MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SECTION
2011 APHA ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Most sessions are being held in the Washington Convention Center (WCC). All Business, Membership and Committee Meetings are open to all interested individuals.
SATURDAY, OCT. 29, 2011
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. MCH Section Business Meeting (130.0) WCC
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. MCH Section Dinner – Mehak Restaurant
817 Seventh Street NW
This Section social event is open to all MCH Section members and interested individuals. RSVP in advance. Additional information will follow.
SUNDAY, OCT. 30, 2011
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. MCH Town Hall Meeting: Maternal Child Health and the Affordable Care Act (167.0) WCC
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. MCH Section Committee Meetings
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. MCH Section Membership Meeting
(224.0) WCC
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. MCH Section Networking and Social
Hour (239.0) WCC
MONDAY, OCT. 31, 2011
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Greg Alexander Outstanding Student Paper Session: Maternal and Child Health Research and Implications (3153.0) WCC
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Martha May Eliot Luncheon - Celebrating 90 Years of Maternal Child Health (3250.0) WCC
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Martha May Eliot Forum: Life Course Perspective: Moving from Theory to Practice (3359.0) WCC
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Agnes Higgins Award Session & Reception
TUESDAY, NOV. 1, 2011
8:30 -10:00 a.m. Policy and Advocacy in Maternal Child Health
(4053.0) WCC
This session can be followed by visits to Capitol Hill.
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Celebrating 10 Years of Service: CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (326.1) Renaissance
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Text4Baby Reception to honor State Affiliate Award Winners--Renaissance
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. APHA Awards Reception – MCH Section to receive recognition for our 90th Anniversary -- WCC
MCH SECTION BUSINESS MEETINGS
All meetings are being held in the Washington Convention Center (WCC). All Business, Membership and Committee Meetings are open to all interested individuals.
SATURDAY, OCT. 29, 2011
12:00 p.m. MCH Governing Councilors (119.0) WCC
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Maternal Child Health Section: Business Meeting (130.0) WCC
4:00 p.m. MCH Journal Editorial Board (136.0) WCC
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. MCH Student Fellows Orientation (137.0) WCC
SUNDAY, OCT. 30, 2011:
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. ATMCH Student/Faculty Breakfast (148.0) WCC
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. MCH Section Town Hall Meeting: Maternal Child Health
and the Affordable Care Act (167.0) WCC
10:30 a.m. ATMCH Business Meeting (172.0) WCC
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. MCH Section Committee Meetings
· Adolescent & Young Adult Health Committee (181.0) WCC
· MCH International Health Committee (182.0) WCC
· Breastfeeding Policy and Action Committee (183.0) WCC
· Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Committee (184.0) WCC
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm MCH Section Membership Meeting (224.0) WCC
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. MCH Section Networking and Social Hour (239.0) WCC
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2011
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Infant and Child Health Committee (291.0) WCC
Intersectional Meeting: Adolescent and Young Adult Health (292.0) WCC
TUESDAY, NOV. 1, 2011
6:30 – 8:00 a.m. Innovations in Maternity Health Services Committee (307.0) WCC