MCH Navigator

09/24/2025

🎓 State applications are now open for the National MCH Workforce Development Center’s summer 2026 Title V MCH Internship Program!

Selected states will host an in-person team of two graduate/undergraduate MCH student interns who complete a 10-week project of the state’s choosing. Students often complete projects involving data collection or analysis, literature reviews, or the development of communication materials.

There is no cost to Title V agencies who participate in the program. The Center provides student interns with structured support and accountability, along with stipends for the internship and housing.

Apply by November 3: https://mchwdc.unc.edu/title-v-mch-internship-program-state-agencies/

09/24/2025

💡 Looking for extra support to move your Title V work forward in an evolving environment? Join the National MCH Workforce Development Center’s 2026 Learning Journey!

Take advantage of coaching, consultation, and structured support to help your team tackle a challenge of your choice and develop key workforce skills.

Benefit from:
- Expert guidance to help you strategically navigate a challenge.
- Protected time to move your team’s work forward together.
- Opportunities to build team connectedness and cohesion.

There is no cost to participating Title V teams.

Letters of Interest are due October 1: https://mchwdc.unc.edu/learning-journey/

09/22/2025

🧩 New MCHnow Microlearning: Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team Building!
Want to transform individual strengths into collective impact? Our September module teaches you how to manage team dynamics, foster deep collaboration, and lead teams that create better results for MCH populations than any single person could achieve alone.

Access the full module: https://www.mchnavigator.org/microlearning/mchnow/competency-10.php

Subscribe to get our microlearning modules sent directly to your inbox: https://www.mchnavigator.org/microlearning/

09/05/2025

🎓 ATMCH Teaching Awards & Mentorship Programs Now Open!

1. Innovative Teaching Awards: Up to $3,000 for creative MCH educational projects, innovative teaching methods, community-practice collaboration, and technology-enhanced learning.

2. Mentorship Program: Expert mentors offer personalized guidance for addressing programmatic challenges. Multi-month 2026 engagement.

📧 Contact: jmcdouga@uab.edu
⏰ Deadline for BOTH programs: October 31, 2025
🔗 Learn more: https://mailchi.mp/ncemch/mchalert-special-edition-atmch-teaching-awards-mentorship-apply-now

08/26/2025

🗺️ New MCHwork Session: Mapping Your MCH Ecosystem for Strategic Alignment!
Learn how to map the complex web of agencies, resources, and relationships that support the maternal and child health outcomes in your community. This session will explore how to use ecosystem mapping to see who's doing what, identify collaboration opportunities, and better align existing resources to strengthen your MCH systems and drive greater impact.

📖 Access the complete session: https://www.mchnavigator.org/transformation/mchwork/4-2-ecosystem-mapping.php

💌 Subscribe for more learning opportunities: https://www.mchnavigator.org/microlearning/

08/13/2025

🎓 New MCHnow Microlearning: Teaching, Coaching, and Mentoring!

Ready to shape the future of MCH leadership? Our August module provides the tools and strategies you need to effectively teach, coach, and mentor your team. Guide emerging professionals and strengthen your entire workforce.

Access the full module: https://www.mchnavigator.org/microlearning/mchnow/competency-9.php

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https://www.mchnavigator.org/microlearning/

06/23/2025

🤝 New MCHnow Microlearning: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Transform workplace challenges into collaborative opportunities! MCH leaders face complex negotiations daily - from budget discussions to program partnerships. Our latest module equips you with evidence-based strategies to build consensus and create win-win solutions.

Access the Full Module: https://www.mchnavigator.org/microlearning/mchnow/competency-6.php

12/16/2024

📢 Calling all MCH leaders! Our December MCHnow microlearning on Critical Thinking is now available - a key competency to transform your leadership approach.

Access the Full Critical Thinking Module:
https://www.mchnavigator.org/microlearning/mchnow/competency-4.php

12/12/2024

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04/02/2024

Targeting Healthy Results for Infants from Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) Summit 2024: Together We Advance Equity in MCH! Thursday, April 4, 2024 from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

The Health Resources and Services Administration, the Consortium of African American Public Health Programs (CAAPHP), and the HBCU-MCH Alliance Team (HAT-MCH) present the THRIVE: Together We Advance Equity in Maternal and Child Health Virtual Summit.

The Summit seeks to bring together faculty, staff, and students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs), and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) interested in fostering collaboration, innovation, and evidence-based practices aimed at improving the well-being of women, children, and families. Register today and learn more:

Targeting Healthy Results for Infants from Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) Summit 2024: Together We Advance Equity in Maternal and Child Health A National Initiative

02/01/2024

NEW WEBINAR: “Linking Academia and Community through Practice-based Teaching: A Case Study of a Communication Strategies Course and its Impact”

Thursday February 29th 11:30am – 1:30pm (ET) /
8:30 – 10:30am (PT)

REGISTER: https://georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kcOyvrDMpGNycvPY7YmG66VE5j0_LeiQi #/registration

In Workshop #4 of the MCH CELL for Community-Partnered Teaching Series, we introduce how a five-step framework (PBT STEPS*) was used to guide the development of an MPH course on
the design, implementation, and funding of an environmental-level intervention and communications campaign for community trauma in Winthrop, Massachusetts. The first part of the workshop describes the evolution of a partnership between the Winthrop Department of Public Health and Clinical Services (WDPH) and Boston University School of Public Health, and walks through each phase of PBT STEPS as applied to the community trauma example including:

S -securing partnerships with WPHD and configuring the semester to result in success
T - technology and training to ensure active engagement through different technologies
E - engagement and implementation of the course including tailoring deliverables
P - presenting course deliverables (papers and communication materials) and a grant for funding
S -sizing up results including qualitative data on the utility, benefits, and challenges of the course and quantitative data through the learning management system and surveys from an alumni perspective.