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
Title V Internship Program – State Applications Open for Summer 2027
Expand your Title V capacity with a team of two competitively selected MCH interns. We are now accepting applications from state and jurisdictional Title V agencies for the 2027 Title V MCH Internship Program! For the upcoming internship program, agencies will have…
An Exciting New Chapter for Our Center
We have exciting news! HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau has funded the National MCH Workforce Development and Training Center, which continues and expands our work. This cooperative agreement provides funding to expand our services and develop new opportunities to support the…
Center Hosts National Gathering to Build Title V Skills in Strategic Partnership
In order to improve the health of women, children, and families, it’s essential that state agencies partner with other organizations to increase the impact of their Title V MCH Services Block Grant funding. Equally essential is that they partner strategically, selecting the…
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.
