Enhancing Title V Workforce Capacity to Address Complex Challenges: Impact of the National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center.

Introduction: The National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center provides training, coaching, and consultation to Title V programs. The flagship experience is the Cohort program, a 6-8-month leadership development program where Title V programs convene a multisector team to address...

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Published in:Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 26; pp. 51 - 60
Main Authors: Coffey, Alexandria M., Powis, Laura, Mullenix, Amy, Rivero, Vanessa, Evans, Shara, Fatima, Hiba, Fleming, W. Oscar, Lich, Kristen Hassmiller, Orton, Stephen, Cilenti, Dorothy, Margolis, Lewis
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Published: Springer Nature Aug2022 Suppl 1
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          Coffey, Alexandria M.
          Powis, Laura
          Mullenix, Amy
          Rivero, Vanessa
          Evans, Shara
          Fatima, Hiba
          Fleming, W. Oscar
          Lich, Kristen Hassmiller
          Orton, Stephen
          Cilenti, Dorothy
          Margolis, Lewis
        affil: Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, 27599, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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          Maternal Health Services Education
          Child Health Services Education
          Workforce Education
          Professional Development
          Leadership Education
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          Program Evaluation
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      ab: Introduction: The National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center provides training, coaching, and consultation to Title V programs. The flagship experience is the Cohort program, a 6-8-month leadership development program where Title V programs convene a multisector team to address a pre-selected state/jurisdictional challenge related to health systems transformation. The overall objective of this paper is to demonstrate the impact of skills developed via the Cohort program on state/jurisdictional capacities to address complex challenges. Methods: Qualitative, post-Cohort evaluation data were analyzed using inductive and deductive coding and the "Sort and Sift, Think and Shift" method. Themes and supporting text were summarized using episode profiles for each team and subsequently organized using the EvaluLEAD methodology for identifying and documenting impact. Results: Teams brought an array of challenges related to health systems transformation and 94% of teams reported achieving progress on their challenge six-months after the Cohort program. Teams described how the Cohort program improved workforce skills in strategic thinking, systems thinking, adaptive leadership, and communication. Teams also reported the Cohort program contributed to stronger partnerships, improved sustainability of their project, produced mindset shifts, and increased confidence. The Cohort program has also led to improved population health outcomes. Discussion: Through working with the Center, Title V leaders and their teams achieved episodic, developmental, and transformative results through application of Center tools and skills to complex challenges. Investment in the MCH workforce through skill development is critical for achieving transformative results and solving "wicked" public health problems.
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