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  NEWS  RELEASE  –  August 9, 2017                                                                                      #2017-26   FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE    CONTACT:     Technical Trooper Stephen La Row, KHP, (785) 296-6800 Cherie Sage, Safe Kids Kansas, (785) 296-1223 Brianna Landon, KDOT Communications Director, (785) 291-3956   Safe Kids Kansas, KDOT, KHP urge parents to talk to kids about pedestrian safety & more before class […]

Safe Kids Metro KC is one of the co-sponsors for this event and will be providing bike helmets, water bottles and bike reflectors.  We are going to be partnering with BIKEWALK KC who will provide safety education and certified bike helmet fitters.  Safety tips pertaining to bikes and other youth-based safety information and materials will […]

40 children have already died so far this year: # Date City Temp Name Age 40 10/11/2017 Natalbany, LA 89° Daverick Michael Coffey 8 mo 39 9/25/2017 Birmingham, AL 87° Dra Kadyn Hudson 3 yr 38 9/11/2017 St. Louis, MO 81° Tate Mitchell 1 yr 37 8/31/2017 Metairie, LA 90° Claire Li 11 mo 36 […]

“Sleep Safely, Sleep Soundly: Best Practices for Safe Sleep” For POWERPOINT presentations from this event visit the Meeting Notes & Links page: http://mchc.net/news-events/meeting-notes-links/  This activity is joint provided by Mother & Child Health Coalition and Children’s Mercy Kansas City Contact: Anne Biswell (816) 283-6242 ext. 226  abiswell@mchc.net    (816) 806-9929 cell Friday, July 28, 2017  8:00 […]

The Kansas City Healthy Start Initiative (KCHSI) served as host for the 2017 Healthy Start Regional Meeting June 8 and 9 at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center in Kansas City.  The Missouri Bootheel Healthy Start project, located in Sikeston, MO served as co-host. Coordination and planning of this two-day meeting was provided under the leadership […]

Mid America Immunization Coalition & Children’s Mercy Kansas City present The 2017 Immunization Symposium #Talkin’ Vaccines This conference is joint-provided by Mother & Child Health Coalition (MAIC) and Children’s Mercy Kansas City. Friday, June 23, 2017 7:30 a.m.—4:15 p.m. Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center 18011 Bass Pro Drive Independence MO 64055 ACCREDITATION Nurses: This educational activity has […]

Child Safety Seat Inspections and Installations  Wednesday, May 24, 2017 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Raytown EMS 10020 E 66th Terrace Raytown, MO 64133 Raytown EMS certified Child Safety Seat Technicians and a Safe Kids Missouri CSS technician will be available to inspect and install child safety seats, and talk about safety of infants and children. […]

A Security Guide for Parents, Caregivers and Educators Written by Carey Davis Image Source: Pixabay The Internet is a vast and wondrous place that has connected humanity over time. Do you have friends across the world? No problem – just send them an instant message. If you’re both gamers, you can challenge each other while […]

Number of positions: 1 Compensation: None. Time Commitment: 10 hrs/week for 10 weeks=100 hours (estimated) Duties: Under the supervision of the communication coordinator, the volunteer will be responsible to research and update the MCHC membership data base. This will involve: Running a report on the current contents of the data base Sending a test email […]