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Wear BLUE Day in Kansas City for child abuse prevention was Friday, April 8 Thank You for making Wear BLUE Day a resounding success! There were over 4,500 people registered to wear BLUE and over 60 pictures submitted for the photo contest. The two photos with the most LIKES win delicious treats from Nothing Bundt Cakes […]

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The April 22 Mother & Child Health Coalition quarterly meeting will include a special presentation on LifeCourse Theory. Missouri Family to Family will discuss the background of LifeCourse Theory as well as how agencies can embrace the paradigm shift in approaches to supporting individuals and their families. This conceptual framework, including a focus on timeline, […]

Wearing BLUE in Kansas City for child abuse prevention – Friday, April 8! April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and child advocacy groups are gearing up for lots of special events during the month. Many thanks to The Kansas City Star for once again publishing in-kind, a calendar of all these events on Saturday, March 26. Click […]

The Kansas City Healthy Start Initiative has an opening for a Lead Community Health Worker at Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center. POSITION SUMMARY Samuel U Rodgers Health Center is a primary care clinic whose mission is to provide high quality, compassionate and affordable healthcare for all. The Lead Community Health Worker is responsible for day-to-day […]

Join your colleagues for two informative presentations at the combined meeting of the Metro KC Youth Collaborative and the Pregnancy, Infant & Child Health Committee, Wednesday, March 23, 9-11:00 a.m.  The meeting will be held at the Children’s Peace Pavilion in Independence, MO. The agenda is attached. 03-23-16 – COMBINED YOUTH COLLAB & PICH AGENDA

Hundreds of organizations and leaders across the state support KanCare expansion, including doctors and hospitals, social service and safety net organizations, faith communities, chambers of commerce and other business leaders, advocates for health care consumers, and many more.  The Alliance For A Healthy Kansas aims to unify these voices — and together call for our […]

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.  Once again, the Kansas City Star will publish, in-kind, a list of community activities and events during April focused  raising public awareness of the impact of child abuse and how to prevent it. Do you have an event or activity that you would like included? There’s no charge! […]

Zika Virus ABC Information from the Centers for Disease Control summarized by Clay County Missouri Public Health Center. 2-10-2016 Transmission: Zika virus is primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti mos­quitoes. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are found throughout much of the region of the Americas, including parts of the United States. These mosquitoes can also transmit dengue and […]

The Metro KC Breastfeeding Collaborative will host a free educational training session on the basics of breastfeeding, on Thursday, February 11, 2016 on the KU Edwards Campus, Regnier Hall, 12610 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS. To Register Click Here. For more information, contact Paul Cesare, Coalition Coordinator, at (816) 283-6242 ext. 239 or pcesare@mchc.net For a […]