Accomplishments Over 300 long- and short-term graduate students and post-graduate professionals from health disciplines prepared for leadership roles to improve supports and services for children with special health care needs and their families Hawaii MCH LEND graduates are in MCH leadership positions throughout the State Promoted family-centered, community-based, culturally competent, coordinated, inclusive, accessible and affordable systems of care Offered continuing education for community health professionals Provided technical assistance to State Title V programs and those serving children with special health care needs Initiated and accomplished research and program evaluation in conjunction with MCH and Title V community agencies Offered experiential learning about clinical diagnoses, State and community service systems, family and cultural issues, health care policies, and interdisciplinary team skills. Recognized and validated the role of the family as equal partners in the teaching process Involved families as a part of the faculty team Integrated the real life experiences of children and families in Hawai‘i into the focus of the training sessions Challenged professionals to be creative and seek new and useful strategies Provided exposure to Critical Issues" within the MCH arena Provided advanced clinical training opportunities within interdisciplinary settings Exposed students to community-based learning experiences Facilitated individual mastery of leadership skills through a mentored individual learning plan Sustained continuous Federal funding for over 12 years Affiliations The Hawaii MCH LEND Program is an integral part of the PacWest Consortium.  The PacWest Consortium which includes Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawai‘i has been actively convened since 2000 with New Mexico and Utah joining in 2004.  The consortium assembles at the National MCHLEND Directors meeting twice a year and in the interim conducts telephone conference calls every other month.  The collaborative objectives include 1) organizing and developing CME programs for regional audiences, 2) identifying training needs of interdisciplinary trainees, 3) delineating a research agenda, 4) developing faculty/trainee exchanges among the MCHLEND programs, and 5) creating an evaluation and dissemination forum for innovative training curriculum. MCH LEND Program Establishes Internet Presence See the press release for more details. Sample Product Announcement See the product data sheet for more details. Press Releases These are the press releases we've issued over the last year. You may want to search for topics by keyword. Date -- Press Release 1 Date -- Press Release 2 Date -- Press Release 3 Recent Media Coverage of MCH LEND Program Title, Publication, Date Title, Publication, Date Title, Publication, Date