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2011 AMCHP and Family Voices National Conference: Welcome Plenary and MacQueen Memorial Lecture 02/13/2011 Omni Shoreham, Washington, D.C. >> What I find rewarding in maternal and child health is working with mommies and babies and making sure that they're healthy early on, prenataly, and postnataly, and just everything, the bond. It just really lights me up to see a mommy and baby together. That nourishing. >> What's challenging about the work you do? >> Lack of funds. In the social agency world, there is a lot of maternal and child health services that are being cut off. Everyone is having to face challenges in providing this service, especially the extended ones, to low income. Where we come from, there is a lot of poverty in different areas. We really need the funds. It's really lack of funds that really hinder our work. The reason that I love what I do is because I am actually a member of the community that I serve. I see the importance of health, and the lack of health that there is. It really drives me when I'm in front of people having chats or being in Laundromats or in churches talking about the importance of heath, and being that link to the health care system. >> Great. >> Hi, my name is Lori Hasket and I am the Director of Injury Prevention in the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. >> In your work, what do you find gratifying? >> The work that we do is so gratifying because we can see results related to preventing injuries with kids. >> And what are the challenges in trying to do that work? >> I think one of our program partners says it best when we talk about challenges related to our work. We have new parents that are born every day, so our jobs will never end. Parents have different kids, different ages, and injury
2011 AMCHP and Family Voices National Conference: Welcome Plenary and MacQueen Memorial Lecture 02/13/2011 Omni Shoreham, Washington, D.C. prevention effects kids at different ages in different ways. And so, our work will never end. We would love to see it end, though. All kids being safe in everything they do. >> I'm Judy Theiry. I'm Maternal and Child Health Coordinator for the Indian Health Service. I work here at headquarters in Washington, D.C., Rockville, Maryland. I manage anyone from women in childbearing years to pediatrics to children, zero to eighteen, children with special health care needs, adolescent health. >> The whole gamut. What's the greatest challenge in the work you do? >> I think to communicate the needs from the field, and our constituents, as well as the providers, nurses, midwives to our health care system. To communicate those needs across agencies, the Federal Government, and across states. >> What's most rewarding about the work you do? >> Everything. I love my job. {Video Ends} PHYLLIS SLOYER: Good Afternoon. When I looked at that, and I saw those pictures, and I look at all of you, I celebrate you. What a phenomenal job each and every one of you do every day on behalf of women and children and families. So give yourself a hand. Now last year, I understand there was an imposter up here at the podium. I just want you to know that I am the real Phyllis Sloyer and I am president of AMCHP and extraordinarily pleased to welcome you to the 2011 conference. It is co-located with a dear friend of ours, Family Voices. This year’s meeting. This is sort of a bittersweet time for all of us. This year's meeting comes at very
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