Messaging Guide: Maternal and Child Health

Use these research-tested messages and other toolkits, briefs, and resources to educate and inspire action among key stakeholders in your community to ensure that all babies and toddlers and their families have a healthy foundation in life.

Maternal and child health MESSAGING GUIDE

Additional Resources

• Racism Creates Inequities in Maternal and Child Health, Even Before Birth 
• Recommendations on Developmental Screening Follow-up Practices and Policies for Federal, State, and Community Level Stakeholders 
• Health Insurance: A Critical Support for Infants, Toddlers, and Families 
• Health Care Services: A Critical Support for Infants, Toddlers, and Families 
• Mental Health Services: A Critical Support for Infants, Toddlers, and Families 
• Early Intervention: A Critical Support for Infants, Toddlers, and Families 
• Medicaid Expansion Narrows Maternal Health Coverage Gaps, But Racial Disparities Persist