Learn more and register for all the events happening both virtually and across the nation.
February 8 – 11, 2026 – Learn more and register for the American Hospital Association Rural Health Care Leadership Conference. This annual conference brings together top rural practitioners to share actionable strategies and resources aimed at improving access to care, leverage unique workforce approaches, and implement digital technologies.
February 13, 2026 at 1:00pm ET/10:00 am PT – Register for Georgetown University Center of Health Insurance Reforms’ Webinar “State Policy Solutions: Expanding Health Care Access with Mobile Vans”: Join Georgetown University’s upcoming webinar to explore state-level policy options for expanding mobile health across your state. Mobile health programs are an effective and affordable way to bring vital care to rural residents and other hard-to-reach communities. Against a backdrop of looming Medicaid cuts and the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, how can state policymakers better support these “doctor’s offices on wheels” and improve access to care?
March 7 – 10, 2026 – Learn more and register for the 2026 AMCHP Annual Conference. This conference will be held in-person in Washington, DC. AMCHP’s conference is one of the largest gatherings of maternal and child health leaders and thinkers in the U.S.
March 11 – 13 – Learn more and register for the Inaugural HHS National Women’s Health Conference, presented by the Office on Women’s Health (OWH), this free conference will take place in Washington, DC.
April 15 – 16 – Learn more and register for the 2026 Family Voices Leadership Conference (FVLC2026) – Our Voices, Our Stories: Centering Children and Families in Systems of Care. FVLC2026 is the nation’s premier conference for family leaders and family engagement professionals to learn, network, and build their skills to support family engagement in systems of care. The conference will be offered as a 3D virtual experience, to support the attendance of families and partners from all over the country. Attendees include family leaders, youth with disabilities, public health professionals, health care providers, and patient experience professionals.
FVLC2026 will be offered in English and Spanish. Accessibility accommodations are available upon request, and conference materials may be made available in other languages besides English and Spanish.
Two pre-conference workshops will be held on April 13 and April 14.
- April 13, 2026, 9am – 5pm ET, Leading by Convening Workshop
Leading by Convening is an interactive day-long training intended to equip government and non-profit agencies with the knowledge, skills, and tools to more effectively and meaningfully engage diverse youth and families and other stakeholders at all levels. Registration is limited to 30 participants in the English-language workshop and 30 participants in the Spanish-language workshop. - April 14, 2026, 9am – 5pm ET, Serving on Groups Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Serving on Groups Train-the-Trainer teaches participants to prepare and support families of CYSHCN to effectively participate at the systems level. It is targeted to family-led organizations who build the leadership of families. This interactive session will provide skills to train families who currently serve or want to serve on a decision-making group. Participants will learn about group processes, useful tools for groups, understanding data, and skills to maximize participation of family leaders in systems-level groups. Registration is limited to 30 participants in the English-language workshop and 30 participants in the Spanish-language workshop.
May 27 – 30 – Learn more and register for the 2026 NWA Annual Education and Training Conference, an annual conference to acquire new skills and network with your peers and colleagues, along with exhibitors, who will provide WIC related products and services for participants. Abstracts are being accepted through January 2.
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