Title: News from ATMCH Fall 2004 Meeting
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Section/SPIG: Maternal and Child Health
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You are invited to attend the Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health Fall 2004 Meeting to be held in conjunction with the APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting will be held on Nov. 7, 2004 from 2-5 p.m. in the Washington Convention Center. Please visit the ATMCH Web site at <www.atmch.org> for more information.
ATMCH CE Institute
ATMCH invites you to participate in their second continuing education institute: "Teaching the Maternal and Child Health Competencies" (session 2021.0). This half-day session will feature national leaders in MCH education providing state-of-the art information about how to teach in three key areas in MCH: Management and Communication (Donna Petersen), MCH Ethics (Kay Perrin) and Science Base of MCH (Donna Strobino). The program should be of great interest to graduate students who are interested in careers in teaching MCH as well as junior (and not so junior) faculty who wish to enhance their skills. The institute is part of the APHA 2004 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. and will be held from 2:30 - 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7. Please consult the APHA Web site at <http://www.apha.org/meetings/cei_2021.htm> for more information.
ATMCH Sponsored Panel on the Future of MCH Research
ATMCH will sponsor a panel on the Future of MCH Research at the APHA Annual Meeting on Nov. 10, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. This panel will examine trends in maternal and child health research with a discussion of where such trends may lead in the future. Leading researchers in Women's Health (Stacey Geller & Trude Bennett), Perinatal Health (Michael Lu), Child Health (Bernie Guyer), Children with Special Health Care Needs (Debbie Allen) and Adolescent Health (Clair Brindis) will focus on three issues: (1) What are the major data sets and sources now and likely to be in the future in each of their respective areas? (2) What are the current key issues and challenges facing researchers in each area? (3) What are the future questions that will likely arise for researchers on each topic? A discussant (Milt Kotelchuck) will summarize their comments and consider potential linkages between topic areas. The session will conclude with an open discussion on the future of MCH research. For more information about the session. please visit <http://apha.confex.com/apha/132am/techprogram/session_12887.htm>.
ATMCH Faculty Mentorship Project
ATMCH launched a mentorship program in 2002 to provide an opportunity for new or developing MCH programs located in any institution of higher learning in the United States and its territories to receive assistance in shaping and/or strengthening their programs. This assistance would be received from a senior MCH faculty member who is a member of ATMCH. ATMCH has some funds to support the travel and consultation expenses of one mentor and expects the program receiving the mentoring support to contribute a portion as well. The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health and the Saint Louis University School of Public Health have received this service in 2002 and 2003. To apply for these funds, interested schools should contact Kalpana Ramiah at <kramiah@asph.org>. The ATMCH executive committee will review all applications to select the mentee institution. In addition, the ATMCH executive committee will then work to find the appropriate mentor for the recipient institution based on the institution's needs as expressed in their application.