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AMCHP Member Briefs: Oct. 20, 2016 Oct. 20, 2016 HEALTH REFORM IMPLEMENTATION AHRQ, CMS Award $13 Million to Test and Implement New Childrens Quality Measures The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced $13.4 million in funding over four years to six new Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) grantees focused on implementing new pediatric quality measures developed by the PQMP Centers of Excellence (COE). The PQMP was initially established in 2011 by AHRQ and CMS under Title IV of the Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act; its aim was to increase the portfolio of evidence-based, consensus pediatric quality measures available to public and private purchasers of childrens health care services. The initial phase of the seven PQMP-funded COEs was to develop original, innovative pediatric measures. This next phase of work will implement and test these newly developed pediatric measures in real-world settings to learn more about how they work when used in the front lines of care. Click here for more information. New HHS Analysis Shows 2.5 Million Americans Buying Off-Marketplace Individual Health Coverage May be Eligible for Tax Credits Since the Affordable Care Act became law, millions of Americans have gained coverage or found more affordable options thanks to premium tax credits available through the health insurance marketplace. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released data showing that 2.5 million Americans who currently purchase off-marketplace individual market coverage may qualify for tax credits if they shop for 2017 coverage through the marketplace. Six states (California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois and Pennsylvania) each have more than 100,000 individuals enrolled in off- marketplace individual market coverage whose incomes may qualify them for marketplace tax credits. During the upcoming open enrollment, HHS will place new emphasis on ensuring that people currently buying individual market coverage off-marketplace know their options. AMCHP Extends Deadline for Conference Proposals The AMCHP Annual Conference is the ideal venue to present your ideas, research, innovative programming, best practices and effective outreach strategies. We invite you to submit a proposal for the 2017 AMCHP Annual Conference (March 4-7) in Kansas City, Mo. The deadline for submissions is now Oct. 25 at 11:59 p.m. ET. You will receive notification of the status of your submission by Dec. 1. If you have questions about the session proposal submission process, contact Corey Siembeida at [email protected] or (703) 964-1240, ext. 200.

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AMCHP Member Briefs: Oct. 20, 2016

Oct. 20, 2016

HEALTH REFORM

IMPLEMENTATION

AHRQ, CMS Award $13 Million to Test and

Implement New Children’s Quality Measures

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

(AHRQ) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Services (CMS) recently announced $13.4 million in

funding over four years to six new Pediatric Quality

Measures Program (PQMP) grantees focused on

implementing new pediatric quality measures developed

by the PQMP Centers of Excellence (COE). The PQMP

was initially established in 2011 by AHRQ and CMS

under Title IV of the Children’s Health Insurance Program

Reauthorization Act; its aim was to increase the portfolio

of evidence-based, consensus pediatric quality measures

available to public and private purchasers of children’s

health care services. The initial phase of the seven

PQMP-funded COEs was to develop original, innovative

pediatric measures. This next phase of work will

implement and test these newly developed pediatric

measures in real-world settings to learn more about how

they work when used in the front lines of care. Click here

for more information.

New HHS Analysis Shows 2.5 Million

Americans Buying Off-Marketplace

Individual Health Coverage May be Eligible

for Tax Credits Since the Affordable Care Act became law, millions of

Americans have gained coverage or found more

affordable options thanks to premium tax credits

available through the health insurance marketplace. The

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

released data showing that 2.5 million Americans who

currently purchase off-marketplace individual market

coverage may qualify for tax credits if they shop for 2017

coverage through the marketplace. Six states (California,

Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois and Pennsylvania)

each have more than 100,000 individuals enrolled in off-

marketplace individual market coverage whose incomes

may qualify them for marketplace tax credits. During the

upcoming open enrollment, HHS will place new

emphasis on ensuring that people currently buying

individual market coverage off-marketplace know their

options.

AMCHP Extends

Deadline for

Conference

Proposals

The AMCHP Annual

Conference is the ideal

venue to present your

ideas, research,

innovative

programming, best

practices and effective

outreach strategies. We invite you to submit a

proposal for the 2017 AMCHP Annual Conference

(March 4-7) in Kansas City, Mo. The deadline for

submissions is now Oct. 25 at 11:59 p.m. ET. You will

receive notification of the status of your submission by

Dec. 1. If you have questions about the session

proposal submission process, contact Corey

Siembeida at

[email protected] or (703)

964-1240, ext. 200.

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AMCHP Member Briefs: Oct. 20, 2016 2

Open Enrollment for Plan Year 2017

Launches Nov. 1

The health insurance marketplace will open for

enrollments for the 2017 health plan year beginning Nov.

1. The marketplaces will remain open until Jan. 31.

Outside of the open enrollment period, individuals can

enroll in marketplace coverage only if they’ve

experiences a qualifying life event triggering a special

enrollment period. Title V agencies should refer

uninsured women, children and families to their state

Navigator grantees for assistance enrolling in a health

plan. A complete list of Navigator grantees is available

here and here. For more information on open enrollment,

check out AMCHP’s fact sheet here.

Become a Member of the 2017

Leadership Lab AMCHP is requesting applications for participation in the

2017 Leadership Lab! The Leadership Lab is built upon

peer-to-peer collaboration. Participants will spend 10

months (January to October 2017) engaging in one of the

following cohorts: Family Leaders, Next Generation

MCH/CYSHCN Leaders or Epi-Net P2P. The deadline for

submissions is Oct. 21 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Maximizing Insurance Enrollment in MCH

In partnership with Family Voices, AMCHP is hosting a

webinar series to help maternal and child health

advocates better prepare for the upcoming open

enrollment period. The series, Maximizing Insurance

Enrollment in Maternal and Child Health, will feature

presentations from the Maternal and Child Health

Bureau, the Center for Consumer Information and

Insurance Oversight, Enroll America, state Title V

agencies and health insurance navigators from the family

leader community. The next installments in the series are

listed below:

Strategies to Enroll Hard-to-Reach Populations - Oct.

25 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET

Strategies to Address Challenging Enrollment

Situations - Nov. 9 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET

For more information, please contact Maria Isabel

Frangenberg at [email protected] or Emily

Eckert at [email protected]. Follow the conversation

on Twitter using the hashtag #EnrollMCH, and be sure to

tweet at @FamilyVoices and @DC_AMCHP.

Participate in the Social Determinants of

Health Learning Network

AMCHP hosted a virtual Town Hall with Dr. Lu on the

Infant Mortality CoIIN: Reflections & Key Updates for the

Extension Year on Sept. 30. Objectives were to build on

the conversations that have taken place, both in-person

and virtually, during the IM CoIIN Harvest Meetings; to

learn what is working in the IM CoIIN; identify

opportunities for improvement and redesign; and to

share important updates and changes within the Social

Determinants of Health Learning Network (SDOH)

learning network. If your state is interested in joining the

SDOH Learning Network during the IM CoIIN extension

year, please review the brochure and contact

[email protected] by Oct. 31 with your decision. Monthly

SDOH Learning Network calls will occur on the 2nd

Monday’s of each month from 3:30-5:00pm ET beginning

in November.

If you were unable to make the IM CoIIN Town Hall and/

or there is feedback or input you would like to share with

Dr. Lu or Vanessa Lee (IM CoIIN Coordinator), please

contact Ms. Lee at [email protected].

Stay Informed About Adolescent and Young

Adult Health

The Adolescent and Young Adult Health National

Resource Center, funded by the U.S. Maternal and Child

Health Bureau, published its October newsletter:

Improving Health Care Awareness: Models that Engage

and Empower Youth and Families. Read it to learn how

to improve the delivery of health care to adolescents and

young adults, to receive updates and resources from the

Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network on

improving systems of care and to keep up with ACA-

related topics. To subscribe to the newsletter, please

contact Karissa Charles at [email protected].

Promoting Health for Women Living with

a Disability Join the Association of University Centers on Disabilities

for a webinar on Oct. 19 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. ET to

learn more about the importance of reducing barriers to

health promotion for women living with disabilities.

Experts will discuss resources offered by the Food and

Drug Administration’s Office of Women’s Health, the

Friends of the National Center on Birth Defects and

Developmental Disabilities, and the American

Association on Health Disabilities.

HEALTH REFORM cont. GET INVOLVED cont.

GET INVOLVED

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Domestic Violence and Children

The Childhood Domestic Violence Association will host a

webinar on Oct. 20 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET. The

presentation will discuss the effects of children

witnessing domestic violence.

Learn How to Build an Effective

Youth Program Child Trends will host a live webcast on Oct. 20 from

3:00-4:00 p.m. ET to help staff and leaders at youth -

serving organizations improve their services. The

presentation will provide suggestions for improving

program development, particularly through connecting

researchers and program leaders; best practices from

experienced leaders of foundations and federal agencies;

and essential steps for programs to prepare for

successful evaluation and scaling-up. Join the

conversation and submit questions via Twitter using the

hashtag #ScaleUp4Youth. No registration is necessary.

Engage Fathers in Home Visits

Join the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) for a webinar

on Oct. 25 from 2:00-2:30 p.m. ET. This presentation

will discuss NFI’s improved Home Visitation Bundle to

help home visitors more effectively engage fathers.

Address Issues in Your City Through the

Lens of Equity

The National League of Cities Institutes for Youth,

Education and Families will host a webinar on Oct. 27

from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET. The presentation will discuss

the recent finding that zip codes may be a more

important predictor of health than genetics. Children and

families living in communities that lack health-promoting

resources often suffer poorer health outcomes than their

peers. Webinar participants will learn about innovative

efforts to address these disparities, and receive tools and

resources to support efforts to build a culture of health

and advance health equity.

Examining the Public Debate on School

Food Nutrition Guidelines

Berkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG) and the Public

Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) will co-host a webinar

on Oct. 27 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET. to explore how

advocates, the food industry, policymakers and others

have shaped discussions about school nutrition

guidelines since the passage of the Healthy, Hunger-

Free Kids Act in 2010. The webinar will provide a

summary of BMSG and PHAI’s findings on how school

food guidelines are framed, the voices included in the

conversation and how the conversation differs among

states, as well as how arguments and framing differ

between news coverage and legislative testimony and

comments.

Childhood Lead Poisoning: A Blueprint

for Action

The Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI)

developed a strategic plan that includes broad policy

recommendations to marshal the financial resources and

regulatory tools to end childhood lead poisoning as a

major public health threat in the next five years. Join

GGHI on Oct. 27 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET, during

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, for a webinar

to learn how this preventable disease can be stopped.

Apply Your Research in Epidemiology

to MCH The Health Resources and Services Administration’s

Maternal and Child Health Bureau is accepting summer

proposal project submissions for the 2017 Graduate

Student Epidemiology Program. This program offers

graduate students a unique opportunity to apply their

classroom skills to real-world data projects, and gives

state and local agencies valuable technical assistance as

they work to enhance their information systems capacity.

State or local health departments and tribal epidemiology

centers are eligible to propose a project until Nov. 11.

The application for graduate students will open on Jan. 2,

2017. Eligible students must be currently enrolled in an

accredited U.S. school of public health; have successfully

GET SOCIAL with AMCHP!!

LIKE

facebook.com/pagesAMCHP/214830829459

FOLLOW

@dc_amchp NETWORK linkedin.com/groups/AMCHP-4145590

WATCH YouTube.com/AMCHPDC

GET INVOLVED cont.

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Health Reform Implementation

in MCH

How are Expectant Moms Faring in the

ACA Era?

AMCHP and the National Institute for Health Care

Management Foundation recently hosted a webinar that

explored strategies to connect women to dental coverage

and care during pregnancy, highlighted examples of how

states and health plans are integrating screenings and

referrals into prenatal care, and discussed how

educational campaigns are produced to showcase the

importance of dental care during pregnancy. A recording

of the webinar is now available.

Child and Adolescent Health To view the full State Public Health Autism Resource

Center infographic, click here.

GET INVOLVED cont.

completed coursework in epidemiology, biostatistics and

health administration; and be specializing in the study of

maternal and child health. For additional information,

please contact Julia Fantacone at [email protected].

Host a Student Team for the Title V MCH

Internship Program The National MCH Workforce Development Center is

accepting state applications for the Title V MCH

Internship Program that will take place during the

summer of 2017. The center will support up to seven

teams of MCH students to participate in internships in

state Title V programs. The aim is to support state Title V

agencies in implementing a meaningful project of their

choice and to provide future MCH professionals with

experience working in state Title V agencies, with

mentorship and guidance from Title V agency preceptors.

Two graduate or undergraduate MCH students will be

paired to complete a project identified by the host state.

All applications must be received by Nov. 11. For

assistance on developing appropriate projects or other

inquiries, contact Cindy San Miguel at

[email protected].

PUBLICATIONS &

RESOURCES

Zika Corner

Interim Guidance for Preconception

Counseling and Prevention of Sexual

Transmission of Zika The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

published new interim guidance that recommends all

men with possible Zika virus exposure who are

considering attempting to conceive with their partner,

regardless of symptom status, wait at least six months

after symptom onset (if symptomatic) or last possible

Zika virus exposure (if asymptomatic).

Recommendations for women planning to conceive

remain unchanged: Those with possible Zika virus

exposure are recommended to wait to conceive at least

eight weeks after symptom onset (if symptomatic) or last

possible Zika virus exposure (if asymptomatic). The

guidelines will be updated when additional data become

available.

RESOURCES cont.

PUBLICATIONS & R

SOURCES

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School-Based Asthma

Management Program

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

published an article about standardizing

recommendations for school-based asthma

management. The program provides useful resources

and includes an individualized asthma action plan. The

report emphasizes care coordination between families,

clinicians and school nurses to improve outcomes.

Melatonin and Sleep Problems in Autism

Spectrum Disorder Autism Speaks created a toolkit that provides parents

with introductory information on melatonin, a common

supplement prescribed by doctors to help improve sleep

quality in children with autism. The guide explains why

melatonin is prescribed, its associated risks and more.

Teen Births Continue to Decline

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s

National Center for Health Statistics released a report,

Continued Declines in Teen Birth Rates in the United

States, 2015. In 2015, the teen birth rate fell to another

historic low for the nation, down eight percent from 2014

to 22.3 births per 1,000 young women aged 15 to 19.

Teen births also reached historic lows for each race and

Hispanic-origin group in 2015.

Vaccination Coverage Among Children

in Kindergarten

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently

published a report in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly

Report that highlights the rates of vaccinations in 50

states and the District of Columbia. The publication

discusses statistics and implications for public health

practice.

Legislation & Policy in MCH

Blueprint for Children: How the Next

President Can Build a Foundation for a

Healthy Future

A report from the American Academy of Pediatrics

provides recommendations for the next administration on

improving the health and well-being of children,

especially children and youth with special health care

needs. A suggested policy agenda for ensuring the U.S.

is a leading nation for healthy children, secure families

and strong communities is also included. The report also

has separate recommendations for specific federal

agencies and departments.

Women’s & Infant Health

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Awareness Month

In observance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Awareness Month in October, the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention released a feature about infant

death from SIDS and other causes, as well as ways for

parents and caregivers to reduce risk. To learn more

about SIDS and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, click

here.

Decrease in U.S. Infant Mortality Rate from

2007-2013 The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has

published a paper by the Centers for Disease and

Prevention scientists that examines the U.S. infant

mortality rate from 2007-2013. The paper concludes that

infant mortality declined between 2007 and 2013 as a

result of both improvements in the distribution of

gestational age at birth and survival afterwards.

In early October, the Mississippi AYAH Collaborative

Improvement and Innovation Network (CoIIN) team

hosted a site visit and meeting with state partners that

highlighted potential areas of collaboration to move their

work forward around adolescent preventive services and

school based health centers (SBHCs). Representatives

of the CoIIN team, AYAH National Resource Center staff

and the School-Based Health Alliance gave

presentations and facilitated activities around quality

improvement strategies, adolescent development,

stakeholder engagement and action planning. This

meeting generated an inventory of future collaborative

activities focused on improving the system of care for

adolescents and young adults on both local and state

levels

RESOURCES cont.

ON YOUR BEHALF

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seeking

Health Policy Fellows

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health

Policy Fellowship program is searching for outstanding

midcareer health professionals, behavioral and social

scientists, as well as others with an interest in health

care who possess the skills and commitment to use the

fellowship experience to provide leadership in improving

health policy at the national, state and local level; bring a

depth of expertise and knowledge about health care to

the policymaking process; and can offer an informed

perspective on important and complex challenges facing

policymakers. Fellows participate in the formulation of

national health policies in the congressional or executive

branch offices and accelerate their careers as leaders in

health policy. The fellowship requires, at a minimum, a

12-month residential experience in Washington, D.C.,

with additional support for health policy leadership

developmental activities. All applications must be

received by 3:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 15. For more

information, click here.

Maryland Department of Health and Mental

Hygiene Searching for MCH Epidemiologist

Located in Baltimore, the Maryland Department of Health

and Mental Hygiene is seeking a full-time Epidemiologist

at the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). This

position is responsible for surveillance, investigation and

evaluation of MCH program data, as well as related

issues for the MCHB. Duties include maintaining and

analyzing comprehensive MCH datasets in order to

assist with the planning, implementation and evaluation

of programs to improve maternal and child health in

Maryland. Minimum qualifications include having a

master’s degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, population

health, demography or closely related public health

degree and at least two years of professional experience.

For fullest consideration, please send cover letters and

resumes no later than Oct. 28 to Lawrence Reid at

[email protected]. For more information, click

here.

FUNDING National Action Partnership to Promote Safe

Sleep Program Deadline: Oct. 27, 2016

The Maternal and Child Health Bureau is accepting

applications for the National Action Partnership to

Promote Safe Sleep (NAPPSS) Program. The goal of

this program is to make safe infant sleep and

breastfeeding national norms. Over the next five years,

the cooperative agreement recipient will work with public,

private and professional organizations through three

areas of activity: coalition building and maintenance,

implementation of NAPPSS and safe infant sleep

bundles. For more information, click here.

Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol

Spectrum Disorders Deadline: Oct. 29, 2016 (Letter of Intent)

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

seeks to continue to support the previously funded

Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum

Disorders, a multidisciplinary consortium of domestic and

international projects established to address the

prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, the

diagnosis of the full range of birth defects associated with

prenatal alcohol exposure and ameliorative interventions

for affected individuals. The initiative aims to accelerate

the translation of key research findings by fostering

collaboration and coordinating clinical, basic and

translational research. For more information, click here.

2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Culture of Health Prize Deadline: Nov. 3, 2016

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health

Prize recognizes communities that have placed a priority

on health and creating powerful partnerships and deep

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

AMCHP CAREER CENTER

The Career Center is the premiere online job board

for individuals seeking employment in MCH programs.

Whether you are looking for an entry-level position or

are a more seasoned professional looking for new

opportunities, AMCHP’s Career Center has great

openings for great people! Searching our database is

free and open to all job-seekers. AMCHP members

receive a discount on job postings - so sign up today!

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commitments that will give all people, especially those

facing the greatest challenges, the opportunity to live

well. The prize elevates the compelling stories of local

leaders and community members who are coming

together to create conditions for health and prosperity by

transforming neighborhoods, schools and businesses.

For more information, click here.

Leadership Education in Adolescent Health

Deadline: Nov. 10, 2016

The Health Resources and Services Administration is

soliciting applications for the Leadership Education in

Adolescent Health Training Program. The purpose of this

program is to prepare maternal and child health leaders

in adolescent and young adult health within at least five

core health disciplines – medicine, nursing, nutrition,

psychology and social work – by providing

interdisciplinary leadership training to health

professionals at the graduate and postgraduate levels.

For more information, click here. An archived technical

assistance webinar to assist applicants understand,

prepare and submit grant applications is available.

Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening

Follow-Up Program Deadline: Nov. 10, 2016

The Health Resources and Services Administration is

accepting applications for the Sickle Cell Disease

Newborn Screening Follow-Up Program to provide

support for a sickle cell newborn screening technical

assistance center (TAC). TAC will improve the care and

reduce rates of loss to follow-up of individuals identified

with sickle cell disease (SCD) and sickle cell traits

through universal newborn screening by supporting the

efforts of community-based organizations (CBOs) on

SCD education and service coordination. This program

will enhance sickle cell CBOs’ abilities to ensure that

individuals diagnosed with SCD through newborn

screening receive appropriate follow-up and support

services including counseling, education and access to a

medical home. For more information, click here.

Rural Policy Analysis Program Deadline: Nov. 14, 2016

The Health Resources and Services Administration is

accepting applications for the Rural Policy Analysis

Program, which supports research and analysis of key

policy issues affecting rural communities that inform

policymakers. Funded projects should focus on the

changing rural environment, and products should achieve

the following: facilitate public dialogue on key rural policy

issues by tracking emerging rural health and human

services policy issues and quickly synthesizing them in a

manner that provides for easy consumption by rural

community leaders; identify opportunities for integrating

health and human services in rural policy, program and

evaluation in a local community context; identify

opportunities to demonstrate broad community impact of

policies and programs in rural health and human

services, consistent with policy goals related to rural

revitalization and sustainability of rural regions; and

provide timely analysis of policies and regulations that

help optimize positive impacts on rural health systems

and communities in the form of policy briefs, reports and

oral presentations. For more information, click here.

Nursing Workforce Diversity Program

Deadline: Nov. 14, 2016

The Health Resources and Services Administration is

soliciting applications for the Nursing Workforce Diversity

(NWD) program. The overall purpose of the NWD

program is to increase nursing education opportunities

for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds,

including ethnic and racial minorities who are

underrepresented among registered nurses. For more

information, click here.

Nurse Faculty Loan Program

Deadline: Nov. 14, 2016

The Health Resources and Services Administration is

accepting applications for the Nurse Faculty Loan

Program (NFLP). The program’s purpose is to increase

the number of qualified nursing faculty by providing

funding to accredited institutions of nursing. The NFLP is

a loan forgiveness program designed to prepare and

train qualified nurse educators to fill faculty vacancies

and increase the number of trained nurses entering the

workforce. For more information, click here.

Exploratory and Developmental Grant to

Improve Health Care Quality through HIT

Deadline: Nov. 16, 2016

The purpose of this grant is to fund exploratory and

developmental research that will contribute to the

evidence base of how health information technology

improves health care quality. This funding opportunity

supports the use of a wide variety of research designs in

order to generate information regarding the design and

development, implementation, use or impact of health

information technology (HIT) on quality. For more

FUNDING cont.

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FUNDING cont.

information, click here.

Developmental Mechanisms of Human

Structural Birth Defects

Deadline: Nov. 16, 2016 (Letter of Intent)

The National Institutes of Health is accepting applications

to support innovative, multidisciplinary, interactive and

synergistic program projects that integrate basic,

translational and clinical approaches to understanding

the developmental biology and genetic basis of

significant congenital human malformations. Each

program project will consist of only three component

research projects, as well as associated cores. For more

information, click here.

Autism Centers of Excellence: Networks

Deadline: Nov. 17, 2016

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child

Health and Human Development and participating

institutes invite applications for the Autism Centers of

Excellence: Networks Program (ACE Networks). Each

network will consist of a multisite project focusing on a

specific topic of research for R01 (research project grant)

support through this funding opportunity announcement

(FOA). For more information, click here. A companion

FOA for applications for ACE Centers supported by the

P50 (specialized center) mechanism is also available.

R40 Autism Field-Initiated Innovative

Research Studies (Autism-FIRST) Program

Deadline: Nov. 17, 2016

This Health Resources and Services Administration

funding opportunity supports the conduct of empirical

research that advances the evidence base on

interventions to improve health and well-being of children

and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders, with a

special focus on addressing the needs of underserved

populations. For more information, click here.

Rural Health Network Development Program Deadline: Nov. 28, 2016

The Health Resources and Services Administration

solicits applications for the Rural Health Network

Development Program. The purpose of this program is to

support mature, integrated rural health care networks

that have combined the functions of the entities

participating in the network in order to address the health

care needs of the targeted rural community. Awardees

will address the following statutory charges: achieve

efficiencies; expand access, coordinate and improve the

quality of essential health care services; and strengthen

the rural health care system as a whole. For more

information, click here.

Youth Homelessness

Demonstration Program

Deadline: Nov. 30, 2016

The Department of Housing and Urban Development

funding opportunity will select up to 10 communities to

participate in the Youth Homelessness Demonstration

Program (YHDP) to develop and execute a coordinated

community approach to preventing and ending youth

homelessness. The purpose of YHDP is to learn how

communities can successfully approach the goal of

preventing and ending youth homelessness by building

comprehensive systems of care for young people. For

more information, click here.

CALENDAR

AMCHP Events AMCHP 2017 Annual Conference

March 4-7, 2017

Kansas City, Mo.

MCH Events

Adverse Childhood Experiences Awareness to Action

2016 Conference

Oct. 19-21, 2016

San Francisco, Calif.

2016 Northeast Epidemiology Conference

Oct. 20-21, 2016

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

American Public Health Association 2016 Annual

Meeting and Expo

Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2016

Denver, Colo.

National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental

Health Annual Conference

Nov. 10-13, 2016

Phoenix, Ariz.

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Association of Maternal &

Child Health Programs

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Washington, DC 20006

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Association of University Centers on Disabilities 2016

Conference

Dec. 4-7, 2016

Washington, D.C.

Zero to Three Annual Conference 2016

Dec. 7-9, 2016

New Orleans, La.

University of Michigan’s 24th Annual Primary Health

Care of Women Conference

Dec. 15-16, 2016

Ann Arbor, Mich.

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