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Update: Kansas City Healthy Start Initiative Mother & Child Health Coalition (MCHC) is excited to announce that a Notice of Award for a total of $4,870,000 was received for the Kansas City Healthy Start Initiative (KCHSI) from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. These funds will support continued care […]

New Meningococcal vaccination requirements from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment:  Information for parents/guardians of incoming 7th and 11th grade students – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Immunization Program has implemented a new vaccine requirement for students entering 7th grade and 11th grade in the 2019-20 school year. KDHE now requires […]

Elizabeth Cooley is originally from Texas City, Texas, and moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 2017. She lived with her grandparents until she met the father of her child. They quickly moved in together and things were great until she found out she was pregnant. When Elizabeth told the father that she was pregnant, he […]

Mother & Child Health Coalition (MCHC) is proud to endorse the universal pre-K initiative that is on the ballot in Kansas City this April.  As an organization committed to the health and well-being of our children from birth through adolescence, we know that investing in early childhood education is one of the most impactful actions […]

03-04-2019 Safe Kids Kansas Offers Safety Tips for Severe Weather Awareness Week   For Immediate Release March 4, 2019 Prepare Your Family for Severe Weather Safe Kids Kansas offers safety tips for Severe Weather Awareness Week TOPEKA – While the threat of severe weather in Kansas is year-round, March 3-9 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in […]

“What you Need to Know About Adolescent Vaccines” Wednesday, March 6, 2019 11:30 a.m.  – 1:00 p.m. Kansas City Health Department 2400 Troost Avenue Kansas City MO 64108   Keynote speaker: Jason McCanless, PharmD, Glaxo Smith Kline, will provide an overview of disease state, epidemiology, vaccines, and ACIP recommendations for Tdap, HPV, Meningococcal ACWY and Meningococcal […]

The Board and staff of Mother & Child Health Coalition are pleased to announce that Tracy Russell has been hired as the new executive director, effective Monday, January 28. Ms. Russell takes over the leadership role for MCHC following Susan McLoughlin’s retirement after 25 years as the first executive director for the organization. She comes […]

This Saturday,  the KCMO Health Department will host a free showing of the documentary film, SOMEONE YOU LOVE: THE HPV EPIDEMIC. Come learn about how serious HPV is and why you should get vaccinated! HPV, Tdap, MCV4 (meningitis) and Flu vaccines will be offered to attendees after the screening. A light lunch will be served,  […]

During this iffy winter weather, we thought it would be good to remind all of our weather policy: If Kansas City, MO schools are closed due to WEATHER ISSUES (not water main breaks or other issues) then all MCHC meetings are automatically canceled.  This includes Quarterly meetings for MCHC, Safe Kids, Mid America Immunization Coalition, […]

FOR ACCESS TO THE PRESENTATIONS FROM THIS MEETING, CLICK HERE. Title: Empowering Parents in the Digital Age Population-based studies continue to show associations between excessive television viewing in early childhood and cognitive and social/emotional delays. A recent analysis found that negative experiences on social media carry more weight than positive interactions when it comes to […]