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Community Health Assessment: Current Issues and Future Directions September 28-30, 2004 Atlanta, Georgia

Community Health Assessment: Current Issues and Future Directions September 28-30, 2004 Atlanta, Georgia Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Mission: Improve the health of all families through national leadership and support to state maternal and child health organizations.

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Community Health Assessment: Current Issues and Future Directions September 28-30, 2004 Atlanta, Georgia

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  1. Community Health Assessment: Current Issues and Future Directions September 28-30, 2004Atlanta, Georgia

  2. Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Mission: • Improve the health of all families through national leadership and support to state maternal and child health organizations. Membership: • Directors and staff of state public health agencies • Public health professionals • Academic researchers • Advocacy organizations • Families

  3. AMCHP (Continued) Strategic Directions: • Advocate for strong MCH programs and policies at the national level • Help states maintain a strong MCH focus • Research, analyze and develop MCH policies at the national and state level • Advance MCH best practices • Educate policymakers and other leaders on the status of MCH

  4. MATRICHS PARTNERSHIP • Support through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health • Faculty from the University of Rochester’s Division of Public Health, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine

  5. Timothy D Dye, PhD (Faculty / Program Director) • Ann M Dozier, PhD (Faculty) • Adam B Rains, MSc (Technical Support) • Barbara Suter, MPH (Teaching Assistant) MATRICHS FACULTY

  6. ABOUT MATRICHS • A nine-month, online, analytic training program • Teams of state public health agency professionals working with reproductive, maternal, infant, and child health services. • Multi-disciplinary teams work independently on seven online modules. • Collaborate on policy issues in their community • Teams receive extensive mentoring and two skills-building site visits.

  7. ABOUT MATRICHS • Develops practical and sustainable analytic capacity • Tailors the content to the needs of each team member • Teams create objectives to transform their project into a decision-making tool. • Build strong linkages among the team members, MATRICHS faculty, state-level facilitators, and AMCHP staff. • Teams will become a resource within their agency and state.

  8. Course Modules • The Analytic Approach to Maternal and Child Health • Maternal and Child Public Health • Using Epidemiologic Statistics in MCH Analyses • Introduction to Databases and Data Collection • Conducting Useful, Appropriate Analyses • Understanding the Decision-Making Context • Effective Communication of Results

  9. Modules (continued) Each MATRICHS module: • Has a content focus and skills development tailored to the needs of each Core Team role • Contains a multimedia “lecture” with downloadable video/audio lectures, slides, and notes • Offers online readings • Employs exercises which reinforce module skills objectives

  10. Modules (continued) • Teams are assigned project tasks as part of each module. • Assignments allow teams to apply concepts and skills to their state’s issue. • Each module contains evaluative materials (e.g., pre/post tests).

  11. Tailored Content • Material is tailored for each Core Team role (decision-maker, technical analyst, program specialist, community advocate). • Team approach allows each participant to contribute different strengths.

  12. Core Team • Each Team consists of four people: • MCH Decision Maker • Technical Analyst • Program Analyst • Community Advocate

  13. Facilitator Team • Facilitator Team provides assistance and feedback (when requested) to the Core Team. • Facilitators include: • vital statistics directors • Title V directors • communications units within the health department • state government • legislative groups • state-based community organizations

  14. Facilitator Team

  15. For Application Materials Visit WWW.MATRICHS.ORG or INFO@MATRICH.ORG Visit www.MATRICHS.ORg Email: info@matrichs.org Call: (585) 275-9062

  16. FOR INFORMATION or QUESTIONSCONTACTStephanie Cook McDaniel(202) 775-0436, Ext 109smcdaniel@amchp.org

  17. Conclusion

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