Working Together to Improve Maternal and Child Health

Working Together to Improve Maternal and Child Health The 2011 AMCHP and Family Voices National Conferences February 12-15, 2011 Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, DC amchp.org/conference Co-located with

Greetings from the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs On behalf of AMCHP s board of directors, staff and partners, we encourage you to join us for the 2011 AMCHP Annual Conference! This year s gathering will be co-located with Family Voices, one of AMCHP s key partners, with the theme of Working Together to Improve Maternal and Child Health at the heart of our 90 plus sessions and events. Family Voices aims to achieve family-centered care for all children and youth with special health care needs and/or disabilities through its national network, making the shared location of our conferences this year a special opportunity to focus on the vital roll of family in maternal and child health (MCH). Attend AMCHP s Annual Conference to sharpen your skills, keep up with new developments in the fi eld, and gather tools and information to enrich your daily work. Conference sessions will recharge and energize you while emphasizing the impact your programs have in states and communities nationwide. AMCHP 2011 offers cutting-edge presentations on a wide range of MCH topics, as well as valuable opportunities to get to know family leaders through our co-location with Family Voices. Great content combined with plenty of time for meeting with colleagues, conference sponsors and exhibitors makes this year s conference an exceptional professional development opportunity. Come for the learning, come for the networking, and come for the sharing that takes place during this not-to-be missed annual event. Join us we look forward to seeing you in February! Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE Chief Executive Offi cer Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Phyllis J. Sloyer, RN, PhD, PAHM, FAAP AMCHP President Division Director Children s Medical Services Florida Department of Health

Register Now! Get the Most Value for Your Dollar $ AMCHP tries hard to make conference attendance affordable. For the best registration value, register by the early-bird deadline of Jan. 3, 2011. Full conference registration includes admission to all main conference events including the opening and closing receptions and celebrations, AMCHP Annual Conference Training Institute skills-building sessions, and breakfast and lunch on Feb. 14 and 15. Continuing education credit fees are included.* Tickets for guests and day-only registrations are also available. *Continuing Education for this activity is pending. See fi nal announcement for details. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. To view 2011 registration rates and to begin your registration, visit amchp.org/ conference. For more information on what is included in your full conference registration or for other registration-related details, please contact our Conference Department at (703) 964-1240 or amchpreg@conferencemanagers.com. Refunds are limited to conference fees paid. To qualify for a full refund minus a $75 administrative fee, written cancellation must be received by the conference registration manager (contact information above) no later than Jan. 7, 2011. Written cancellations received between Jan. 8 and Jan. 21, 2011, will receive a 50 percent refund minus a $75 administrative fee. No refunds will be given after Jan. 21, 2011. Substitutions may be requested at any time without charge, but must also be submitted in writing to the conference registration manager. Please provide the original attendees name and registration confi rmation number and the substitute attendees contact information (name, job title, organization, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address). Many state and federal governmental agencies require a Tax ID number before processing travel orders. AMCHP s Tax ID # is 52-1529448. If you require a completed form verifying this information, please fax your form to AMCHP, Attn: Accounting, at (202) 775-0061. Conference Venue and Transportation Information AMCHP 2011 will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Located in the heart of northwest Washington, DC, the Omni Shoreham Hotel offers easy access to Washington s Reagan National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, and Baltimore Washington International Airport. Visit the AMCHP website at amchp.org/ conference for more information on driving directions, parking and estimated transportation costs from all major airports and train stations in the metro area. Accommodations Book Your Hotel Room Today! The AMCHP room rate will be available at the Omni Shoreham Hotel for conference attendees until Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, or until the block of rooms is sold out whichever comes first. Be sure to reference the AMCHP Annual Conference in order to secure your room in the AMCHP block at the negotiated conference rate. All attendees are invited to enroll in the Omni Select Guest program (free of charge) to receive complimentary Wi-Fi service in your hotel room. To book online, visit the housing information page on the AMCHP website at amchp.org/conference. Reservations can also be made by calling the Omni Shoreham Hotel at (202) 234-0700.

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE The Action Starts on Saturday, February 12! Every year AMCHP develops and improves its Annual Conference schedule. This year we have strengthened the weekend program to take full advantage of your time with us and to make your travel away from home and offi ce worthwhile. The 2011 AMCHP Annual Conference will begin on Saturday, Feb. 12, with the AMCHP Annual Conference Training Institute, one and a half days of in-depth skills-building sessions and a special Life Course Town Hall Meeting. Don t miss these exceptional opportunities for professional growth and understanding all are included with your full conference registration. The general conference program begins midday Sunday with a packed agenda of sessions and networking, including the Welcome Plenary and MacQueen Memorial Lecture at a new, earlier time 1:45 p.m. just following the Conference Opening and Warm Welcome Coffee Reception. Consider extending your stay for the National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs (homevisitingsummit2011.org), Feb. 16-17, co-sponsored by Every Child Succeeds, the Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, and the Pew Center on the States also at the Omni Shoreham Hotel with AMCHP s discounted room rate! For more information on this and other affi liate meeting times and locations, please contact the AMCHP Conference Department at (703) 964-1240 or lwitman@conferencemanagers.com. Note that many events across the AMCHP conference will be shared with Family Voices National Conference attendees these are identifi ed below. SCHEDULE OF MAIN CONFERENCE EVENTS For an expanded version and updates, as well as a listing of conference sessions, visit amchp.org/conference. SATURDAY, February 12 AMCHP Annual Conference Training Institute 8:00 a.m. Registration Opens 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Skills-Building Sessions 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Skills-Building Sessions 1:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Preconception Health Symposium: Extending our Reach to Adolescents and Young Adults (Pre-registration required; visit amchp.org/conference.) SUNDAY, February 13 Training Institute (morning) and Conference Opening 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Lifecourse Town Hall Meeting 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Skills-Building Sessions 1:00 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Conference Opening with Warm Welcome Coffee Reception 1:45 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Welcome Plenary and MacQueen Memorial Lecture 3:45 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Power Sessions 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Welcome and Exhibition Kick-Off Celebrating Partnership 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Poster Presentations MONDAY, February 14 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Breakfast Roundtables 8:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Morning Plenary Session 10:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Shared Workshops 12:00 p.m. 1:15 p.m. Shared Regional Meetings Luncheon 1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. March of Dimes Mini-March for Babies 2:00 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Shared Exhibit Hall Dessert Break with Poster Presentations 2:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Shared Workshops 6:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Shared Family Voices-AMCHP Fundraising Gala and Awards Presentations Conference Program AMCHP 2011 will bring together leaders in MCH, public health practitioners and family advocates. Join us for sessions led by researchers, federal officials, advocates, health care providers, directors of state programs and other MCH experts. The conference program will cover a range of MCH topics. Our theme, Working Together to Improve Maternal and Child Health, builds on our co-location with Family Voices and the many partnerships we all engage in that are so essential to the work we do and the services we provide. This year s conference promises to educate, motivate and promote collaboration among our 800+ combined attendees and more than 50 sponsors and exhibitors. In addition to the learning and sharing that will take place, we will recognize and celebrate our colleagues for all they do every day to improve the health of women, children, fathers and families. TUESDAY, February 15 8:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. All-Member Business Meeting Breakfast 9:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Shared Morning Plenary Storytelling with Andy Goodman 11:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Workshops 12:15 p.m. 2:15 p.m. Shared Luncheon Plenary Health Reform 2:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Shared Hill Visits 2:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Workshops 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Capitol Hill Reception and AMCHP Legislative Champion Award Presentation Family Voices attendees welcome

Making the Conference Affordable We understand that many AMCHP members and partners need to reduce costs. That s why our early bird registration rates haven t changed since 2009 and why we have included valuable AMCHP Annual Conference Training Institute skills-building sessions and events with your full conference registration. In addition, your full conference registration includes breakfast and lunch on Monday and Tuesday, receptions on Sunday and Tuesday, and free entrance to all conference events. Does your budget cover attending for just one day? We have daily registration rates to help make your trip affordable! Open to sharing a hotel room to reduce the price of lodging? Let us know and we ll pair you with another attendee interested in sharing. Want some help justifying your travel to the conference? We have online resources to help you make the case for being at AMCHP 2011 visit amchp.org/conference. Content Tracks and Competencies All sessions will be identifi ed by specifi c content area tracks so that you can better plan your conference experience. In addition, every session will contribute to building attendee competency in one of the 12 MCH Leadership Competency domains. Professional development has never been so fun and so relevant! Content areas to be addressed: Adolescent Health Advocacy Cultural Competence Data, Evaluation, and Research Methods Family-Centered Care Health Equity and Social Justice Health Information Technology and Social Media Infant and Child Health Partnerships and Collaboration Quality Improvement, Health Care Financing, and Systems Building Women s and Perinatal Health Workforce and Leadership Development Youth in Transition Wellness Attendees staying at the Omni Shoreham Hotel have free access to the fi tness center during their stay. The Omni Shoreham is also conveniently located on 11 acres in Rock Creek Park, with jogging and walking trails only minutes away. Ryan Colburn Scholarship Fund AMCHP mourns the passing of member Susan Colburn s son Ryan Colburn. To honor Ryan, AMCHP is offering a partial scholarship to one youth leader to attend AMCHP 2011 as part of the AMCHP Family Scholars Program. The Family Scholars Program represents an opportunity to identify, encourage and train family leaders. The program strives to provide family scholars with the knowledge, tools and resources to enhance their development as family leaders to promote policies, programs and systems at the national, state and local levels that address important issues impacting the health and well-being of women, children and families, including children and youth with special health care needs. Please consider making a donation when you register for the conference, or visit amchp.org/events/amchpconference/pages/ryan-colburn-scholarship.aspx for more information. Sponsorship and Exhibiting Opportunities AMCHP relies on its annual conference sponsors and exhibitors to help ensure the highest quality educational program possible. Your support will not only make this conference a success, but will also provide you with the chance to inform your peers about your organization and its commitment to improving MCH. Visit amchp.org/ conference for details or contact our Conference Department at (703) 964-1240 or amchpexhibits@conferencemanagers.com for more information.

PROGRAM FEATURES & SPECIAL EVENTS Featured Plenary Speaker Andy Goodman AMCHP is pleased to announce Andy Goodman as a featured plenary speaker at the conference. Andy Goodman is a nationally recognized author, speaker and consultant in the fi eld of public interest communications. Along with Storytelling as Best Practice, he is author of Why Bad Ads Happen to Good Causes and Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes. He also publishes a monthly journal, free-range thinking, to share best practices in the fi eld. Andy is best known for his speeches and workshops on storytelling, presenting, design and strategic communications. He currently serves on the faculty of the Communications Leadership Institute, which trains nonprofi t executive directors and grantmakers. In 2007, Al Gore selected Andy to train 1,000 volunteers who are currently helping the former vice president engage more Americans in the fi ght against global warming. In 2008, Andy co-founded The Goodman Center (thegoodmancenter. com) to offer online versions of his workshops, as well as additional communications and marketing classes to nonprofi ts, foundations, government agencies and educational institutions across the United States and worldwide. General Session: Examining Health Reform Passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) promises to usher in a new era for MCH. A shared AMCHP-Family Voices plenary session will feature perspectives of federal leaders and partners on implementation of the ACA. New this year! Power Sessions In addition to skills-building sessions and workshops, power sessions provide you with more valuable content! In order to offer you an even greater selection of educational opportunities this year, AMCHP is introducing power sessions condensed 40-minute workshops that will explore more focused topics than full-length workshops. Altogether, more than 80 skills-building sessions, power sessions, workshops and roundtables will address a broad range of topics related to MCH practice. Hear from expert colleagues and peers about the issues of most concern to you and learn what will have an impact on your MCH programs. A complete listing of conference sessions is available online at amchp.org/conference. Life Course Town Meeting Join us for a lively, interactive conversation about the life course perspective and MCH programs. Part of the AMCHP Annual Conference Training Institute, this event will feature national experts working to integrate the life course perspective across MCH health practice. Interested in learning more about this emerging issue and how to link it to your work at the national, state or local level? Participate in this exciting opportunity to share your work and learn from others included with your full conference registration. Regional Discussion Luncheon AMCHP s traditional regional meetings gatherings of attendees from each HHSdefi ned region across the country are back with a twist. Instead of another plenary luncheon, you are invited to share lunch with your neighbors discussing region-level issues and challenges and exchanging ideas and resources. This relaxed networking luncheon will give you time to make connections in the midst of a busy day. Poster Session Need ideas, inspiration or innovation? Visit our poster sessions on Sunday and Monday for the best of MCH nationwide. Introduced at the 2006 AMCHP Annual Conference, poster sessions present research objectives and fi ndings of signifi cance to many areas of MCH don t miss them! Individual Professional Coaching Need a career boost, time to refl ect on what s next, or an opportunity to work on your own professional development? Join us at AMCHP 2011 and get access to individual professional coaching sessions as part of your full conference registration. One-on-one coaching opportunities will be part of our program stay tuned for more information. Mini-March for Babies with the March of Dimes After last year s resounding success, we invite you to join us again this year for a Mini-March for Babies on Monday afternoon to raise awareness of and support for prematurity prevention, sponsored by our March of Dimes partners. Capitol Hill Reception Tuesday afternoon the conference moves to Capitol Hill for an attendee-only reception and the presentation of the 2011 AMCHP Legislative Champion awards. Transportation provided.

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