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Responding to Times of Challenge ATMCH Meeting March 5, 2006 Jeffrey G. Lobas, MD, Ed.D, MPA Nan Streeter, MS, RN Peter A. Sybinsky, Ph.D. AMCHP Organization. Established in 1944 501 c(3) nonprofit status Located in Washington, D.C. Operating budget = $3.2 million 20 staff Funding from
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Responding to Times of ChallengeATMCHMeeting March 5, 2006Jeffrey G. Lobas, MD, Ed.D, MPANan Streeter, MS, RNPeter A. Sybinsky, Ph.D.
AMCHP Organization • Established in 1944 • 501 c(3) nonprofit status • Located in Washington, D.C. • Operating budget = $3.2 million • 20 staff • Funding from • MCHB • CDC (DRH, HIV, DASH) • Other
AMCHP Purpose and Membership • Support MCH, CSHCN directors, state Title V programs • Benefits of membership • Advocacy and policy support • Committees • Publications • Online Member Center • Technical Assistance • Growth Opportunities • Mentor program • Networking
AMCHP Leadership • Board of Directors • Regional Directors • At-Large Directors • Family Representatives (to be added) • Officers • President • President-elect • Past-president • Secretary • Treasurer • Committees • Health Care Finance and Policy • Best Practices • Data and Assessment
Challenges • Federal financing • State financial limits/organizational changes • Complexity of problems • Health disparities
AMCHP Strategic Plan • Five year blueprint for association • Involve Board, staff, committees, members and partners • 18-month process • Consistent with plans of federal partners and needs of members
AMCHP’s Vision • Healthy children • Healthy families • Healthy communities
AMCHP’s Mission • Support state maternal and child health programs • Provide national leadership on issues affecting women and children
Goal 1: An action-oriented agenda to improve the health of women and children
Goal 1 Promote Visible Nat’l Commitment • Create and advance a collaborative agenda • Promote national policies • Evaluate the impact of national policies on state programs • Support a national agenda for MCH with a strong state focus
Goal 2: MCH programs will havestrong, effective leadershipat the national, state and local levels
Goal 2 Strengthen MCH leadership • Address MCH workforce development needs • Assure strong leadership for MCH • Promote family partnerships and family leadership for MCH programs
Goal 3: MCH systems, policies and programs will be aligned to evidence-based best practices at all levels
Goal 3: Improve outcomes and eliminate disparities • Help states improve health outcomes and eliminate health disparities • Encourage sustainable, evidence-based systems for MCH
Goal 4: AMCHP will be aneffective and efficientorganization
Goal 4: Advance the effectiveness of AMCHP • Expand and maintain strategic partnerships • Continuously evaluate and improve organizational effectiveness • Assure the financial health of the association
Implications • Greater emphasis on states/state programs • Increased focus on member needs/service/involvement • Pivotal role of work with partners • More prominence to measurement/accountability and showing impact (“improve health outcomes”, “eliminate disparities”) • Coordinated, consistent with Cooperative Agreements
From Plan to Action Better communications • Improve regional communications • Communications task force • Enhance annual conference • More face-to-face member involvement
From Plan to Action Reorganization • Focus: Restructure to better serve members • Support peer-to-peer mentoring and technical exchange
From Plan to Action Better partnerships • Closer collaboration with MCHB • Leadership workgroups • Restructured cooperative agreement • Strategic Partners Initiative • High-level engagement on shared interests • Coordinate work at national level • Improve collaboration at state level • Enhance communications
From Plan to Action Performance Measurement/Evaluation • Feedback from contractors and members
From Plan to Action Board Committees Finance Committee Board of Directors Governance Committee Chief Executive Officer Executive Committee Chief Program & Policy Officer Chief Communications & Membership Officer Association Committees* Health Care Finance Health Care Finance Workforce Development Workforce Development Emerging Issues Children with Special Health Care Needs Adolescent andChild Health Temporary Workgroups (established pursuant to Emerging Issues Committee recommendations) *Committees report to the Board through annual written reports and work plans. Women’s Health