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- Friday, March 6, 2026
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2:00pm - 4:00pm ET
Community Service - Community Of Hope
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2:00pm - 4:00pm ET
Community Service - Community Of HopeLocation: Offsite
- Saturday, March 7, 2026
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8:00am - 5:00pm ET
Caregiver and Lactation Room
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8:00am - 5:00pm ET
Caregiver and Lactation Room
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8:30am - 5:00pm ET
Registration Open
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8:30am - 5:00pm ET
Registration OpenLocation: River Birch Foyer
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9:00am - 11:00am ET
AMCHP Family Delegates (Invite Only)
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9:00am - 11:00am ET
AMCHP Family Delegates (Invite Only)Location: Anacostia E
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9:00am - 12:00pm ET
National Network of State Adolescent Health Coordinators (NNSAHC) Meeting
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9:00am - 12:00pm ET
National Network of State Adolescent Health Coordinators (NNSAHC) Meeting Location: Meeting Room 10/11
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9:30am - 12:30pm ET
From Convening to Action: Southeastern Regional MCH Alliance—Collaboration, Innovation, and Strategic Priorities
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9:30am - 12:30pm ET
From Convening to Action: Southeastern Regional MCH Alliance—Collaboration, Innovation, and Strategic PrioritiesLocation: Anacostia F
Faciitator: – Healthy Futures Foundation
Faciitator: – Virginia Department of Health
Faciitator:
Moderator: – UNMC
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9:30am - 12:30pm ET
Resume Review Workshop - Open Session
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9:30am - 12:30pm ET
Resume Review Workshop - Open SessionLocation: Meeting Room 4
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9:30am - 12:30pm ET
Skills Building AM
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9:30am - 12:30pm ET
SK1 - Maternal Health 101Location: Meeting Room 8/9
Faciitator: – Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Faciitator: – Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
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9:30am - 12:30pm ET
SK2 - From Policy to Practice: Engaging, Influencing, and Advocating for Policies at all LevelsLocation: Anacostia D
Facilitator: – Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Facilitator: – AMCHP
Presenter: – AMCHP
Presenter: – Arizona Dept. of Health Services; Office of Children’s Health/CYSHCN Program
Presenter:
Presenter:
Presenter:
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9:30am - 12:30pm ET
SK3 - Supporting Families Affected by Perinatal Substance Use DisordersLocation: Meeting Room 6
Faciitator:
Faciitator:
Presenter:
Presenter: – National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health/Hektoen Institute of Medicine
Presenter:
Facilitator:
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9:30am - 12:30pm ET
SK4 - Stories for Change: Tools, methods, and everyday practices to weave community-based storytelling across MCHLocation: Meeting Room 2
Facilitator:
Facilitator: – Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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9:30am - 12:30pm ET
SK5 - Turning Action Plans into Progress: A Systems-Informed Implementation WorkshopLocation: Meeting Room 5
Facilitator: – Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Facilitator: – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Facilitator: – University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health
Facilitator: – National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center
Faciitator: – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and National MCH Workforce Development Center
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10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Meditate & Appreciate – Conference Quiet Space and Art Gallery
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10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Meditate & Appreciate – Conference Quiet Space and Art Gallery Location: Rock Creek Foyer
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11:00am - 5:00pm ET
Local Vendor Marketplace
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11:00am - 5:00pm ET
Local Vendor MarketplaceLocation: Potomac Ballroom Foyer
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12:30pm - 2:30pm ET
Lunch on Your Own
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12:30pm - 2:30pm ET
Lunch on Your Own
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12:30pm - 2:30pm ET
Resume Review Workshop - Registration Required
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12:30pm - 2:30pm ET
Resume Review Workshop - Registration RequiredLocation: Meeting Room 4
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12:30pm - 5:30pm ET
Adaptive Leadership: Practical and Creative Approaches to Advance Systems of Services for CYSHCN (Invite Only)
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12:30pm - 5:30pm ET
Adaptive Leadership: Practical and Creative Approaches to Advance Systems of Services for CYSHCN (Invite Only)Location: River Birch Ballroom
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1:00pm - 5:00pm ET
Youth Day (separate registration required)
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1:00pm - 5:00pm ET
Youth Day (separate registration required)Location: Potomac Salon 1
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1:45pm - 2:30pm ET
Afternoon Break w/ Local Marketplace
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1:45pm - 2:30pm ET
Afternoon Break w/ Local MarketplaceLocation: Potomac Ballroom Foyer
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2:30pm - 5:30pm ET
MCH Epi Symposium
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2:30pm - 5:30pm ET
MCH Epi SymposiumLocation: Anacostia F
Faciitator: – Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Faciitator: – Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Faciitator: – Florida Department of Health
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2:30pm - 5:30pm ET
Skills Building PM
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2:30pm - 5:30pm ET
SK6 - Blazing A Path Forward: Building Capacity for Systems ChangeLocation: Meeting Room 10/11
Facilitator: – AMCHP
Facilitator: – The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
Facilitator: – Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Facilitator: – Association of Maternal and Child Health
Facilitator: – AMCHP
Facilitator:
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2:30pm - 5:30pm ET
SK8 - From Awareness to Action: Engagement and Collaboration with Tribal CommunitiesLocation: Meeting Room 5
Facilitator: – Lunah Consulting Solutions
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2:30pm - 5:30pm ET
SK9 - Practical Use of AI for Maternal and Child Health: Tools and TechniquesLocation: Anacostia D
Facilitator: – Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Facilitator: – Georgetown University
Faciitator: – Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Faciitator: – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and National MCH Workforce Development Center
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2:30pm - 5:30pm ET
SK7 - Building Funding Bridges: Philanthropy and Government in PartnershipLocation: Meeting Room 2
Faciitator: – Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Faciitator: – Community Health Acceleration Partnership
Presenter: – Tennessee Department of Health
Presenter: – Washington State Department of Health
Presenter:
Presenter: – The Straus Foundation, Inc
Presenter: – Population Health and Strategic Initiatives, Maryland Department of Health
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3:00pm - 6:00pm ET
The Recording Womb
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3:00pm - 6:00pm ET
The Recording Womb Location: Meeting Room 7
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5:30pm - 6:00pm ET
Youth Day Dance Party
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5:30pm - 6:00pm ET
Youth Day Dance PartyLocation: Rock Creek Ballroom
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5:30pm - 7:30pm ET
Awards Ceremony (invite only)
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5:30pm - 7:30pm ET
Awards Ceremony (invite only)Location: Anacostia F
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6:15pm - 9:15pm ET
Monuments by Moonlight Tour - Sold Out
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6:15pm - 9:15pm ET
Monuments by Moonlight Tour - Sold Out
- 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
Presenter:
Presenter:
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
Presenter:
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
Presenter:
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
Presenter:
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
Presenter:
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
Presenter:
Presenter:
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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
Presenter:
Presenter:
Presenter: – Department of Health
Presenter:
Presenter:
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
Presenter:
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
Presenter:
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
- Monday, March 9, 2026
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6:30am - 7:30am ET
Yoga w/ AMCHP CEO
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6:30am - 7:30am ET
Yoga w/ AMCHP CEOLocation: Meeting Room 10/11
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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 ExhibitorsLocation: Rock Creek Ballroom
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8:00am - 5:00pm ET
Caregiver and Lactation Room
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8:00am - 5:00pm ET
Caregiver and Lactation Room
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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 - 5:30pm ET
Registration Open
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8:00am - 5:30pm ET
Registration Open
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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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8:30am - 10:00am ET
Plenary Session: PL2 - The Power of Connection: Navigating the MCH Policy Landscape Together
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8:30am - 10:00am ET
Plenary Session: PL2 - The Power of Connection: Navigating the MCH Policy Landscape TogetherLocation: Potomac Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: – Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Keynote Speaker:
Keynote Speaker:
Keynote Speaker:
Keynote Speaker: – Arizona Dept. of Health Services; Office of Children’s Health/CYSHCN Program
Lightning Speaker: – Center for Family Involvement @ VCU
Lightning Speaker:
Lightning Speaker:
Lightning Speaker:
Lightning Speaker:
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
From Vision to Infrastructure: Designing Workforce Systems for Healthy Births and Thriving Families
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
From Vision to Infrastructure: Designing Workforce Systems for Healthy Births and Thriving Families Location: Meeting Room 6
Primary Presenter: – Mamatoto Village
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
Poster Group G
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
Poster Group GLocation: Meeting Room 5
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
Workshop Group "D"
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
D1 - Indigenous Epidemiology: Strengthening Maternal Health Data to Improve Health and Wellbeing in American Indian and Alaska Native CommunitiesLocation: Meeting Room 2
Submitter Only:
Primary Presenter: – Urban Indian Health Institute
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluationd. Indigeneity & Health
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
D2 - Partnering for Prevention: Bridging Public Health and Community Voices to Support Families in Infant Safe Sleep and BreastfeedingLocation: Meeting Room 3
Primary Presenter: – First Candle
h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
D3 - Elevating Stillbirth Prevention: Turning Awareness into Action for Equitable OutcomesLocation: Meeting Room 4
Primary Presenter: – Push for Empowered Pregnancy
Presenter/Moderator: – PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy
Presenter: – Push for Empowered Pregnancy
f. Workforce Development & Leadershiph. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
D4 - Building the MCH Workforce: The Pacific Public Health Fellowship ProgramLocation: Meeting Room 8/9
Primary Presenter: – PIHOA - Pacific Island Health Officers Association
Presenter:
Presenter:
Presenter:
Presenter: – PIHOA - Pacific Island Health Officers Association
f. Workforce Development & Leadership
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
D5 - Pivoting Back to Community: Lessons in Strengthening Statewide Youth EngagementLocation: Meeting Room 10/11
Primary Presenter: – Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) Program
Co-Presenter: – Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) Program
Co-Presenter:
h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
D6 - The Black Solidarity Model: A Community-Led Approach to Perinatal Health in Central TexasLocation: Anacostia E
Primary Presenter: – University of Texas at Austin
Co-Presenter:
Co-Author:
Co-Author: – Black Mamas Community Collective (dba Black Mamas ATX)
Co-Author:
Co-Author:
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluation
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
D7 - Power in Partnership: Strengthening Connections between Pediatricians and State-Level Organizations to Promote Trauma-Informed Health Care SystemsLocation: Anacostia F
Primary Presenter: – American Academy of Pediatrics
Presenter: – Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Presenter: – Kansas Department of Health and Environment Division of Health Care Finance
Presenter: – Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Co-Author: – American Academy of Pediatrics
Co-Author:
b. Mental and Behavioral Healthc. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluatione. Policy & Impacth. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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10:30am - 11:30am ET
D8 - The Power of Connection: Building Community-Rooted Doula Training Through Evidence-Informed Practice and Ancestral WisdomLocation: Anacostia D
Primary Presenter: – Oklahoma Birth Equity Initiative
Presenter: – Oklahoma Birth Equity Initiative
Presenter: – SisterWeb
Presenter: – SisterWeb
f. Workforce Development & Leadership
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11:40am - 12:40pm ET
Poster Group I & J
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11:40am - 12:40pm ET
Poster Group I & J
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11:40am - 12:40pm ET
Workshop Group "E"
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11:40am - 12:40pm ET
E1 - Supporting Caregivers and Children Affected by Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: IMPACT WV’s Family-Centered ApproachLocation: Meeting Room 8/9
Co-Author: – IMPACT WV
Primary Presenter: – IMPACT WV- Center of Excellence in Disabilities
Presenter: – West Virginia University
Presenter: – WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities
Submitter Only:
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluationg. Housing, Nutrition, and other Social Determinants of Healthh. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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11:40am - 12:40pm ET
E2 - Protect•Prevent•Nurture: Connecting Environmental Health and Birth EquityLocation: Meeting Room 4
Primary Presenter: – The Cooperative and Family Health Initiatives
Presenter: – New Jersey Department of Health
Presenter:
Co-Author:
Co-Author: – Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative, Family Health Initiatives
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11:40am - 12:40pm ET
E3 - Family Relationship Building Alongside System Connection to Support Integrated Maternal Health & Early Childhood System TransformationLocation: Meeting Room 2
Primary Presenter:
Presenter:
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e. Policy & Impactf. Workforce Development & Leadershiph. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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11:40am - 12:40pm ET
E4 - Demystifying Black Fatherhood: Misconceptions, Systemic Barriers, and ResilienceLocation: Anacostia E
Presenter: – Health Equity Zone
Primary Presenter: – Rhode Island Department of Health Health Equity Zone Initiative
Presenter: – Rhode Island Department of Health
Presenter:
h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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11:40am - 12:40pm ET
E5 - FIRST (Families in Recovery SupporT) Steps Together: growing parenting recovery capital through connected relationshipsLocation: Anacostia F
Primary Presenter: – MA Dept. of Public Health
Presenter: – FIRST Steps Together TTA Team, Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JF&CS)
b. Mental and Behavioral Health
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11:40am - 12:40pm ET
E6 - Meeting Recent Graduates Where They Are: MCH Career Perspectives of National Title V MCH Internship Program AlumniLocation: Anacostia D
Co-Author: – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Primary Presenter: – University at Albany College of Integrated Health Sciences
Co-Author: – UIC School of Public Health, Center of Excellence in MCH
Co-Author:
Co-Author:
Co-Author:
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
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluationf. Workforce Development & Leadership
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11:40am - 12:40pm ET
E7 - Building Bridges: Indiana’s Collaborative Approach to Family and Community HealthLocation: Meeting Room 10/11
Primary Presenter: – Indiana Department of Health
Presenter: – Indiana Department of Health
a. Title V Administrationh. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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11:40am - 12:40pm 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-BeingLocation: Meeting Room 3
Submitter Only: – ZERO TO THREE
Primary Presenter: – Pediatrics Northwest
Presenter:
Presenter: – Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Presenter: – UCLA
Moderator: – ZERO TO THREE
b. Mental and Behavioral Healthh. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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12:30pm - 2:00pm ET
Go-Go Groove Lunchtime Dance Party
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12:40pm - 2:00pm ET
Go-Go Groove Lunchtime Dance PartyLocation: Potomac Ballroom
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12:30pm - 2:00pm ET
Lunch on Your Own/Exhibit Hall Open
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12:40pm - 2:00pm ET
Lunch on Your Own/Exhibit Hall Open
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
Student & Early Career Roundtable
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
SRT1 - Are We Left Out? Virtual Prenatal Care in Maternity Care DesertsLocation: Anacostia F
Facilitator: – Lala Pacalis Anesthesia, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluatione. Policy & Impact
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
SRT2 - Bridging Reproductive Health Research and MCH Programming in the Gulf SouthLocation: Anacostia F
Facilitator: – Tulane University
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
SRT3 - Clinic Perspectives on Screening to Solutions: Addressing Social Needs in Maternal HealthLocation: Anacostia F
Facilitator: – University of South Florida
g. Housing, Nutrition, and other Social Determinants of Health
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
SRT4 - Examining Alternative Methods for Getting Toothpaste and Toothbrushes into the Hands of Every Child.Location: Anacostia F
Facilitator: – American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
e. Policy & Impactg. Housing, Nutrition, and other Social Determinants of Health
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
SRT5 - Global Insights, Domestic Impact: Advancing U.S. Black Maternal and Infant Health PolicyLocation: Anacostia F
Facilitator: – The Century Foundation
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
SRT6 - Strengthening Remote Patient Monitoring Implementation in Hospital-Based Maternity CareLocation: Anacostia F
Facilitator: – Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
e. Policy & Impactf. Workforce Development & Leadership
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
SRT7 - Using Community-Engaged Assessment Methods for the Michigan Maternal Health Survey Initiative (MMHSI)Location: Anacostia F
Facilitator: – Center for Health and Research Transformation
Co-Author:
Co-author:
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluatione. Policy & Impacth. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
SRT8 - Antidepressant Discontinuation During Pregnancy and Postpartum Mental HealthLocation: Anacostia F
Facilitator: – Harvard University
Co-author:
Co-author:
b. Mental and Behavioral Healthc. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluation
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
SRT9 - Leveraging community partnership in a meaningful way: a discussion of key considerations when conducting system-level public health initiativesLocation: Anacostia F
Facilitator: – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluatione. Policy & Impactf. Workforce Development & Leadershiph. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
Tending to our Partnerships: Who is in your MCH Ecosystem?
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12:45pm - 2:00pm ET
Tending to our Partnerships: Who is in your MCH Ecosystem?Location: Anacostia D
Facilitator: – Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
Facilitator:
Facilitator: – The League of Voices for Mothers, Babies, Fathers and Families
Facilitator:
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1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
Innovation Hub 101
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1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
Innovation Hub 101Location: Meeting Room 8/9
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1:00pm - 4:00pm ET
Resume Review Workshop - Registration Required
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1:00pm - 4:00pm ET
Resume Review Workshop - Registration RequiredLocation: Meeting Room 5
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
Poster Group K
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
Poster Group KLocation: Meeting Room 6
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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 FamiliesLocation: Meeting Room 3
Primary Presenter: – Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Presenter: – Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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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 HomeLocation: Anacostia F
Primary Presenter: – Northwest Center
Presenter: – Northwest Center Kids
b. Mental and Behavioral Healthd. Indigeneity & Healthe. Policy & Impactf. Workforce Development & Leadershiph. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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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 NeedsLocation: Meeting Room 8/9
Primary Presenter: – Florida Department of Health
Presenter/Moderator: – Children’s Medical Services Florida Department of Health
Presenter: – National Institute of Children's Health Quality (NICHQ)
Presenter: – University of Miami
a. Title V Administrationf. Workforce Development & Leadershiph. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
F4 - Connected for Change: Advancing Maternal Health Innovation Through Community Partnerships in TennesseeLocation: Meeting Room 10/11
Primary Presenter: – Tennessee Department of Health
Presenter: – Centerstone
Presenter:
Presenter: – Nurses for Newborns
a. Title V Administrationc. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluatione. Policy & Impacth. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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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 HealthcareLocation: Anacostia D
Primary Presenter: – PlayReadVIP National Center at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Presenter: – NYU Langone Health
Co-Author:
Co-Author:
b. Mental and Behavioral Healthe. Policy & Impact
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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 InterventionsLocation: Anacostia E
Primary Presenter: – University of California, Berkeley
Presenter: – The Bridge Project
Presenter: – Urban Institute
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluation
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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 ProfessionalsLocation: Meeting Room 4
Primary Presenter: – Ctr for Innov in Soc Wrk & Health, BU SSW
Presenter: – Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
Presenter: – Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
Co-Author: – Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health, Boston University School of Social Work
Co-Author: – AcademyHealth
e. Policy & Impactf. Workforce Development & Leadershiph. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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2:15pm - 3:15pm ET
F8 - Connected Support, Healthier Starts: Delaware First Health's Doula and Postpartum Food InitiativesLocation: Meeting Room 2
Primary Presenter: – Centene
Presenter: – Delaware First Health (Centene)
e. Policy & Impactf. Workforce Development & Leadershipg. Housing, Nutrition, and other Social Determinants of Health
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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 Location: Rock Creek Ballroom
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3:30pm - 4:20pm ET
CEO Townhall: A National MCH Strategy for This Moment
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3:30pm - 4:20pm ET
CEO Townhall: A National MCH Strategy for This MomentLocation: Anacostia E
Primary Presenter: – AMCHP
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4:30pm - 6:00pm ET
Plenary Session: PL3 Rejuvenate and Restore: Nourishing Connection through Self and Community Care
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4:30pm - 6:00pm ET
Plenary Session: PL3 Rejuvenate and Restore: Nourishing Connection through Self and Community CareLocation: Potomac Ballroom
Keynote Speaker:
Keynote Speaker:
Keynote Speaker:
Keynote Speaker:
- Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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7:45am - 12:00pm ET
Registration Open
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7:45am - 12:00pm ET
Registration Open
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8:00am - 8:15am ET
Regional Breakfast Pick up
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8:00am - 8:15am ET
Regional Breakfast Pick upLocation: Anacostia Foyer
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8:00am - 1:00pm ET
Meditate & Appreciate – Conference Quiet Space and Art Gallery
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8:00am - 1:00pm ET
Meditate & Appreciate – Conference Quiet Space and Art Gallery Location: Rock Creek Foyer
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8:00am - 5:00pm ET
Caregiver and Lactation Room
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8:00am - 1:00pm ET
Caregiver and Lactation Room
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8:15am - 9:15am ET
Poster Group L
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8:15am - 9:15am ET
Poster Group LLocation: Meeting Room 5
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8:15am - 9:45am ET
Regional Breakfasts
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8:15am - 9:45am ET
Regional BreakfastsLocation: Various
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9:30am - 3:00pm ET
Hill Day Visits
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9:30am - 3:00pm ET
Hill Day Visits
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10:00am - 11:00am ET
AMCHP Business Meeting for Members
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10:00am - 11:00am ET
AMCHP Business Meeting for MembersLocation: Anacostia E
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10:00am - 11:00am ET
Poster Group M & N
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10:00am - 11:00am ET
Poster Group M & N
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10:00am - 11:00am ET
Workshop Group "G"
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10:00am - 11:00am ET
G1 - Building Infrastructures of Care: Advancing Birth Equity Through Community–Clinical Partnerships in AlabamaLocation: Meeting Room 2
Primary Presenter: – The Yellowhammer Fund
Presenter:
Presenter:
Presenter:
Presenter:
Presenter/Moderator: – Chocolate Milk Mommies
h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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10:00am - 11:00am ET
G2 - Understanding the Interconnectedness Recognized by Indigenous Peoples of Turtle IslandLocation: Meeting Room 3
Primary Presenter: – Oneida Community Health Center
Presenter/Moderator: – Oneida Community Health
Presenter: – Indigi-Kwe Wellness LLC
Presenter: – Lac du Flambeau OJibwe Nation
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10:00am - 11:00am ET
G3 - Stronger Together: Building a Hospital–Doula Partnership for FamiliesLocation: Meeting Room 8/9
Primary Presenter: – March of Dimes
Presenter: – Here For You Doulas
Presenter: – Memorial Hermann
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluatione. Policy & Impactf. Workforce Development & Leadershiph. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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10:00am - 11:00am ET
G4 - Reimagining Partnerships: Harnessing the Power of Connection through Perinatal Community Advisory BoardsLocation: Anacostia D
Primary Presenter: – New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
Presenter: – New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
Presenter:
h. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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10:00am - 11:00am ET
G5 - Tennessee Early Connect (TEC): Sustaining a "No Wrong Door" System through Shared Power and Continuous LearningLocation: Anacostia F
Primary Presenter: – Tennessee Department of Health
Presenter: – Tennessee Department of Health
Presenter: – Consilience Group
Presenter: – Urban Institute
Presenter/Moderator: – Consilience Group, LLC
c. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluationf. Workforce Development & Leadershiph. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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10:00am - 11:00am ET
G6 - Connected from the Start: Policy Strategies Driving Community Impact via Universal Newborn Home Visiting in New Orleans and ColoradoLocation: Meeting Room 10/11
Primary Presenter: – Family Connects International
Presenter: – City of New Orleans Health & Human Services Department
Presenter: – Illuminate Colorado
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11:00am - 12:00pm ET
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
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11:00am - 12:00pm ET
Coffee Break with ExhibitorsLocation: Rock Creek Ballroom
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12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
Poster Group O & P
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12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
Poster Group O & P
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12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
Workshop Group "H"
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12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
H1 - Feeding the Whole Community: Leveraging Community Strengths in Lactation and Mental Health SupportLocation: Meeting Room 8/9
Primary Presenter: – NC A&T State University
b. Mental and Behavioral Healthh. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
H2 - DoulaREADI: Advancing Hospital-Based Equity and Collaboration Through Doula IntegrationLocation: Anacostia D
Primary Presenter: – HealthConnect One
f. Workforce Development & Leadership
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12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
H3 - Business and Early Childhood Sector Partnerships to Support MCH Population Needs in WyomingLocation: Meeting Room 4
Primary Presenter: – Wyoming Department of Health
Presenter:
g. Housing, Nutrition, and other Social Determinants of Health
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12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
H4 - Strengthening MCH at the local level - Virginia Title V Transformation JourneyLocation: Anacostia F
Primary Presenter: – Virginia Department of Health
Presenter/Moderator: – Virginia Department of Health
Presenter: – Virginia Department of Health
Presenter: – Virginia Department of Health
a. Title V Administratione. Policy & Impact
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12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
H5 - Best Practices for Medicaid Partnership: CMMP Instructional Guide for Developing MCH-Focused IAAsLocation: Meeting Room 10/11
Submitter Only:
Primary Presenter: – Altarum
Presenter: – The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
Presenter: – Altarum Institute
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12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
H6 - Strengthening Cross-Sector Partnerships to Advance Adolescent Health in School-Based SettingsLocation: Meeting Room 2
Primary Presenter: – Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Presenter/Moderator: – Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
a. Title V Administrationb. Mental and Behavioral Healthc. Epidemiology, Data, Assessment, & Evaluationh. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
H7 - The Power of Connection: Transforming Perinatal Mental Health Through a Dyadic, Trauma-Informed Model of CareLocation: Anacostia E
Primary Presenter: – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Presenter: – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Moderator:
b. Mental and Behavioral Healthg. Housing, Nutrition, and other Social Determinants of Health
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12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
H8 - Canceled: Community Based And Father Hood Services WWW.UNITEDANDGUIDED.ORGLocation: Meeting Room 3
Primary Presenter:
Presenter:
b. Mental and Behavioral Healthf. Workforce Development & Leadershipg. Housing, Nutrition, and other Social Determinants of Healthh. Family, Youth, & Community Engagement & Partnership
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