VWA3 - Family Impact Initiative: Capacity Building and Early Implementation of a Systems Change Approach Initiative for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CST

Primary Presenter(s)

Mary Glazer Smyth, MPH (she/her/hers)

CYSHCN Program Manager
Philadelphia Department of Public Health

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Presenter(s)

Danielle Rhodes, BS (she/her/hers)

Public Health Program Administrator
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Harrisburg, PA
KAREN ANN DASH, MPA (she/her/hers)

President, Karen Dash Consulting LLC
Coach/Consultant to AMCHP, Karen Dash Consulting LLC
WILMINGTON, NC

*This session will be held over Zoom. The link will be available during the conference.*

This session will be presented by a panel of collaborators from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Family Health; Philadelphia Department of Public Health; and North Carolina’s Innovative Approaches model. Presenters will discuss the successes and challenges of the capacity building phase and next steps for systems change initiative implementation to cultivate advocacy and leadership skills among caregivers of CYSHCN.