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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.  Once again, the Kansas City Star will publish, in-kind, a list of community activities and events during April focused  raising public awareness of the impact of child abuse and how to prevent it. Do you have an event or activity that you would like included? There’s no charge! […]

Zika Virus ABC Information from the Centers for Disease Control summarized by Clay County Missouri Public Health Center. 2-10-2016 Transmission: Zika virus is primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti mos­quitoes. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are found throughout much of the region of the Americas, including parts of the United States. These mosquitoes can also transmit dengue and […]

The Metro KC Breastfeeding Collaborative will host a free educational training session on the basics of breastfeeding, on Thursday, February 11, 2016 on the KU Edwards Campus, Regnier Hall, 12610 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS. To Register Click Here. For more information, contact Paul Cesare, Coalition Coordinator, at (816) 283-6242 ext. 239 or pcesare@mchc.net For a […]

Here is the link to all the presentations from “Preventing Youth from Becoming Victims of Violence- A Community Discussion,” Friday, Jan. 22 at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center: CLICK HERE

MCHC Weather Policy Please be advised that if the Kansas City, Missouri schools are closed due to weather conditions, all MCHC meetings are automatically cancelled for the day. Please check the local news for this information before heading out to any meetings. There will generally NOT be a message sent out from the Coalition. For […]

Join us for the 2016 Child Safety Initiative Conference, “Educate, Empower, Advocate.” TO REGISTER CLICK HERE This educational activity has been awarded 6.5 contact hours. (Nurses) 6.5 Social Work CEUs will be provided to licensed social workers. This program has also been approved for CHES continuing education credit. WHEN: FRIDAY, April 8, 2016  7:30 a.m. […]

MCHC Quarterly Meeting January 22, 2016  Violence impacts our youth in many ways.  Please join us to discuss risk factors, prevention techniques, and proposed legislation, and network with colleagues to address this issue. Date:        Friday, January 22, 2016 Time:        8:00 – 11:30 a.m.                     8 – […]

A group of social work students at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph have chosen Safe Haven for Newborns as their senior class project.  They organized a press conference that was held the morning of Tuesday, November 17 at the St. Joseph Fire Department, where they presented Fire Chief Mike Dalsing with Safe Haven signs […]

Please help us to welcome Shannon Williams as the new Education and Health Promotion Coordinator for the Kansas City Healthy Start Initiative. Shannon is an experienced health educator and facilitator, having worked for the Johnson County government for fifteen years. She began in the Victim Assistance Unit of the District Attorney’s Office, transitioning to the […]

September 24, 2015: The first of a series of free flu clinics was held today at Jack Reardon Convention Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Folks from all walks of life stopped by to take advantage of this great opportunity to get protected against influenza, a serious, sometimes even fatal, vaccine-preventable disease.  Media coverage was provided […]