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- Monday, March 9, 2026
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8:00am - 8:30am ET
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
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8:00am - 8:30am ET
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
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8:00am - 5:30pm ET
Registration Open
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8:00am - 5:30pm ET
Registration Open
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8:30am - 10:00am ET
The Power of Connection: Navigating the MCH Policy Landscape Together
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8:30am - 10:00am ET
The Power of Connection: Navigating the MCH Policy Landscape TogetherKeynote Speaker: – Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
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10:15am - 11:15am ET
Workshop Group "D"
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10:15am - 11:15am ET
D1 - Indigenous Epidemiology: Strengthening Maternal Health Data to Improve Health and Wellbeing in American Indian and Alaska Native CommunitiesSubmitter Only:
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10:15am - 11:15am ET
D2 - Partnering for Prevention: Bridging Public Health and Community Voices to Support Families in Infant Safe Sleep and BreastfeedingPrimary Presenter: – First Candle
Presenter: – Georgia Dept. of Public Health
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10:15am - 11:15am ET
D3 - Elevating Stillbirth Prevention: Turning Awareness into Action for Equitable OutcomesPrimary Presenter: – Push for Empowered Pregnancy
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10:15am - 11:15am ET
D4 - The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program: An Innovative Model for MCH Workforce Development in Underserved Regions of the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific IslandsPrimary Presenter:
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10:15am - 11:15am ET
D5 - Pivoting Back to Community: Lessons in Strengthening Statewide Youth EngagementPrimary Presenter: – Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) Program
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10:15am - 11:15am ET
D6 - The Black Solidarity Model: A Community-Led Approach to Perinatal Health in Central TexasPresenter:
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Co-Author: – Black Mamas Community Collective (dba Black Mamas ATX)
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10:15am - 11:15am ET
D7 - Power in Partnership: Strengthening Connections between Pediatricians and State-Level Organizations to Promote Trauma-Informed Health Care SystemsPrimary Presenter:
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Presenter/Moderator: – American Academy of Pediatrics
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10:15am - 11:15am ET
D8 - The Power of Connection: Building Community-Rooted Doula Training Through Evidence-Informed Practice and Ancestral WisdomPrimary Presenter:
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Presenter: – SisterWeb
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
Workshop Group "E"
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
E1 - Supporting Caregivers and Children Affected by Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: IMPACT WV’s Family-Centered ApproachPrimary Presenter: – IMPACT WV
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Presenter: – West Virginia University
Presenter: – WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
E2 - Protect•Prevent•Nurture: Connecting Environmental Health and Birth EquityPrimary Presenter:
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Co-Author: – Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative, Family Health Initiatives
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
E3 - Family Relationship Building Alongside System Connection to Support Integrated Maternal Health & Early Childhood System TransformationPrimary Presenter:
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
E4 - Demystifying Black Fatherhood: Misconceptions, Systemic Barriers, and ResiliencePresenter: – Health Equity Zone
Primary Presenter: – Rhode Island Department of Health Health Equity Zone Initiative
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
E5 - FIRST (Families in Recovery SupporT) Steps Together: growing parenting recovery capital through connected relationshipsPrimary Presenter:
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
E6 - Meeting Recent Graduates Where They Are: MCH Career Perspectives of National Title V MCH Internship Program AlumniCo-Author: – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Primary Presenter: – University at Albany School of Public Health
Co-Author: – UIC School of Public Health, Center of Excellence in MCH
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Presenter: – National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center
Co-Author: – National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
E7 - Building Bridges: Indiana’s Collaborative Approach to Family and Community HealthPrimary Presenter: – Indiana Department of Health
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11:30am - 12:30pm ET
E8 - Implementing Integrated Team-Based Care and Co-creation with Families to Reimagine Pediatric Primary Care and Improve Maternal Child Health and Family Well-BeingSubmitter Only: – ZERO TO THREE
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12:30pm - 2:00pm ET
Family LEAD Committee Gathering with Family Leaders
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12:30pm - 2:00pm ET
Family LEAD Committee Gathering with Family Leaders
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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
Student & Early Career Roundtable
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
SRT1 - Are We Left Out? Virtual Prenatal Care in Maternity Care Deserts -
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SRT2 - Bridging Reproductive Health Research and MCH Programming in the Gulf South -
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SRT3 - Clinic Perspectives on Screening to Solutions: Addressing Social Needs in Maternal HealthFacilitator: – University of South Florida
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
SRT4 - Examining Alternative Methods for Getting Toothpaste and Toothbrushes into the Hands of Every Child. -
12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
SRT5 - Global Insights, Domestic Impact: Advancing U.S. Black Maternal and Infant Health Policy -
12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
SRT6 - Leveraging community partnership in a meaningful way: a discussion of key considerations when conducting system-level public health initiatives -
12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
SRT6 - Strengthening Perinatal Remote Patient Monitoring Implementation in Hospitals: A CFIR-Based Toolkit for Clinicians -
12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
SRT7 - Using Community-Engaged Assessment Methods for the Michigan Maternal Health Survey Initiative (MMHSI)Facilitator:
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12:45pm - 1:45pm ET
SRT8 - Antidepressant Discontinuation During Pregnancy and Postpartum Mental HealthFacilitator:
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
Workshop Group "F"
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
F1 - A Connected Approach: Building Stronger Community Systems for Healthier FamiliesPrimary Presenter:
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
F2 - Hospital-to-Home Systems Change : Connecting Families with Perinatal Mental Health Care from NICU to HomePrimary Presenter:
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
F3 - Florida’s CYSHCN Program: Connecting Quality Improvement, Health Care Transition, and Pediatric Specialty Clinics to Impact Critical Care Outcomes for Youth with Special Health Care NeedsPrimary Presenter: – Florida Department of Health
Presenter/Moderator: – Children’s Medical Services Florida Department of Health
Presenter: – National Institute of Children's Health Quality (NICHQ)
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
F4 - Connected for Change: Advancing Maternal Health Innovation Through Community Partnerships in TennesseePrimary Presenter:
Presenter: – Centerstone
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
F5 - PlayReadVIP as a Tool for Supporting MCH, Caregiver-Child Connection, and Early Relational Health for Lasting Impacts: Scaling and Sustaining through Pediatric HealthcarePrimary Presenter:
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
F6 - Guaranteed Income to Improve Maternal and Child Health: Building the Evidence Base for Perinatal Unconditional Cash InterventionsPrimary Presenter:
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Presenter: – Urban Institute
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
F7 - Opportunities for Humanistic Systems Change: An Urgent Action Framework to Benefit Children with Medical Complexity, their Families, and ProfessionalsPrimary Presenter: – Ctr for Innov in Soc Wrk & Health, BU SSW
Presenter: – Lucille Packard Foundation for Children's Health
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Co-Author: – Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health, Boston University School of Social Work
Presenter: – AcademyHealth
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
F8 - Connected Support, Healthier Starts: Delaware First Health's Doula and Postpartum Food InitiativesPrimary Presenter:
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3:15pm - 4:15pm ET
Dessert Networking Reception w/ Exhibitors
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3:15pm - 4:15pm ET
Dessert Networking Reception w/ Exhibitors
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4:30pm - 6:00pm ET
Rejuvenate and Restore: Nourishing Connection through Self and Community Care
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4:30pm - 6:00pm ET
PL3 - Rejuvenate and Restore: Nourishing Connection through Self and Community Care
