Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)

The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)’s mission is to advance the health of women, children, youth, families, and communities by strengthening governmental public health and deepening community partnerships through a health equity lens. Since being founded in 1950, AMCHP has served as a national resource, partner, and advocate for state public health leaders and others working to improve maternal and child health public health systems.

AMCHP’s members include leaders from the highest levels of state government, such as directors of maternal and child health and children with special health care needs programs, as well as family leaders, community-based organizations, academic institutions, and others who partner with and support state maternal and child health programs. Our members directly serve families nationwide and strive to improve the health of all women, infants, children, and adolescents, including those with special health care needs, by administering critical public health education and screening services and coordinating preventive, primary, and specialty care

Vision:
AMCHP’s vision is a nation committed to the unfettered wellbeing of women, children, youth, families, and communities so that they may thrive. AMCHP embraces these core values as part of its vision:
• Innovation & Impact
• Accountability & Stewardship
• Collaboration
• Leadership, Support, & Growth
• Diversity, Inclusion, & Honoring Voices
• Compassion