The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health

🌐 New MCHnow Microlearning: Systems Approach!
Ever feel like you're only solving one piece of a much bigger MCH problem? Our module on Systems Approach teaches you how to see the "bigger picture" and understand how factors like housing, transportation, and policy all connect. Learn to map complex challenges, build effective partnerships, and create sustainable, systems-level change for MCH populations.

Access the full module: https://www.mchnavigator.org/microlearning/mchnow/competency-11.php

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⚙️ New MCHwork Session: Facilitators and Barriers!
Learn how to analyze the complex factors that help or hinder your MCH initiatives. This session explores a 5-part framework (based on CFIR) to analyze your intervention, stakeholders, and organizational setting. Use this approach to build consensus, focus resources, and successfully move your Title V priorities from planning to action.

📖 Access the complete session: https://www.mchnavigator.org/transformation/mchwork/4-3-from-priorities-to-action.php

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🎓 State applications are now open for the National MCH Workforce Development Center’s summer 2026 Title V MCH Internship Program!

Selected states will host an in-person team of two graduate/undergraduate MCH student interns who complete a 10-week project of the state’s choosing. Students often complete projects involving data collection or analysis, literature reviews, or the development of communication materials.

There is no cost to Title V agencies who participate in the program. The Center provides student interns with structured support and accountability, along with stipends for the internship and housing.

Apply by November 3: https://mchwdc.unc.edu/title-v-mch-internship-program-state-agencies/

💡 Looking for extra support to move your Title V work forward in an evolving environment? Join the National MCH Workforce Development Center’s 2026 Learning Journey!

Take advantage of coaching, consultation, and structured support to help your team tackle a challenge of your choice and develop key workforce skills.

Benefit from:
- Expert guidance to help you strategically navigate a challenge.
- Protected time to move your team’s work forward together.
- Opportunities to build team connectedness and cohesion.

There is no cost to participating Title V teams.

Letters of Interest are due October 1: https://mchwdc.unc.edu/learning-journey/

🧩 New MCHnow Microlearning: Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team Building!
Want to transform individual strengths into collective impact? Our September module teaches you how to manage team dynamics, foster deep collaboration, and lead teams that create better results for MCH populations than any single person could achieve alone.
Access the full module: https://www.mchnavigator.org/microlearning/mchnow/competency-10.php
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🎓 ATMCH Teaching Awards & Mentorship Programs Now Open!

1. Innovative Teaching Awards: Up to $3,000 for creative MCH educational projects, innovative teaching methods, community-practice collaboration, and technology-enhanced learning.

2. Mentorship Program: Expert mentors offer personalized guidance for addressing programmatic challenges. Multi-month 2026 engagement.

📧 Contact: [email protected]
⏰ Deadline for BOTH programs: October 31, 2025
🔗 Learn more: https://mailchi.mp/ncemch/mchalert-special-edition-atmch-teaching-awards-mentorship-apply-now

🗺️ New MCHwork Session: Mapping Your MCH Ecosystem for Strategic Alignment!
Learn how to map the complex web of agencies, resources, and relationships that support the maternal and child health outcomes in your community. This session will explore how to use ecosystem mapping to see who's doing what, identify collaboration opportunities, and better align existing resources to strengthen your MCH systems and drive greater impact.

📖 Access the complete session: https://www.mchnavigator.org/transformation/mchwork/4-2-ecosystem-mapping.php

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🤝 New MCHnow Microlearning: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Transform workplace challenges into collaborative opportunities! MCH leaders face complex negotiations daily - from budget discussions to program partnerships. Our latest module equips you with evidence-based strategies to build consensus and create win-win solutions.

Access the Full Module: https://www.mchnavigator.org/microlearning/mchnow/competency-6.php

🎯 New MCHwork Session: Moving from Data to Priorities
Struggling to translate needs assessment data into actionable priorities? MCHwork Session 4.1 offers practical frameworks for establishing clear criteria, engaging partners, and focusing on interventions that advance MCH outcomes.

Access the new MCHwork Session Here:
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📢 Calling all MCH leaders! Our January MCHnow microlearning on Communication is now available - a key competency for transforming complex information into messages that drive action.

Access the Full Communication Module: https://www.mchnavigator.org/microlearning/mchnow/competency-5.php