Helping MCH Title V leaders
tackle complex challenges through training, collaborative learning, coaching, and consultation.
Founded in 2014, the National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center helps MCH Title V leaders and their partners tackle complex challenges through training, collaborative learning, coaching, and consultation. Funded by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the Center is housed in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Learn more about us.
News
WDC to Celebrate “The Power of Connection” at AMCHP 2026
The National MCH Workforce Development Center is excited to share a preview of the sessions and posters we’ll be presenting at the upcoming Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Conference, scheduled for March 7-10 in Washington, D.C.! Our staff, partners,…
Cilenti Named Associate Dean for Practice at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Dorothy Cilenti, DrPH, the director of the National MCH Workforce Development Center, was named Associate Dean for Practice at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Cilenti is a…
MCH Workforce Center Supporting 17 States and Jurisdictions in 2025-2026
The National Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Workforce Development Center is excited to announce that we have launched the 2026 Learning Journey with 11 Title V teams! We are also currently supporting six states through Customized Engagements, for a total of 17…
Our Partners are Saying
We can make a big difference for our Title V partners
Everything that has been offered has been wonderful. As the MCH Workforce Development Office in Mississippi grows and expands, we will be using the various tools in meetings with other departments, providing support to them, offering to train them in the use of the tools, and grow with staff capacity.
Learning Journey Participant
Mississippi State Department of HealthWe planned and strategized more deeply as a team because we had a framework and tools by which to do that. […] When we’re mapping our networks really intentionally and thinking about where we have power and influence, I think we are able to plan more deeply and more effectively.
Learning Journey Participant
Indiana Department of HealthI loved how our coach guided us and provided feedback only when we needed it or when we were unsure how to proceed to the next step. Otherwise, she allowed us to plan and find our own way and make our own decisions. Instead of directing efforts, she was simply a mutual, equal member of our team.
