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Mark your calendar for the Mid America Immunization Coalition’s annual Symposium, which will be held in November this year, instead of the usual June date.SAVE THE DATE MAIC Symposium 2015

You are invited to attend the Town Hall Meeting on Maternal Mortality in Missouri. According to the World Bank, the United States ranks 50th in maternal mortality globally – falling behind every other industrialized nation.  Despite significant declines in maternal mortality during the twentieth century, it continues to be a major public health concern in […]

REGISTER NOW for the 2015 CSI Conference  Injury and Violence Prevention Through Leadership, Education and Advocacy Friday, April 17, 2015 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Kauffman Foundation Conference Center 4801 Rockhill Road Kansas City MO Click HERE to register.  

Mid America Immunization Coalition Quarterly Meeting March 5, 2015: KSHB Channel 41: “Group working to keep measles outbreak away from KC.” Fox4 News “Doctors reiterate that vaccines are safe.”

Kansas City, MO: Mid America Immunization Coalition will hold a quarterly membership meeting:  Date: Thursday, March 5, 2015 Time: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Location:   Rockhurst University Community Center 5401 Troost Avenue Kansas City, MO 64110   Kansas City, MO: We are in the midst of what has become a national controversy: to vaccinate or not […]

WHY SHOULD I BE CONCERNED ABOUT MEASLES? We are in the midst of what has become a national controversy: to vaccinate or not to vaccinate for the measles. Scientifically, there is no controversy. Vaccines work! The measles vaccine is very safe, very effective and very necessary.  Measles is a highly contagious, acute and potentially deadly […]

PRESS Release:  Jan. 12, 2015 Contact: Paul Cesare, Coordinator Mother & Child Health Coalition (816) 283-6242 ext. 239                                                         pcesare@mchc.net Community Meeting on Pregnancy and Poverty: Dietetics and […]

  Despite the existence of compelling research and statistics about the importance of safe sleep in reducing our nation’s high rate of infant mortality, the number of babies who die in adult beds and other unsafe sleep environments is on the rise. In fact, of the more than 4,500 sudden, unexpected infant deaths (SUIDs) each […]

A Community Discussion: Bullying & Victimization During Adolescence A joint Quarterly Meeting of Mother & Child Health Coalition, Safe Kids Metro KC and the Kansas City Youth Collaborative Friday, January 23, 2015 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. Overland Park Marriott 10800 Metcalf Ave. Overland Park, KS 66210 Click here to REGISTER ONLINE The statistics are staggering. More […]

JOB OPENING: Mother & Child Health Coalition is now seeking to fill a position for Administrative Assistant. CLICK HERE for a Job Description.