NV Statewide Maternal and Child Health Coalition 
Healthy moms and children strengthen Nevada
NV Statewide Maternal and Child Health Coalition

Welcome New Members
Ann Agustin, Virginia Cuenca, Pamela Lee England, Annali Euredjian, Maria Guerra, Doralee Gull, Lisa Malmgren, Tanya Maxie, Arlene Nipales, Karyn Smith, Heidi Snoblen, Karen Squires, LaWanda Torres, Penni Santucci - Jackson, and Holly Trolley Toscano


Highlights from the 
2016 NV Statewide MCH Coalition Spring Symposium
  
Thank you to over 130 Healthcare professionals including nurses, doctors, social workers who attended the Spring Symposium last week!

Presenters
Thank you to our speakers: Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Ehtheridge, Lindsey Dermid-Gray, DuAne Young, Shannon Bennet, Leslie Feth, and Marty Elquist.

MCH Coalition Super Star Awards!
In recognition of the contributions to positively advocate and advance the health and well-being of the MCH community the MCH Individual Super Star Award recognized Margarita DeSantos for her work with the Nurse Family Partnership with Southern Nevada Health District.  Recognition to an MCH Organization Super Star went to the Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy (NICRP) with Tara Phebus, ED, representing the Institute.

Congratulations to Margarita DeSantos and NICRP!

Volunteers
Thank you to the MCH Co-Chairs and Steering Committe Members who assisted on the day of the event: Michelle Gorelow, Regina Washington, Chris Pacini, Tara Phebus and Fred Schultz and volunteer Eileen Hough!
  





 
Mission:
  To provide leadership in partnership with public and private organizations to improve the physical and mental health, safety and well-being of the maternal and child health population in Nevada including children with special health care needs.

  Please help in recruiting new members that can support the mission.  Attached is a membership form .
  

News & Updates
  
MotherToBaby
MotherToBaby  is a service of the international non-profit Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), and provides free, up-to-date, evidence-based information on the safety of medications, diseases, chemicals, herbal products, substances of abuse, and other exposures during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.

What Parents Really Need
Pearson Community Center
Saturday, June 11, 2016
11am-2pm
Join for a discussion about issues impacting Nevada families and a Community Resource Fair!
  
NV Public Health ECHO: The Importance of Elementary Science Education on Community Health
Wednesday, June 14, 2016
12-1pm
Join us for a lecture and interactive discussion on The Importance of Elementary Science Education on Community Health.

2016 Child Abuse Prevention and Safety Conference
Suicide Prevention: Protecting Our Most
Vital Resources 
   Eldorado Hotel
Reno, Nevada
Thursday, June 15, 2016
8:00 am to 5 pm
The 15th Annual Nevada State Child Abuse and Safety Conference will be held in Reno and is organized by CAN-Prevent in Washoe County.  Travel scholarships available.  
    
Bridging, Bonding, and Beyond: Clinical Expertise and Community Outreach in Perinatal Mental Health 
   Postpartum Support International
29th Annual Conference
San Diego, California
June 22 - 25, 2016

  
International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC)

Nevada is one of only three states that do not currently offer IC&RC credentialing for prevention specialists.  The Nevada Behavioral Health Association is proposing that Nevada create an IC&RC Prevention Member Board to provide credentialing for prevention specialists and join the growing number of states and countries that offer credentialing for peer support specialists.
 
The International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) promotes public protection by offering internationally-recognized credentials and examinations for prevention, substance use treatment, and recovery professionals. 
 
We would like to hear your thoughts regarding this proposal and the potential benefits of achieving and maintaining a practice credential via a VERY BRIEF survey available through the following link. The survey will be open until Friday June, 10, 2016. Please forward this link to anyone you feel would like to provide feedback. 



NPHA Annual Conference
September 22-23

The Nevada Public Health Association (NPHA) can serve as opportunity to share resources, strategize about public health in the state, and network with our partners.  These meetings, as well as membership in NPHA is available for both public and private entities.  


Nevada Health Conference
October 17-18
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
Reno, NV
Join us October 17-18 at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa for a powerful two-day conference highlighting pertinent and timely health-related topics on the forefront of today's healthcare issues existing across the lifespan with the overarching conference theme: "Connecting the Dots: Preventive health for all ages and stages".
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