Making Change Happen
Translating Research into MCH Public Health Practice:
The Role of Evaluation

The 2004 DHHS Regions V and VII MCH Leadership Conference is the 17th annual conference organized by the Maternal and Child Health Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. This conference is the third in a three-year series with the theme Translating Research into MCH Public Health Practice. Funding for the conference is made in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This conference is designed by and for MCH professionals. The conference addresses the role of evaluation in translating research into practice. Sessions will highlight innovative MCH programs and show participants how these programs have affected the health and well-being of women, children, and families. Conference presenters will share their expertise regarding the importance of program evaluations, methods for conducting evaluations, ways to use evaluation findings to support existing and new MCH programs, and techniques to use evaluation findings to influence policy.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

• Dynamic keynote address and plenary sessions
• Thought-provoking and educational workshop sessions
• Forum devoted to sharing methods for the design, implementation, translation, and dissemination of evaluation findings
• Opportunities to network with MCH experts from across the country
• Poster Session/Roundtable Discussions highlighting state and local evaluation efforts
• Live webcasts of keynote address and all plenary sessions for those unable to attend the conference in person
  

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Multidisciplinary professionals responsible for Maternal and Child Health and related services are encouraged to attend this conference. Participants may include public health professionals, community advocates, physicians, nurses, nutritionists, oral health professionals, health educators, social workers, administrators, policy advocates, researchers, MCH program planners, child and family advocates, and private sector professionals concerned with the health and well-being of children and families.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS

Application for granting continuing education credit for professional groups has been made. The conference program will provide learning objectives, a time schedule, and faculty credentials. This information should be retained with your continuing education records.

FACULTY

The conference faculty includes national, regional, state, and local multidisciplinary MCH professionals. They are representative of the leadership and target audience for whom this conference has been developed.

PLANNING COMMITTEE

SPONSORS

	Maternal and Child Health Program, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention