi project MCH-Foundations & Leadership (14) Child/Adolescent Health (3) Breastfeeding (0) Violence & Injuries (1) Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs (1) MCH Epidemiology (7) Adversity & Resilience (0) Global Health (3) Policy & Advocacy (3) Reproductive & Perinatal Health (3) Research Methods (4) Women’s Health (4) Category suggestions & undergraduate-/graduate-level syllabi accepted year-round: www.atmch.org/mchsyllabi
2016 Loretta P. Lacey Academic Leadership Award Krista Casazza, PhD, RD, LD Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
2016-2017 Innovative teaching awards Training the Next Generation of MCH Professionals in Eating Disorders Prevention: Expanding Educational Opportunities via Online Case-Method Teaching (Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard University) Optimum Infant Feeding Internship for Physicians & Advanced Practice Nurses (North Carolina State University/University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Aligning a MCH Disability Leadership Curriculum with Universal Design for Learning (Georgia State University/Georgia LEND-GSU) A Collaborative Teaching Strategy for Building Relationships in MCH (University of South Florida) Examining Changes in Prevention Guidelines in Maternal and Child Health: Development of an Innovative Teaching Activity
2015-2016 ITA spotlight Breastfeeding 101: A Public Health Approach Diana Cassar-Uhl University of Maryland
2015-2016 ITA spotlight Developing an Applied Health Literacy Activity for MCH Erika Thompson University of south Florida
Atmch moving forward group discussion
Big questions Big Question #1: Big Question #2: What are you doing education-wise? Who are you educating? What interests/needs can you identify? Big Question #2: What would be useful in your career or training?
Wrap-up Alice Richman, PhD Martha Wingate, DrPH