273329 Current Challenges & Upcoming Opportunities in Improving Birth Outcomes

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE , Chief Executive Officer, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Washington, DC
This presentation will focus on current challenges and opportunities for public health and MCH leaders to shape policy. The Title V Directors play a significant role in advancing MCH policies and programs that improve birth outcomes. Using examples from the past and the integral role in the current collaboration, this presentation will examine where MCH Directors have influenced policy decisions and where future opportunities lie.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Discuss current policy and program options to improve birth outcomes Identify opportunities to collaborate in MCH

Keywords: Infant Mortality, Birth Outcomes

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the CEO of AMCHP.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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