Nurture KC

Check out today’s story from KSHB-41 News: “Two Americas: Kansas City organization works to bridge gap of prenatal care resources.” It shows how Nurturing KC is helping all moms receive quality prenatal and postpartum care.

Access our latest newsletter to learn how Nurture KC is: 1) Advocating to extend postpartum coverage for new moms. 2) Sharing resources and getting back to in-person events in KC. 3) Honoring moms in our Healthy Start program, and more!

Nurture KC advocates to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage to 1 year for new moms. Today our staff partnered with the March of Dimes and visited the Missouri State Capitol. Our staff is pictured meeting with Senator Lauren Arthur who says this coverage extension has “earned bipartisan support and near-universal acclaim.”

Today we celebrate all the women in our Healthy Start program who are making a brighter future for their children. Learn more about Healthy Start at https://nurturekc.org/solutions/.

Nurture KC’s Executive Director, Tracy Russell, recently presented statewide immunization poll results to the Kansas Rural Caucus and the Health and Human Services Committe (of the Kansas House of Representatives). She shared 95% of Kansans support wellness vaccines, such as those that prevents measles, mumps and polio. Examine key findings at https://nurturekc.org/solutions/immunization#survey.

The past month has been a whirlwind of major developments at Nurture KC! Check out our February Update to see what’s new with our organization.

Nurture KC Executive Director, Tracy Russell, was the guest speaker on today’s Morning Medical Update for The University of Kansas Health System. Watch the recording at www.medicalnewsnetwork.org.

Nurture KC is in search of a Community Health Nurse to join our Healthy Start team. This community-based position will work closely with our Community Health Workers to support improved birth outcomes for Healthy Start program participants with high-risk pregnancies. We are looking for candidates who are detail-oriented and compassionate, familiar with the KC metro area and have experience in maternal and infant health. (Bilingual, Spanish-speaking is a plus!) Check out the job description. Then, apply via Indeed or send your resume to Shannon Williams, KC Healthy Start Initiative Program Director, at swilliams@nurturekc.org by March 9, 2022.

Tracy Russell and Ali Hilton of Nurture KC meet with Democrat Kansas Senator, Cindy Holscher (left) and Republican Kansas Senator, Kristen O’Shea (right) at the Kansas State Capitol to share statewide immunization survey results. This is the Mid America Immunization Coalition (MAIC) in action! MAIC is a vaccine-advocacy program of Nurture KC. Check out MAIC’s Winter Newsletter to see how we’re making a positive impact. If you like what you see and are interested in becoming a member, visit https://bit.ly/MembershipNKC. (Members of MAIC must be members of Nurture KC.)