were uninsured in early 2015 compared to 2013. MCH populations, particularly women of childbearing age, have seen a similar decline. In 2013, 19 percent of working age women lived without health insurance. The new U.S. Census Bureau report confirms that this number is now just under 13 percent. For more information about health coverage options for MCH populations, see the AMCHP coverage chart.

Guttmacher Study Finds IUDs Becoming More Affordable Through ACA Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) are considered one of the most effective methods of contraception. Traditionally cost-prohibitive for many women, IUDs and other long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are becoming more available as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) brings down out-of-pocket costs for consumers. A new study by the Guttmacher Institute found that in 2014, 87 percent of insured women who sought a hormonal IUD would have no out-of-pocket costs, up from 42 percent of women in 2012. Research has shown IUDs to be 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy. For more information please see the AMCHP brief on investing in IUDs and other LARCS.

Open Enrollment is around the Corner, New Challenges in Outreach and Enrollment With open enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace beginning on Nov. 1, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials have indicated that the remaining uninsured may be harder to reach. To address these anticipated challenges, enrollment assistance has been made available through federal navigator grants as well as state and local efforts. For a full list of navigator organizations, visit the Centers

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ICYMI– AMCHP Legislative Alert Covers How the Shutdown was Averted and What to Expect On Sept. 30, AMCHP issued a breaking news Legislative Alert after Congress voted to pass a continuing resolution keeping the government open until Dec. 11. Click here for a copy of that alert covering what to expect next.

AMCHP Comments on Essential Health Benefits On Sept. 30, AMCHP submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging them to consider the unique health care needs of children, particularly children with special health care needs, as they review state Essential Health Benefit (EHB) benchmark choices. We joined other MCH advocates expressing concern that the EHB benchmark approach does not ensure children and youth have access to a comprehensive set of benefits that meets their needs. Therefore, it is especially important that CMS review proposed 2017 benchmark plans for their specific approach to benefits for children, including but not limited to the pediatric services and rehabilitative and habilitative services categories.

Health Reform Implementation

MCH Populations Impacted by Drop in U.S. Uninsured Rate Since the opening of the Health Insurance Marketplace in 2014, America’s uninsured rate has dropped below 10 percent for the first time in more than 50 years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 16 million fewer Americans

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for Medicare and Medicaid Services. For more information about marketplace eligibility, please visit healthcare.gov. Eligible individuals can enroll in Medicaid and CHIP year-round. For more information, visit Medicaid.gov.

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Taking Action with Evidence: Implementation Roadmaps AMCHP and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Strengthen the Evidence Base for MCH project are pleased to announce a series of webinars to support your next phase of action – selecting evidence-based or -informed strategies and developing your state-initiated Evidence-based or -informed Strategy Measures (ESMs) that will impact your state selected Title V population-based National Performance Measures (NPMs). Each webinar in the series will focus on one of the 15 NPMs.

The series will take place October through February. The first webinars are scheduled as follows:

NPM #8 Physical Activity Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. EST

NPM #1 Well Woman Visit Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. EST

NPM #14 Smoking Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. EST

More information about the series and registration links for each webinar are posted to the MCH Block Grant Transformation Resources page on the AMCHP website.

Center Coffee Talk Series – Don’t Miss the Final Presentation Tomorrow! This series, hosted by the National MCH Workforce Development Center Change Management, concludes with the final topic – managing change. The series consists of an archived 20-minute video for AMCHP members to access at their leisure and an AMCHP-hosted Twitter chat on the content shared during the archived video. Click here to learn more about each talk and to register!

Coffee Talk 4: Managing Change Presenter: Brenda Jones, DHSc, RN, MSN, WHNP-BC, Deputy Director, Office of Women's Health, Illinois Department of Public Health Managing change is not an easy task-especially some of the "moving the needle" efforts currently gearing up in the Title V programs! Successful collective impact efforts require a few key conditions-among them a united plan among the many individuals and organizations that impact the issue as well as collaboration among the key players. While the effects of collective impact are often outside the control of a single individual or organization, achieving change within those systems is dependent on great leadership at both the individual and organizational levels. This presentation will share a brief overview of the leadership skills and capacities needed to lead collective impact initiatives, followed by Brenda's personal experience in creating collective action among key players during a major statewide MCH reorganization. Video Release: Oct. 7 Twitter Chat: Oct. 28 2-3 p.m. EST

Improving Continuity of Coverage and Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Women and families have experienced tremendous gains through state and national health reform over the last five years, yet pregnant women still experience lapses in care as they churn between different health insurance plans or different sources of coverage. To learn how to address these issues in your state, join us for a webinar, Improving Continuity of Coverage and Care for Pregnant & Postpartum Women, on Monday, Oct. 26 from 2-3:30 p.m. EST. This webinar will help state-level public health and MCH professionals understand ways to help women and families navigate their health insurance options to improve women’s overall health and birth outcomes. Click here to register or contact Emily Eckert at eeckert@amchp.org for more information.

APHIF Host Site Applications The Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (APHIF) is designed to give informatics fellows an accelerated training experience and on-the-job training at health departments in preparation for a career as public health informaticians at health departments in state and local levels. APHIF is one of three fellowship

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programs as part of Project SHINE, which is supported by the CDC and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, and the National Association of County and City Health Officials. Over the course of a year, fellows will address projects to strengthen the public health informatics capacity of the host health agency. Activities might include working on disease surveillance systems, public health registries, public health activities with health information exchanges and other public health informatics priorities for the host site. Fellows have Master’s or doctoral-level education in public health and a commitment to working in applied public health at the state or local level. Applications will be accepted until Nov. 20, 2015. To apply, click here. For more information, please contact Amanda Masters at amasters@cste.org or 770-458-3811.

Text4baby Kicks Off 2015 Enrollment Contest The 2015 Text4baby State Enrollment Contest – launched in honor of Mother’s Day and National Women’s Health Week – has begun. The contest is open to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and

GET INVOLVED CONT. the U.S. Virgin Islands. The top states to enroll the highest percentage of mothers in Text4baby between May 10 and Oct. 17, 2015 will be recognized. Even if you are not one of the final winners, your state will still have the opportunity to win each week. You can monitor your state’s progress at www.text4baby.org and through Text4baby Tuesday. Check out where your state currently ranks here. For ideas on how to promote Text4baby in your community, download the Text4baby Outreach Toolkit that provides outreach strategies and best practices for promoting Text4baby in your state or community. Check out the 2015 State Enrollment Contest page for additional tools and information.

Special Issue Call for Papers: Postpartum Health and Wellness The Maternal and Child Health Journal is soliciting manuscript submissions to be considered for an upcoming issue on the theme of postpartum health and wellness. This important period in the reproductive life continuum provides a critical link between prenatal care and women’s preventive health care as well as an essential opportunity to guide and support maternal role

Register Today for AMCHP 2016! Don't miss out on an amazing opportunity to connect and network with more than 800 public health officials who share an interest in maternal and child health. The AMCHP 2016 Annual Conference will be held Jan. 23 to 26, at the Hyatt Regency Washington in Washington, DC.

There are many reason to attend the AMCHP 2016 Annual Conference, including:

Gain a firsthand opportunity to learn about changes occurring in the MCH field, such as Block Grant transformation and Affordable Care Act implementation

In need of a career boost or professional development? AMCHP has it covered! Conference attendees have the opportunity to gain access to individual, private professional coaching sessions

Interested in learning more about a particular MCH subfield? Conference session topics will include using technology to advance MCH outcomes, cultural competence and family-center care, and health care financing and coverage

Visit the exhibit hall to gather information from resource centers and companies related to maternal and child health, while networking with current and future MCH leaders

Exchange best practices ideas with other MCH professionals, creating stronger and bolder ideas for the future

To register for the 2016 Annual Conference, click here. Don’t miss our early-bird registration rates, ending on Dec. 18, 2015!

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CCPH 14th International Conference Call for Proposals The Community –Campus Partnership for Health (CCPH) is convening their 14th annual International Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on May 11-14, 2016 and is themed, “Journey to Justice: Creating Change Through Partnerships.” The 14th International Conference will bring community partners, faculty members, students, funders, and policymakers from around the world together to learn and highlight partnerships and research collaborations addressing health equity through social justice. The CCPH is seeking proposal submissions to share knowledge, wisdom, and experience. All proposals must be submitted by Oct. 15, 2015. To learn more, click here.

Prematurity Conference Prevention March of Dimes is hosting conferences in Crystal City, Virginia on Nov. 17-18, 2015 about enhancing prematurity prevention efforts in the United States through the sharing of information about the design, implementation, programs, policies, and other activities to prevent premature births. Other goals of the conferences are to prevent prematurity by disseminating findings on evidence-based practices, programs, and policies, and share tools and resources, as well as engaging stakeholders to participate in the effort to achieve the goal of reducing U.S. premature births to 5.5 percent by 2030. To register, click here.

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On Sept. 23 and 24, the AMCHP child & adolescent health team hosted an in-person summit alongside its partners under the Adolescent & Young Adult Health (AYAH) National Resource Center to formally launch the AYAH Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (CoIIN). The two-day meeting took place in Rockville, MD and included project officers and leadership from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, including Dr. Michael Lu, experts from the National Resource Center, faculty from the University of Michigan Adolescent Health Initiative, and staff from Young Invincibles. Interdisciplinary teams from five states (Iowa, Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas and Vermont) were engaged in

GET INVOLVED CONT. attainment, breastfeeding, mental health and healthy parenting. The Journal solicits manuscripts on any aspect of postpartum health and wellness, including policy briefs, original research, commentaries, perspectives in practice (clinical or public health), program development or implementation, program evaluation, and literature reviews. The deadline for submission is Oct. 15. For more information, click here.

National Action Plan to Increase Safe Infant Sleep Webinar The National Action to Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep (NAPPSS) is pleased to announce the official release of the National Action Plan to Increase Infant Sleep. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) will host a webinar on Oct. 21 from 2-3 p.m. EST. Participants will learn about the National Action Plan, how the plan was developed, the National Coalition Members involved, ways the plan will be implemented, and how your work relates to the plan. To register, click here.

How to Evaluate Public Health Programs The Learning Institute of the 143rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association will be offered on Nov. 1, 2015 in Chicago, IL. The purpose of the course is to teach public health professionals, particularly at the community, local or state levels how to evaluate public health programs. The main focus of the course will include summative evaluations, including outcome and impact evaluations. This course will cover the importance of developing logic models of inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes. The course will also examine the need for measurable performance measures including targets and goals. To register, click here. To view detailed Learning Institute Course description and fees, click here.

Overweight/Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Maintenance from Childhood to Adulthood: Discussing Review-level Evidence Webinar Health Evidence will host a webinar on Oct. 14, 2015 from 1-2 p.m. EST that will examine a series of five reviews on overweight and obesity prevention, treatment, and weight maintenance strategies among children, youth, and adult populations. The webinar will be hosted by Dr. Leslea Peirson. To register, click here.

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interactive activities and action planning focused on increasing access to preventive services, ensuring AYA-appropriate service delivery, and high-quality clinical practice for these distinct populations. The CoIIN aims to identify and implement evidence-based strategies to increase access to and the quality of preventive health care visits for adolescents and young adults. The goal of the summit was to facilitate collaborative learning and peer sharing through sessions on collective impact, quality improvement models for public health, and comprehensive approaches to improve access to and quality of care for AYA preventive visits.

National Institutes of Health Research and Training in Child Abuse and Neglect Deadline: Oct. 19

The National Institutes of Health requests that multidisciplinary centers serve as the Capstone for research and education in child maltreatment and as a resource for the field. Centers will conduct innovative and high-quality research, propose dissemination and outreach core, and be encouraged to disseminate information to the broader community. To learn more, click here.

Center of Disease Control Population-Based Surveillance of Birth Defects and Data Utilization for Public Health Action Deadline: Oct. 26

The CDC is providing funding to improve population-based birth defects surveillance and translate the data collected for public health action to understand the impact of birth defects on communities, drive prevention strategies, improve referral services, and link and evaluate health outcomes. This will enhance state population-based surveillance of major birth defects and to use the data for public health action. Surveillance activities should focus on improvements in surveillance methodologies. To learn more, click here.

Health Resources and Services Administration- MCH Research Deadline: Nov. 6

The R40 MCH Research Program from the Health Resources and Services Administration supports research on critical issues affecting MCH. Research will advance knowledge, and will result in health services improvements. It will strengthen and expand topics addressed by the MCH Block Grant National Performance Priority Areas and populations served. It will support research that addresses MCHB Strategic Research Issues. To learn more, click here.

National Centers for Translational Research in Reproduction and Infertility Deadline: Nov. 12

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), through the Fertility and Infertility Branch (FIB), provides funding for a limited number of research centers in the reproductive

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sciences. These centers provide an arena for multidisciplinary interactions among basic and clinical scientists interested in establishing high quality translational research programs in the reproductive sciences. The centers also serve as national resources for the training and career development of young scientists electing to pursue careers conducting research in high priority areas of reproduction and infertility. Finally, center investigators develop and participate in important community outreach and education efforts to increase awareness and convey the importance and implications of their research activities to the general public. Accordingly, the purpose of this is to announce the competition of the National Centers for Translational Research in Reproduction and Infertility, which replaces the Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research U54 program. To learn more, click here.

NIH Initiative to Maximize Research Education in Genomics Diversity Action Plan Deadline: Sept. 6, 2016 NIH present this funding opportunity to facilitate the training of individuals at all careers levels (the undergraduate, graduate, post baccalaureate, postdoctoral and faculty levels) from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in scientific disciplines relevant to genomics to enable them to pursue genomics research that spans all areas of interest to National Human Genome Research Institute later in their careers. To learn more, click here.

Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through HIT Deadline: Nov. 16, 2016 The purpose of this grant is to fund exploratory and developmental research grants that will contribute to the evidence base of how health information technology (HIT) improves health care quality. This funding opportunity supports the use of a wide variety of research designs in order to generate information regarding the design and development, implementation, use, or impact of health IT on quality. For more information on grant PA-14-001 and more, click here.

Reducing Health Disparities among Minority and Underserved Children Deadline: Jan. 7, 2017

This initiative encourages research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children. Specific targeted areas of research include biobehavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as biological (e.g., genetics, cellular, organ systems), lifestyle factors, environmental (e.g., physical and family environments) social (e.g., peers), economic, institutional, and cultural and family influences; studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known health condition and/or disability; and studies that test and evaluate the comparative effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in traditional and nontraditional settings. For more information, click here (R01) or here (R21).

Chronic Illness Self-Management in Children and Adolescents Deadline: Jan. 7, 2017

The purpose of this announcement is to encourage research to improve self-management and quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic conditions. Managing a chronic condition is an unremitting responsibility for children and their families. Children with a chronic condition and their families have a long-term responsibility for self-management. For more information, click here (R01) or here (R21).

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Understanding Factors in Infancy and Early Childhood That Influence Obesity Development Deadline: Feb. 5, 2017

This funding announcement invites Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations which propose to characterize or identify factors in early childhood (birth-24 months) that may increase or mitigate risk for obesity and/or excessive weight gain and/or to fill methodological research gaps relevant to the understanding of risk for development of obesity in children. For more information, click here.

Maternal Nutrition and Pre-pregnancy Obesity: Effects on Mothers, Infants and Children Deadline: May 7, 2018

This announcement encourages applications to improve health outcomes for women, infants and children, by stimulating interdisciplinary research focused on maternal nutrition and pre-pregnancy obesity. Maternal health significantly impacts not only the mother but also the intrauterine environment, and subsequently fetal development and the health of the newborn. For more information, click here.

AMCHP Events

2016 AMCHP Annual Conference

Jan. 23-26, 2016

Washington, DC

MCH Events

28th Annual State Health Policy Conference

Oct. 19-21

Dallas, TX

AAP National Conference and Exhibition Oct. 24-27

Washington, DC

2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition

Oct. 31-Nov. 4

Chicago, IL

Prematurity Prevention Conference 2015 Nov. 17-18

Arlington, VA

2016 Preparedness Summit

Apr 19-22, 2016

Dallas, TX

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