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Basu S, Alpert JL, Phillips RS. 2021. Primary care in the COVID-19 pandemic: Improving access to high-quality primary care, accelerating transitions to alternative forms of care delivery, and addressing health disparities. Boston, MA: Harvard Medical School, Center for Primary Care; New York, NY: Milbank Memorial Fund; Boston, MA: CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 312 pp.

Annotation: This report presents ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected primary care. It discusses how well countries’ efforts to overcome the pandemic have worked, how primary care has been impacted by the pandemic, and how the field has innovated to adapt. Ways in which marginalized and vulnerable populations been disproportionally impacted by the pandemic are also addressed, along with how social determinants of ideologies including racism, ableism, and ageism have intersected and coalesced in the health inequities observed among communities and primary care patients. Lessons learned and how those lessons can be leveraged to catalyze systemic and structural change are also discussed.

Keywords: Age factors, Disease transmission, Global health, Infectious diseases, Primary care, Racial factors, Virus diseases

Powis L, Schaffer K, Krishnakumar J, Delgado-Lopez C, Dimatteto J. 2021. The Intersection of climate change & maternal and child health: Nov 2021 Global Health Webinar. [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 1 h 33 m 00 s.

Annotation: This recording of AMCHP's 2021 Global Health Workgroup defines climate justice and discusses the impact of climate change on maternal and child health. Guest speakers present on the impact of climate change in their populations of interest and outline how their activities promote maternal and child health and climate justice. Guests include Jyotsna Krishnakumar, Director, Community Well Being Programme, WASH, Keystone Foundation; Camille Delgado-Lopez, Epidemiologist, Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies, Children with Special Needs Divison, Puerto Rico Health Department; Jack Dimatteto, Legistative Assistant for US Congress; and Representative Lauren Underwood, Black Maternal Health Caucus.

Keywords: Race, Global health, Climate change, Maternal health, Children's health, Cultural diversity, Puerto Rico,

Powis L, Zink A, Thomas C, Gellin B. 2021. Earning trust and building vaccine confidence in Alaska. [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs,

Annotation: In this recording from April 2021, AMCHP's Global Health Workgroup provides information on the growth of vaccine hesitancy as it pertains to the COVID-19 pandemic and introduces guest presenters from global and domestic organizations that address vaccine hesitancy in their practice. Guest presenters provide context and examples from their COVID-19 responses and explain their strategies in combating vaccine hesitancy in their communities. Special guests include Anne Zink, MD, FACEP, Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska; Cecelia Thomas, JD, Senior Government Relations Manager, Trust for America's Health; Bruce Gellin, MD, MPH, President, Global Immunization, Sabin Vaccine Institute. Length: 1 hour, 17 minutes.

Keywords: Global health, Covid-19, Alaska, Vaccines, Immunization programs

Foretia B. 2020. What global health means to AMCHP. [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 1 m 5 s.

Annotation: In this promotional video for AMCHP's 2021 conference themed "Global Meets Local," Program Analyst Bejan Foretia discusses AMCHP's perspective on global health, which focuses on achieving health equity and enhancing wellbeing for all people worldwide. The video emphasizes how the COVID-19 pandemic served as a powerful reminder that global health challenges transcend borders, highlighting the interconnected nature of public health across the international community. While advertising the conference, the video underscores the critical importance of taking a global approach to health equity.

Keywords: MCH programs, Global health

Krisowaty L (facilitator), Acharya K (moderator), Tremmel Freeman L, Ogbolu Y, Sawyer M. 2020. Blue Marble thinking: How global perspectives can help address local challenges. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs,

Annotation: This webinar explores the concept of "blue marble thinking" - using global perspectives to address local maternal and child health challenges in the U.S. Linda Chriswadi introduces the session, noting that AMCHP has started a global evidence-based practice initiative to identify and share culturally appropriate best practices from around the world. Moderator Kirobi Acharya from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation explains how blue marble thinking helps us see new possibilities by looking beyond our borders, using the example of German prisons that focus on dignity and reintegration. Three panelists share their experiences: Lori Trummel Freeman discusses NACHCHO's work identifying global solutions to address health equity issues like maternal mortality and substance use disorders; Dr. Yolanda Ogbolu describes adapting Brazil's Saúde Criança program to strengthen social connections for families in West Baltimore; and Melissa Sawyer explains how Youth Empowerment Project in New Orleans implemented Brazil's biocentric education model to improve youth employment readiness. The panelists discuss participant feedback, COVID-19 adaptations, and advice for others interested in adopting global programs, emphasizing the need to be open to new approaches, engage communities meaningfully, and develop multi-year sustainability plans to successfully integrate international models. Length: 56 minutes, 36 seconds.

Keywords: Global health, Thinking, International perspectives
   

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