Nurture KC

  Healthcare professionals recognize vaccines as the top medical achievement of the 20th century. Despite all the progress that’s been made in this area, vaccine-preventable diseases — such as measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, influenza and meningitis, and even some types of cancer — are still around. That’s why it’s so important to ensure you and […]

Safe Kids Buckle Up Webinar Series (click for flier)   BUCKLE UP 2016 WEBINAR SERIES (All webinars will be taped and archived on the Resource Center)   Working Together to Beat the Heat, National Heatstroke Prevention Day (July 21, 2016 from 1pm – 2pm EST) – INVITE YOUR COALITION MEMBERS & PARTNERS https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6036484138711811073   Navigating the […]

Mother & Child Health Coalition’s July Quarterly Meeting Partnering to Prevail Against Poverty: Creating a Common Agenda Friday, July 22, 2016 8:00 -11:30 a.m. Kansas City Health Department 2400 Troost Ave., Biery Auditorium Kansas City MO 64108 Register HERE.  

While you and the kids are out having fun on these long, warm summer days, there are a number of things to watch out for. The consumer group W.A.T.C.H. (World Against Toys Creating Harm) has released its annual list of the top ten dangerous toys for the summer. Topping the list are toy guns, hoverboards […]

TO FILL OUT YOUR EVALUATION FOR THIS MEETING, CLICK HERE Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9-11:00 a.m. United Way of Greater KC 801 W 47th Street Suite 500 Kansas City MO 64112 Compassionate Culture: Orientation to Trauma Informed Care Trauma Informed Care (TIC) is a best practice for working with people in all facets of our […]

Position Title:                  Immunization and Childhood Injury Prevention Coordinator Reports To:                      Executive Director, Mother & Child Health Coalition Supervision Exercised:    Volunteers, support staff Position Function:         This position is responsible to: Coordinate the planning, implementation and follow-up of Mid America Immunization Coalition (MAIC) programs and activities Coordinate the planning, implementation and follow-up of Safe Kids Metro […]

Summer is almost here and families are heading to the pools. Make sure your little ones are safe by following these tips from the CDC: Pools, water parks, hot tubs/spas, and water playgrounds are great places to have fun, be active, or just relax. Having fun while you are in the water this summer means knowing how […]

Warm weather is here, and families are outdoors having fun together. Safe Kids Metro KC wants families to be aware of the dangers of ATVs. Below is a report just out from the CPSC. CPSC warns families about ATV dangers for kids http://onsafety.cpsc.gov/blog/2016/05/27/cpsc-warns-families-about-atv-dangers-for-kids/ May 27, 2016 In the lead up to summer, the U.S. Consumer […]

During the April 22 Mother & Child Health Coalition annual business/quarterly meeting, attendees were treated to a special presentation on LifeCourse Theory. Jane St. John from Missouri Family to Family of UMKC’s Institute for Human Development discussed the foundation of LifeCourse Theory as well as practical uses for agencies, individuals and their families. This conceptual framework […]

From NBC’s Today Show 5/3/2016 Morgan Hill has spent the past two years searching for her “guardian angel” and on April 20, they finally reunited. A construction worker named Gerald Rocky Hyatt found Hill, now 20, as a newborn after she was left at a dumpster in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, by her birth mother. “He […]