1. welcome
Annual Assembly
October 30, 2016
9:30-11:00am

2. ATMCH Executive committee
Alice Richman, PhD
Incoming President
East Carolina University
Martha Wingate, DrPH
Ex-Officio Member & Outgoing President
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Julie McDougal, MAE
Coordinator
Kianna Hardy, MPH
Student Representative
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Mischka Garel, MPH
Chair, Education & Mentoring Committee
Emory University
Joan Bloch, PhD, CRNP
Co-Chair, Workforce Development Committee
Drexel University
Heather Johnson, MPH
Peggy Cowling, RN, BSN, MSN
Chair, Membership & Engagement Committee
Advocate South Suburban Hospital & St. Xavier University

3. ATMCH education & mentoring committee
Mischka Garel, Chair
Alice Richman
Samantha Goldfarb
John Richards
You?
Key issues include:
How to best teach MCH courses/topics expanding beyond content-specific perspectives
Explore & enhance skills in how to creatively incorporate social issues & current events into application-based learning experiences
“Meeting” frequency: bimonthly (next mtg: Nov)
Possible Activities for 2017: Innovative Teaching Awards, Syllabi Project enhancement, Mentorship Program evaluation component

4. ATMCH Workforce Development committee
Joan Bloch, Co-Chair
Heather Johnson, Co-Chair
Mischka Garel
John Richards
Arden Handler
You?
Mission: “...to provide national leadership in educating our nation’s future professionals in MCH education, research & service.”
Purpose: “...to support education, training & technical assistance to MCH-related faculty, staff, students & practicing professionals in academic settings & MCH-related organizations to ensure that a well-prepared workforce of public health & interdisciplinary health care professionals are in the pipeline to address the complex needs of our nation’s increasingly diverse MCH population.”
Possible Activities for 2017: MCH Navigator, G. A. Outstanding Student Paper Awards

5. ATMCH membership & engagement committee
Peggy Cowling, Chair
Holly Grason
You?
Purpose: To support the mission of the organization with an engaged membership of MCH educators & students
Mission: To promote opportunities for members to engage in activities that promote life-long learning in MCH
Key issues include:
Membership expansion
Membership diversity enhancement
Deepening & broadening membership engagement in organizational activities
Possible Activities for 2017: Greg Alexander Speed Networking Breakfast, Annual Assembly, Lacey Award

6. ATMCH mentorship project
Mentee: University at Albany School of Public Health MCH Public Health Catalyst Program
Mentor: Arden Handler, DrPH, MPH
Project:: (1) Create MCH Certificate Program (to become full MCH track/degree option) (2) Strengthen professional development program component
Mentee: Emory University Center of Excellence in MCH Science, Practice & Education
Mentor: John Richards, MA
Project:: Enhance student recruitment through program website development
Applications accepted year-round:

7. ATMCH syllabi project MCH-Foundations & Leadership (14)
Child/Adolescent Health (3)
Breastfeeding (0)
Violence & Injuries (1)
Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs (1)
MCH Epidemiology (7)
Adversity & Resilience (0)
Global Health (3)
Policy & Advocacy (3)
Reproductive & Perinatal Health (3)
Research Methods (4)
Women’s Health (4)
Category suggestions & undergraduate-/graduate-level syllabi accepted year-round:

8. 2016 Loretta P. Lacey Academic Leadership Award Krista Casazza, PhD, RD, LD Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

9. 2016-2017 Innovative teaching awards
Training the Next Generation of MCH Professionals in Eating Disorders Prevention: Expanding Educational Opportunities via Online Case-Method Teaching
(Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard University)
Optimum Infant Feeding Internship for Physicians & Advanced Practice Nurses (North Carolina State University/University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Aligning a MCH Disability Leadership Curriculum with Universal Design for Learning
(Georgia State University/Georgia LEND-GSU)
A Collaborative Teaching Strategy for Building Relationships in MCH
(University of South Florida)
Examining Changes in Prevention Guidelines in Maternal and Child Health: Development of an Innovative Teaching Activity

10. ITA spotlight Breastfeeding 101: A Public Health Approach Diana Cassar-Uhl University of Maryland

11. ITA spotlight Developing an Applied Health Literacy Activity for MCH Erika Thompson University of south Florida

12. Atmch moving forward group discussion

13. Big questions Big Question #1: Big Question #2:
What are you doing education-wise?
Who are you educating?
What interests/needs can you identify?
Big Question #2:
What would be useful in your career or training?

14. Wrap-up
Alice Richman, PhD
Martha Wingate, DrPH