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- Sunday, March 8, 2026
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8:00am - 5:00pm ET
Local Vendor Marketplace
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8:00am - 5:00pm ET
Local Vendor Marketplace
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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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9:00am - 11:00am ET
The Power of the Youth
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9:00am - 11:00am ET
PL1 - The Power of the Youth
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11:00am - 11:30am ET
Coffee Break
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11:00am - 11:30am ET
Coffee Break
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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 PartnershipPrimary Presenter: – DHHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Maternal and Child Health
Presenter: – Maine CDC
Presenter: – Colorado
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A2 - Together in Care: Building Connections for Treating Perinatal Mental Health and Substance UsePrimary Presenter: – East Carolina University
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A3 - The Man. The Father. Exploring Fatherhood Experiences of Men in AlabamaPrimary Presenter: – University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
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Co-Author: – Alabama Perinatal Quality Collaborative
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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 CommunitiesPrimary Presenter:
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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 OutcomesPrimary Presenter: – PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Presenter: – National Nurse-led Care Consortium
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A6 - Connecting Policy to Equity: Medicaid, H.R.1, and the Future of Black Maternal HealthPrimary Presenter:
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Presenter: – Mamatoto Village
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A7 - Health Literacy as a Tool for Connection -
11:30am - 12:30pm ET
A8 - Ohio Department of Health Youth Homelessness ProgramPrimary Presenter: – The Ohio Department of Health
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12:30pm - 2:00pm ET
Lunch on Your Own
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12:30pm - 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 Needs -
12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS2 - CARA implementation and approach -
12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS3 - "BirthMatters: Making a Big Impact from a Small Organization"Facilitator: – BirthMatters
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS4 - A New Vision for American Moms: Defining Universal Maternal Health Care -
12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS5 - Fatherhood as Birth Equity Innovation: Reimagining Perinatal Systems to Include Dads -
12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS6 - Rural Maternal and Child Health Transformation: A Cross-State Conversation -
12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS7 - Title V Block Grant Five-Year Action Plans: How Can We Effectively Contract, Monitor Activities, and Demonstrate Results?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 Partnerships -
12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
DS9 - Teen Engagement: Real Talk on Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities in MCHFacilitator: – Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) Program
Co-author: – 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 Families -
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 PartnershipsPrimary Presenter:
Presenter: – University of Illinois Chicago Division of Specialized Care for Children
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B2 - Cracking the Code: Statistical Tools for Targeted Infant Mortality Interventions in TennesseePrimary Presenter:
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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)Primary Presenter:
Presenter/Moderator: – Tennessee Department of Health
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B4 - Cultivating Community Solutions: Strengthening Collaboration and Supporting State Readiness For Community-Rooted Evidence in MCHPrimary Presenter: – AMCHP
Presenter: – Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Presenter: – Association of Maternal and Child Health
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B5 - Authentic Family Experience: Harnessing the Power of Co-Design to Transform Early Childhood SystemsPrimary Presenter:
Presenter: – Assuring Better Child Health & Development
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B6 - From Awareness to Accountability: Co-Creating Minnesota’s Disability Equity Strategic PlanPrimary Presenter: – Minnesota Department of Health
Presenter: – Child & Family Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
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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 substancesPrimary Presenter: – Rhode Island Department of Health
Presenter: – Rhode Island Department of Health
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
B8 - (Re)Creating Community to Improve Maternal Mental Health: Mom Circles in DetroitPresenter:
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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
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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 ReportingPrimary Presenter:
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C2 - Embracing Mo‘olelo: How Hui Storytelling Strengthens Families, Heals Stigma, and Builds ManaPresenter:
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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-PlatformPrimary Presenter: – California Coalition for Black Birth Justice
Presenter: – California Coalition for Black Birth Justice
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C4 - Lessons from the West Side: How Community Organizations, Clinics, & Local Government Agencies Can Collaborate to Close Nutrition GapsSubmitter Only:
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C5 - Preventing RHD in the USAPIsPrimary Presenter:
Presenter: – Palau Ministry of Health & Human Services
Presenter/Moderator: – Department of Health
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Co-Author: – AMCHP
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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 NetworkPrimary Presenter:
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3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C7 - Beyond the Birth: Building a Sustainable Doula Workforce to Bridge Behavioral Health and Maternal Care -
3:45pm - 4:45pm ET
C8 - Integrating Fathers into the Maternal Child Health (MCH) EcosystemPrimary Presenter:
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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/Exhibitors
