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TOPEKA — Kansas schools will require two new vaccines come August, including one against a virus that’s hospitalized 13,000 people and killed 200 across the country since 2016. The new rules, which apply to public and private schools, will be phased in over the next several years. But come August, schools will check that: Kindergartners and first-graders have […]

Office of the Kansas State Fire Marshall: Celebrate safely this Independence Day More than 200 fireworks-related injuries occurred last year in Kansas Topeka – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of the State Fire Marshal and Safe Kids Kansas would like to remind Kansans of the importance of fireworks safety this Independence Day. […]

KCUR 89.3 FM Central Standard, with host Gina Kauffman Monday, June 24, 2019: Missouri ranks 42nd in the United States for maternal outcomes, with a number of pregnancy or childbirth related deaths per capita among the worst in the nation, according to a recent article by Andy Marso in the Kansas City Star. Today’s guests say that’s […]

Bee Wise, Immunize! Click on the link below for a list of locations, with details, as to where you can get your (and your family’s) vaccines. 2019 Bee Wise ad qtr pg Questions?  Contact DuJuan Hord, MAIC Program Coordinator dhord@mchc.net (816) 283-6242 ext. 244

UMKC Institute for Human Development (IHD) hosted an all-day event with Mother & Child Health Coalition (MCHC) for a Healthy Start sister site visit on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was recently awarded their first Healthy Start grant, and five project members traveled to Kansas City to learn […]

For Immediate Release May 29, 2019 TOPEKA – The summer months mean a welcome break from school for Kansas kids, but they also signal a shift in the family’s daily routine. Families may be considering leaving children home alone during the summer, instead of opting for a sitter. Safe Kids Kansas, the Kansas Department for Children […]

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 11:30 a.m.  –  1:00 p.m.* Kansas City Health Department 2400 Troost Avenue Kansas City MO 64108 Agenda: State vaccination updates: Phil Griffin, Deputy Director Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention – Kansas Jennifer VanBooven, Chief Bureau of Immunizations – Missouri MMR vaccine recommendations & Hepatitis A outbreak and recommendations: Lisa Hubbert, […]

We offer a hearty thank-you to the Board members who have completed their terms of service. We greatly appreciate the time, energy and expertise that you shared with Mother & Child Health Coalition over this past term: Dan Ryan (secretary), Hayat Abdullahi, Scott Anglemyer (co-chair, Pregnancy, Infant and Child Health committee) and Jamie Katz (chair, […]

The bad news is that after more than 20 years of publication, the MCHC Community Resource Guide will no longer be published. This will be disappointing to our many, many users but with the cuts to the Kansas City Healthy Start budget over the last several years, it is no longer possible to support the […]

“The Mother & Child Connection: A Forum on Infant and Maternal Mortality” Friday, May 3, 2019, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Kansas City Health Department – Biery Auditorium 2400 Troost Ave., Kansas City, MO 64108 8:00       Registration, Coffee and Connections 8:30       Welcome and Business Meeting– Jovanna Rohs, Ph.D., Chair Elect, Mother & Child Health Coalition […]