Omni Shoreham Hotel Floorplan<strong>AMCHP</strong> Exhibit HallWest RegistrationDeskDon’t forget to wear your conference name badge with the region ribbon colorcodedby state to make networking easier. Here’s your color-coded guide towho’s who at the conference:Region I: Aqua Region II: Brown Region III: GrayRegion IV: Red Region V: Orange Region VI: BlueRegion VII: Green Region VIII: Violet Region IX: LavenderRegion X: Pink
Table <strong>of</strong>Contents20<strong>13</strong> <strong>AMCHP</strong> Annual <strong>Conference</strong>Hotel Floor Plan . . . . . . . . 2About <strong>AMCHP</strong>. . . . . . . . . . 3General Sessions . . . . . . . . . 4Continuing Education . . . . .6General Information . . . . . .7Hello to our Neighbors . . .7Knowledge Cafés . . . . . 7Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Coaching .. . 7Visit YourElected Officials . . . . . . 7Internet Access . . . . . . . . 7<strong>Conference</strong> Evaluation . . . 9Green Initiatives . . . . . . . . 9Regional Baskets . . . . . . 9Mini-March for Babies . . . 9Session Recordings . . . 9Family Involvement . . . . . 11Family Events . . . . . . . 11<strong>AMCHP</strong> FamilyScholars <strong>Program</strong> . . . . . 1120<strong>13</strong> <strong>AMCHP</strong> FamilyDelegates . . . . . . . . . . 12Registration Hours . . . . . . . 12Exhibit Hall <strong>and</strong>Poster PresentationHours <strong>and</strong> Events . . . . . . . 12<strong>AMCHP</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>Goes Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>13</strong>Social Media . . . . . . <strong>13</strong>Social Media ScavengerHunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>13</strong>meetsmart mobile . . . <strong>13</strong>20<strong>13</strong> Awards . . . . . . .14-15<strong>AMCHP</strong> BusinessMeeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Regional Lunches . . . . . . .16Session Tracks Key . . . . . . 16SaturdayAt-A-Glance . . . . . . . . . . . 17SundayAt-A-Glance . . . . . . . .18-19MondayAt-A-Glance . . . . . . . .20-21TuesdayAt-A-Glance . . . . . . . 22-23Poster Sessions . . . . . . 24-28Speaker Index . . . . . . 29-35<strong>Conference</strong> Sponsors . . . . . 362014 Save the Date . . . . . . 36President’sWelcomeWelcome to the <strong>AMCHP</strong> 20<strong>13</strong> Annual<strong>Conference</strong>! As it is every year, the <strong>AMCHP</strong>conference was developed for us by our peers –to give us the opportunity to learn new skills,hear about new developments in our field, <strong>and</strong>gather tools <strong>and</strong> information that will benefitour daily work.The conference this year promises experiencesthat will recharge us <strong>and</strong> help us considerthe impact our programs have in states <strong>and</strong>communities nationwide. Great content,combined with plenty <strong>of</strong> time for meeting withcolleagues, conference sponsors <strong>and</strong> exhibitors,will make this conference an exceptionalpr<strong>of</strong>essional development opportunity. I amespecially excited to see so many sessions ontopics that are so relevant to all <strong>of</strong> us – leadershipdevelopment, the life course perspective, creatingchange for the future <strong>and</strong> so many others! Joinin the learning, the networking <strong>and</strong> the sharingthat will take place over the coming days. I lookforward to meeting you this week.Stephanie Birch, RNC, MPH, MS, FNP<strong>AMCHP</strong> President <strong>and</strong> Section Chief, Women’sChildren’s <strong>and</strong> Family HealthDivision <strong>of</strong> Public Health, Alaska Department <strong>of</strong>Health <strong>and</strong> Social ServicesAbout <strong>AMCHP</strong>CEO’sWelcomeOn behalf <strong>of</strong> the <strong>AMCHP</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> PlanningCommittee, Board <strong>of</strong> Directors, staff <strong>and</strong> partners,welcome to the <strong>AMCHP</strong> 20<strong>13</strong> Annual <strong>Conference</strong>!We hope that the conference this year will affordyou the opportunity to learn new skills, hear aboutnew developments in our field, <strong>and</strong> gather tools <strong>and</strong>information that will benefit your daily work – all inthe context <strong>of</strong> our ever-changing maternal <strong>and</strong> childhealth (MCH) l<strong>and</strong>scape in states <strong>and</strong> communitiesnationwide. These are exciting times for MCH, withlots <strong>of</strong> uncertainly <strong>and</strong> change in the air, so we arepleased that you made the decision to join us herein Washington, DC to learn more <strong>and</strong> share what isgoing on in your states <strong>and</strong> communities!Our 20<strong>13</strong> conference provides state-<strong>of</strong>-the-artinformation <strong>and</strong> cutting-edge presentations relatedto MCH. In the coming days, I hope you takeadvantage <strong>of</strong> all the learning, networking <strong>and</strong> sharingthis conference <strong>of</strong>fers. This conference will challengeus, force us to think differently about what we do <strong>and</strong>inspire us. Again, welcome <strong>and</strong> please be sure to letme or any member <strong>of</strong> the <strong>AMCHP</strong> staff know whatyou think about our conference this year <strong>and</strong> whatwe can do to make it even better next year.Michael R. Fraser, PhD, CAEChief Executive Officer, <strong>AMCHP</strong>The <strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maternal</strong> & Child Health <strong>Program</strong>s is a national resource, partner <strong>and</strong>advocate for state public health leaders <strong>and</strong> others working to improve the health <strong>of</strong> women,children, youth <strong>and</strong> families, including those with special health care needs.<strong>AMCHP</strong> members come from the highest levels <strong>of</strong> state government <strong>and</strong> include directors <strong>of</strong>maternal <strong>and</strong> child health programs, directors <strong>of</strong> programs for children <strong>and</strong> youth with specialhealth care needs, <strong>and</strong> other public health leaders who work with <strong>and</strong> support state maternal<strong>and</strong> child health programs. Our members directly serve all women <strong>and</strong> children nationwide, <strong>and</strong>strive to improve the health <strong>of</strong> all women, infants, children <strong>and</strong> adolescents, including those withspecial health care needs, by administering critical public health education <strong>and</strong> screening services,<strong>and</strong> coordinating preventive, primary <strong>and</strong> specialty care. Our membership also includes academic,advocacy <strong>and</strong> community-based family health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals, as well as families themselves.<strong>AMCHP</strong> builds successful programs by disseminating best practices; advocating on their behalfin Washington, DC; providing technical assistance; convening leaders to share experiences<strong>and</strong> ideas; <strong>and</strong> advising states about involving partners to reach our common goal <strong>of</strong> healthychildren, healthy families <strong>and</strong> healthy communities.3
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