1. Responding to Times of Challenge ATMCH Meeting March 5, 2006 Jeffrey G
Responding to Times of Challenge ATMCH Meeting March 5, Jeffrey G. Lobas, MD, Ed.D, MPA Nan Streeter, MS, RN Peter A. Sybinsky, Ph.D.

2. AMCHP Organization Established in 1944 501 c(3) nonprofit status
Located in Washington, D.C.
Operating budget = $3.2 million
20 staff
Funding from
MCHB
CDC (DRH, HIV, DASH)
Other

3. AMCHP Purpose and Membership
Support MCH, CSHCN directors, state Title V programs
Benefits of membership
Advocacy and policy support
Committees
Publications
Online Member Center
Technical Assistance
Growth Opportunities
Mentor program
Networking

4. AMCHP Leadership Board of Directors Committees Regional Directors
At-Large Directors
Family Representatives (to be added)
Officers
President
President-elect
Past-president
Secretary
Treasurer
Committees
Health Care Finance and Policy
Best Practices
Data and Assessment

5. Challenges Federal financing
State financial limits/organizational changes
Complexity of problems
Health disparities

6. AMCHP Strategic Plan Five year blueprint for association
Involve Board, staff, committees, members and partners
18-month process
Consistent with plans of federal partners and needs of members

7. AMCHP’s Vision
Healthy children
Healthy families
Healthy communities

8. AMCHP’s Mission Support state maternal and child health programs
Provide national leadership on issues affecting women and children

9. Goal 1: An action-oriented agenda to improve the health of
women and children

10. Goal 1 Promote Visible Nat’l Commitment
Create and advance a collaborative agenda
Promote national policies
Evaluate the impact of national policies on state programs
Support a national agenda for MCH with a strong state focus

11. Goal 2:
MCH programs will have strong, effective leadership at the national, state and local levels

12. Goal 2 Strengthen MCH leadership
Address MCH workforce development needs
Assure strong leadership for MCH
Promote family partnerships and family leadership for MCH programs

13. Goal 3:
MCH systems, policies and programs will be aligned to evidence-based best practices at all levels

14. Goal 3: Improve outcomes and eliminate disparities
Help states improve health outcomes and eliminate health disparities
Encourage sustainable, evidence-based systems for MCH

15. Goal 4:
AMCHP will be an effective and efficient organization

16. Goal 4: Advance the effectiveness of AMCHP
Expand and maintain strategic partnerships
Continuously evaluate and improve organizational effectiveness
Assure the financial health of the association

17. Implications Greater emphasis on states/state programs
Increased focus on member needs/service/involvement
Pivotal role of work with partners
More prominence to measurement/accountability and showing impact (“improve health outcomes”, “eliminate disparities”)
Coordinated, consistent with Cooperative Agreements

18. From Plan to Action Better communications
Improve regional communications
Communications task force
Enhance annual conference
More face-to-face member involvement

19. From Plan to Action Reorganization
Focus: Restructure to better serve members
Support peer-to-peer mentoring and technical exchange

20. From Plan to Action Better partnerships Closer collaboration with MCHB
Leadership workgroups
Restructured cooperative agreement
Strategic Partners Initiative
High-level engagement on shared interests
Coordinate work at national level
Improve collaboration at state level
Enhance communications

21. From Plan to Action Feedback from contractors and members
Performance Measurement/Evaluation
Feedback from contractors and members

22. Association Committees*
From Plan to Action
Board Committees
Finance Committee
Board of Directors
Governance Committee
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Committee
Chief Program & Policy Officer
Chief Communications & Membership Officer
Association Committees*
Health Care Finance
Health Care Finance
Workforce Development
Workforce Development
Emerging Issues
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Adolescent and Child Health
Temporary Workgroups (established pursuant to Emerging Issues Committee recommendations)
*Committees report to the Board through annual written reports and work plans.
Women’s Health