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Cultivating Data Science Leaders in Public Health: Bridging Academia and Workforce Needs

National Network of Public Health Institutes

As public health challenges grow in complexity, the demand for professionals skilled in data science and equipped with leadership abilities has surged. Yet, there is a noticeable gap between academic preparation and workforce requirements.

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HIV care for Black teens

Exploring Health

The People Side of Research: Dr. Samantha Veronica Hill Addressing HIV care for Black adolescents after watching the HIV epidemic hit Atlanta By Aanya Ravichander Samantha Hill, MD, MPH, was a typical kid growing up in the eighties and nineties in Atlanta. She decided to do work at the National Institute of Health in D.C.

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October 3, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

A loss of SPRANS funding could detrimentally impact MCH populations, providers, public health professionals, and trainees in a sweeping way. Please email Amani Echols ( aechols@amchp.org ) to share how reduced SPRANS funding would affect your Title V programs and MCH populations. Learn more about the initiative.

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October 17, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

A loss of SPRANS funding could detrimentally impact MCH populations, providers, public health professionals, and trainees in a sweeping way. We are excited to announce that new data from the 2022-2023 combined year National Survey of Children’s Health is available on the Data Research Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC) website.

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Honoring the 2025 AMCHP Annual Award Recipients

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Through working with community-based organizations, institutions of higher learning, and healthcare plans within the municipality work she is dedicated to addressing the disparities faced by Black women in maternal health outcomes. Augustine for Health Sciences in Miami, Florida.

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The beginning and end of Monday Morning

Monday Morning

Challenges, changes, investments, impact Change is the nature of institutions. We changed the school’s academic programs, including adoption of a schoolwide MPH degree with relevant concentrations, collaboration on a joint degree with UNC-Asheville and Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), and addition of MPH@UNC.

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Bhattacharya's nomination as NIH director advances in Senate

The Hill

The SenateCommittee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted to advance Jay Bhattacharya's nomination as director of the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday. Bhattacharya will work with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. on his planned overhaul of public health agencies. Kennedy Jr.