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- Sunday, March 8, 2026
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7:30am - 8:00am ET
The Power of Connection through Prayer
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7:30am - 8:00am ET
The Power of Connection through PrayerLocation: Meeting Room 8/9
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7:30am - 8:30am ET
From Milestones to Services: Institutionalizing Title V Referral Systems with LTSAE
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7:30am - 8:30am ET
From Milestones to Services: Institutionalizing Title V Referral Systems with LTSAELocation: Anacostia D
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8:00am - 5:00pm ET
Registration Open
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8:00am - 5:00pm ET
Registration Open
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8:00am - 5:00pm ET
The Recording Womb
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8:00am - 5:00pm ET
The Recording Womb Location: Meeting Room 7
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8:00am - 6:00pm ET
Meditate & Appreciate – Conference Quiet Space and Art Gallery
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8:00am - 6:00pm ET
Meditate & Appreciate – Conference Quiet Space and Art Gallery Location: Rock Creek Foyer
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9:00am - 11:00am ET
Plenary Session: PL1 - The Power of the Youth
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9:00am - 11:00am ET
Plenary Session: PL1 - The Power of the YouthLocation: Potomac Ballroom
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10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Local Vendor Marketplace
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10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Local Vendor MarketplaceLocation: Anacostia Foyer
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11:00am - 11:30am ET
Coffee Break
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11:00am - 11:30am ET
Coffee BreakLocation: Anacostia Foyer
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
Poster Group A & B
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
Poster Group A & B
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
Workshop Group "A"
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A1 - Rooted In Connection: Strengthening Maine’s Systems Through Family PartnershipLocation: Meeting Room 8/9
Primary Presenter: – DHHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Maternal and Child Health
Presenter: – Maine CDC
Presenter: – Colorado
h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A2 - Together in Care: Building Connections for Treating Perinatal Mental Health and Substance UseLocation: Anacostia F
Primary Presenter: – East Carolina University
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Presenter: – East Carolina University, College of Nursing
b. Mental and Behavioral Health
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A3 - The Man. The Father. Exploring Fatherhood Experiences of Men in AlabamaLocation: Anacostia D
Primary Presenter: – University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
Presenter: – University of Alabama at Birmingham / School of Education & Human Sciences / Department of Human Studies
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Co-Author: – Alabama Perinatal Quality Collaborative
h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A4 - Moving the Needle to Zero: Using Home Visiting to Improve Maternal and Infant Health in High-Risk New York City CommunitiesLocation: Meeting Room 4
Primary Presenter: – CAMBA Inc.
Presenter: – CAMBA
g. Housing, Nutrition, and other Social Determinants of Health
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A5 - The Power of Connection in Practice: Integrating Public Health Nurse Home Visiting Within Pediatric Primary Care to Strengthen Family OutcomesLocation: Meeting Room 2
Primary Presenter: – PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Presenter: – National Nurse-led Care Consortium
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h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A6 - Connecting Policy to Equity: Medicaid, H.R.1, and the Future of Black Maternal HealthLocation: Meeting Room 3
Primary Presenter: – Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
Presenter: – Mamatoto Village
Presenter: – Ancient Song, Inc.
Presenter: – Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A7 - Health Literacy as a Tool for ConnectionLocation: Anacostia E
Primary Presenter: – Office of Children and Youth with Specific Health Care Needs, Maryland Department of Health
a. Title V Administrationf. Workforce Development & Leadership
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A8 - Ohio Department of Health Youth Homelessness ProgramLocation: Meeting Room 10/11
Primary Presenter: – The Ohio Department of Health
a. Title V Administrationb. Mental and Behavioral Healthc. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluationg. Housing, Nutrition, and other Social Determinants of Healthh. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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12:30pm - 2:00pm ET
Lunch on Your Own
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12:40pm - 2:00pm ET
Lunch on Your Own
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
Discussion Sessions
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS1 - Bridging Gaps: Connecting Dental Care and Communities to Improve Dental Care Access for Youth and Young Adults with Special Health Care NeedsLocation: Anacostia D
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS2 - CARA implementation and approachLocation: Meeting Room 6
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS3 - "BirthMatters: Making a Big Impact from a Small Organization"Location: Meeting Room 3
Facilitator: – BirthMatters
Co-author:
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS4 - A New Vision for American Moms: Defining Universal Maternal Health CareLocation: Meeting Room 5
Facilitator: – The Century Foundation
Co-author: – The Century Foundation
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS6 - Rural Maternal and Child Health Transformation: A Cross-State ConversationLocation: Anacostia E
Facilitator: – Abt Global
Co-Facilitator: – Abt Associates
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS7 - Title V Block Grant Five-Year Action Plans: How Can We Effectively Contract, Monitor Activities, and Demonstrate Results?Location: Anacostia F
Facilitator: – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Co-author: – National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS8 - Walking in Two Systems: Supporting Tribal Maternal Mortality Review Development through State PartnershipsLocation: Meeting Room 8/9
Facilitator: – National Indian Health Board
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS9 - Teen Engagement: Real Talk on Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities in MCHLocation: Meeting Room 10/11
Faciitator:
Faciitator: – Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) Program
Facilitator: – Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) Program
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS10 - Measuring the Impact and Return on Investment of Engaging FamiliesLocation: Meeting Room 4
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
Poster Group C & D
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
Poster Group C & D
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
Workshop Group "B"
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B1 - From Fragmented to Connected: Transforming Illinois CYSHCN Systems of Care Through Family and Community PartnershipsLocation: Meeting Room 2
Primary Presenter: – UIC Division of Specialized Care for Children
Presenter: – University of Illinois Chicago Division of Specialized Care for Children
h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B2 - Cracking the Code: Statistical Tools for Targeted Infant Mortality Interventions in TennesseeLocation: Meeting Room 3
Primary Presenter: – Tennessee Department of Health
Presenter: – Tennessee Department of Health
Moderator: – Tennessee Department of Health
Presenter: – Knox County Health Department
Co-Author: – Knox County Health Department
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluation
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B3 - When It's 40% of the Population, It Needs to Be 100% Prepared: How Two States Are Bringing MCH into Emergency Planning (and Ways You Can Too)Location: Meeting Room 4
Primary Presenter: – Jefferson County Public Health
Presenter/Moderator: – Tennessee Department of Health
h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B4 - Cultivating Community Solutions: Strengthening Collaboration and Supporting State Readiness For Community-Rooted Evidence in MCHLocation: Meeting Room 8/9
Primary Presenter: – AMCHP
Presenter: – Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Presenter: – Association of Maternal and Child Health
a. Title V Administrationc. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluatione. Policy & Impactf. Workforce Development & Leadershiph. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B5 - Authentic Family Experience: Harnessing the Power of Co-Design to Transform Early Childhood SystemsLocation: Meeting Room 10/11
Primary Presenter: – Assuring Better Child Health & Development
Presenter: – Assuring Better Child Health & Development
e. Policy & Impacth. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B6 - From Awareness to Accountability: Co-Creating Minnesota’s Disability Equity Strategic PlanLocation: Anacostia D
Primary Presenter: – Minnesota Department of Health
Presenter: – Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluationf. Workforce Development & Leadership
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B7 - How the smallest state in the union with a big substance use problem, created an innovative partnership to improve outcomes for perinatal women and their families who use substancesLocation: Anacostia E
Primary Presenter: – Rhode Island Department of Health
Presenter: – Rhode Island Department of Health
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Presenter: – Department Child Youth and Families
h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B8 - (Re)Creating Community to Improve Maternal Mental Health: Mom Circles within Early Childhood EducationLocation: Anacostia F
Primary Presenter: – Center for Health and Research Transformation
Presenter: – Children of the Rising Sun Empowerment Center
Presenter: – Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
Co-Author: – Center for Health & Research Transformation
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b. Mental and Behavioral Health
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3:15pm - 3:45pm ET
Networking Dessert w/ Local Vendor Marketplace
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3:15pm - 3:45pm ET
Networking Dessert w/ Local Vendor Marketplace Location: Potomac Ballroom Foyer
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
Poster Group E & F
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
Poster Group E & F
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
Workshop Group "C"
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C1 - Invisible No More: Confronting Data Erasure of American Indians and Alaska Natives in MCH ReportingLocation: Anacostia D
Primary Presenter: – California Tribal Epidemiology center
Presenter: – CDC Foundation
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C2 - Embracing Mo‘olelo: How Hui Storytelling Strengthens Families, Heals Stigma, and Builds ManaLocation: Meeting Room 3
Presenter: – Family Hui Hawaii
Primary Presenter: – Family Hui Hawaii
Presenter: – Family Hui Hawaii
b. Mental and Behavioral Healthh. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C3 - Tracking the State of Black Birth Equity in California: The California Coalition for Black Birth Justice Landscape Report and Web-PlatformLocation: Meeting Room 4
Primary Presenter: – California Coalition for Black Birth Justice
Presenter: – California Coalition for Black Birth Justice
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluatione. Policy & Impact
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C4 - Collaborative Frameworks for Sustainable Youth Suicide Prevention in Clinical and Community SettingsLocation: Meeting Room 8/9
Primary Presenter: – American Academy of Pediatrics
Presenter: – American Academy of Pediatrics
Presenter/Moderator: – American Academy of Pediatrics
b. Mental and Behavioral Health
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C5 - Preventing RHD in the USAPIsLocation: Meeting Room 10/11
Primary Presenter: – Greenblanket Consulting
Presenter/Moderator: – Department of Health
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Presenter: – Department of Health
Presenter:
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e. Policy & Impacth. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C6 - Grounded in Science, Powered by Partnership: Lessons from The Hunger, Nutrition and Health in Pregnancy Action NetworkLocation: Meeting Room 2
Primary Presenter: – OHSU Moore Institute for Nutrition & Wellness
Presenter: – Birthing Beautiful Communities
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Moderator: – CDC Foundation
Presenter: – Vitamix Foundation
g. Housing, Nutrition, and other Social Determinants of Health
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C7 - Beyond the Birth: Building a Sustainable Doula Workforce to Bridge Behavioral Health and Maternal CareLocation: Anacostia E
Primary Presenter: – COCOLIFE.BLACK
Co-Presenter: – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania
b. Mental and Behavioral Healthf. Workforce Development & Leadershiph. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C8 - Integrating Fathers into the Maternal Child Health (MCH) EcosystemLocation: Anacostia F
Primary Presenter: – The League of Voices for Mothers, Babies, Fathers and Families
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Submitter Only:
h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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5:00pm - 5:30pm ET
Planning Committee Meeting (Invite Only)
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5:00pm - 5:30pm ET
Planning Committee Meeting (Invite Only)Location: Anacostia D
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5:00pm - 7:00pm ET
Networking Reception w/Exhibitors
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5:00pm - 7:00pm ET
Networking Reception w/ExhibitorsLocation: Rock Creek Ballroom
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6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
MCH Film Night
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6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
MCH Film NightLocation: Anacostia D
