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2009 CityMatCH Urban MCH Leadership ConferenceAMCHP's Adolescent Health Maternal & Child Health Leadership DevelopmentInitiative: Lessons learned and future directionPRIMARY CONTACT:Sharron Corle, BAAssociate Director, Adolescent HealthAMCHP2030 M Street, NW, Suite 350Suite 801Washington, DC, 20036Phone: (202) 775-0436 Ext. 109Fax: (202) 775-0061Email: scorle@amchp.orgWebsite: www.amchp.orgCATEGORYAdolescent health / pregnancy preventionOther: MCH leadership development/leadership competenciesFOCUSProgram Policy FocusPROJECTGuided by the belief that leadership is key to improving maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes, thatleadership is needed throughout the organization, and that leadership can be improved and developed bylearning and experience, in 2008 AMCHP, working in collaboration with Edwards Educational Serviceshttp://realityedservices.com/ launched a pilot leadership development initiative for State AdolescentHealth Coordinators. The initiative is a one-year pilot project working with MCH programs in five states.A key component of the initiative is the application of the 12 MCH Leadership Competencies throughorganized training, collaborative meetings and virtual support. Over the course of the year-long pilot,AMCHP hopes the Adolescent Health Leadership Development participants will achieve the followingoutcomes:• Gain a greater understanding of the 12 MCH Leadership Competencies and how they can be applied inmultiple arenas;• Be able to apply the 12 MCH Leadership Competencies in a day-to-day professional environment;• Develop a learning collaborative who will learn and grow together in the application of thesecompetencies;• Learn leadership skills that will enhance career growth and opportunities, and become embedded inprofessional practice, creating sustainability over time; and• Have a repertoire of skills that can be shared with others to distribute leadership throughout theorganization.Predicated on the belief that leadership development programs should use real organizational issues toprovide challenges, feedback, and support, the adolescent health leadership development initiative sought126