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NICHQ Prepares for Upcoming Fall Maternal Child Health Conference

Connect with NICHQ Experts at Upcoming Maternal and Child Health Conferences

Teams at the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality are preparing for an exciting fall 2024 conference season, where staff will give oral presentations and facilitate workshops and symposiums at a variety of national maternal and child health conferences.

The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) is preparing for an exciting fall 2024 conference season, where staff will give presentations and facilitate workshops and symposiums at a variety of national maternal and child health conferences.

Several project teams will represent NICHQ at the 2024 CityMatCH Leadership & MCH Epidemiology Conference, which will be held September 9-11, in Seattle, WA. This year’s conference theme is “Reaching New Heights: Strengthening MCH Across Generations.” Featured topics include fatherhood, birthing care improvement, The StoryWork Project – hosted by the Healthy Start TA & Support Center (TASC), and more. 

Learn more about NICHQ’s upcoming presentations and workshops below.

Workshop/Session TitleTimeLocation
A Consumer Convening Where Healthy Start Participants Matter Most! – Behind the Scenes
 
Monday, 9/9
1:30 PM-3:30 PM
601 Hoh

The Fatherhood Learning Academy: A Capacity-building Strategy for Fatherhood Programs

Monday, 9/9
3:30 PM-5:00 PM
701 Clallum
Advancing Perinatal Healthcare: An Overview of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives in the United States and their Activities, 2022 and 2023Tuesday 9/10
10:30 AM-12:30 PM
706 Pilchuck
Leveraging Data for Equity in Maternal and Child Health: Lessons from the DREAM Learning CommunityTuesday 9/10 
10:30 AM-12 PM
605 Snohomish
StoryWork Project: Strengthening our Community Across GenerationsTuesday, 9/10
1:30 PM-3:30 PM
602 Nooksack 

Register to see NICHQ at the 2024 CityMatCH Conference. View the full Conference Agenda

NICHQ staff will be providing oral presentations and facilitating sessions at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo in Minneapolis. This year’s theme is “Rebuilding Trust in Public Heatlh and Science.” 

Stop by booth #1617 for opportunities to connect with NICHQ’s staff, hear about NICHQ-led projects and initiatives, and learn more about the Community, Research, & Analytics Lab (CORAL) – a white-label community platform developed by NICHQ for project participants and extended team members to connect, collaborate, and share across distance and time.

Workshop/Session TitleTimeAbstract
Plight of the Living Dead: A Medical Horror StorySunday, 10/27
5:15 PM-5:30 PM
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A Consumer Convening where Healthy Start Participants Matter Most! – Behind the Scenes of the Inaugural Healthy Start Consumer ConveningWednesday, 10/30
10:55 AM-11:15 AM
View Abstract
The Fatherhood Learning Academy – a Capactiy Building Strategy for Fatherhood ProgramsWednesday, 10/30
8:45-9:00 AM
View Abstract

Register to see NICHQ at the 2024 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo. View the full Online Program.