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Healthy moms and children strengthen Nevada
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NV Statewide Maternal and Child Health Coalition
Welcome New Members
June Coleman, Monique Harris, and Shalom Keenum
Register now
for the next
Southern Nevada MCH meeting -
ALL
members statewide are invited, conference call-in will be offered.
Please be advised this grant funded program requires a pre-survey, post-survey and a 30 day and 1 year follow-up to receive CE's. If you do not want to participate in the survey for the credits please email Coalition Coordinator.
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Presented by:
John Alamodin, LSW
Community Outreach Training Coordinator
Southern Nevada Addictive Disorders Training Project
The Lincy Institute
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Date:
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
(Check-in begins at 1:30pm)
Location:
Southern Nevada Health District
280 S. Decatur Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89107
CEUs will be provided, pending approval from the following boards:
State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Counselors
Nevada Board of Examiners for MFTs and CPCs
State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers
State of Nevada Board of Psychological Examiners
Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners
Nevada State Board of Nursing
Nevada Board of Medical Examiners
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.
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MCH News & Updates
Be A Voice is hosting a men's walk to take a stand against child exploitation and human trafficking.
Men Take a Stand for Strength!
October 15, 2016
8:30-12:00 Noon
Freedom Park
850 N Mojave Rd, Las Vegas
Our Kids:
The American Dream in Crisis
Dr. Robert D. Putnam
October 17, 2016
6:00pm
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Student Union Ballroom
The Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy at UNLV, Children's Advocacy Alliance, and Every Child Matters invite you to an evening with the bestselling author of Bowling Alone, Dr. Robert Putnam.
Click here for more information. Livestream option available.
Department of Public and Behavioral Health continues to offer the
Baby Steps to Breastfeeding Success Hospital training
The Baby Friendly Hospital Designation which incorporates the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding represents the universal gold standard in the provision of lactation support after delivery. To date, three of our state's 18 birthing hospitals have achieved the Baby Friendly designation. Nevada has a high percentage of mothers who initiate breastfeeding, but many mothers discontinue breastfeeding in the first few days. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data (PRAMS) in Colorado was used to examine the effects of hospital practices on breastfeeding duration and whether the effects differed by income level. The study showed breastfeeding duration was improved for mothers at all income levels with the use of five specific hospital practices. The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) has been offering trainings to Nevada hospitals centered on the application of the five "Baby Friendly" practices found to increase breastfeeding duration for mothers. To date, six Nevada hospitals have received the training, totaling nearly 600 nurses.
While remaining Nevada birthing hospitals may strive to achieve all 10 steps in the future, working toward five practices will go a long way toward making a real difference in the health of infants and mothers. To view Baby Steps to Breastfeeding Success resource tools, click here and here. To request a training at your hospital, email [email protected].
Southern Nevada Children First (SNCF)
has recently launched two new programs, Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Families Talking Together (FTT). PCIT is
a specialized evidence based therapeutic modality to youth (2-7yrs of age) with behavior problems including aggressiveness, not following directions, temper tantrums, ADHD, and other conduct problems that present issues within their home, school, or childcare settings. This treatment modality teaches parents how to decrease the child's problematic behaviors and increase the positive desired behaviors.
SNCF will be introducing Families Talking Together, an evidence based curriculum that targets parents of youth between the ages of 10-14yrs of age. FTT teaches parents how to effectively start conversations related to sex with their youth. The goal of FTT is to delay the onset of youth becoming sexually active and creating a relationship where the youth feels comfortable discussing the topic with their parents instead of only with their peers. Click here for website.
The Northern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition presents
An Education Day
with Lisa Marasco, MA, IBCLC, FILCA
Friday, October 14th
8 am - 4 pm
Baby's Bounty
invites you to
Dinner on the Lawn
Downtown Summerlin on the Green
Saturday, October 15th
6:30pm
TheCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) developed the
Learn the Signs Act Early
initiative with the goal to educate parents to track their child's development and act early if there is a concern. As part of this initiative, the CDC developed a Milestone Moments Booklet that includes milestones for social/emotional, language/communication, cognitive, and physical development skills for children ages birth to 5-years. Nevada has developed its own Learn the Signs Act Early state team (NvLTSAE); and one of the projects has been to adapt the CDC's Milestone Moments Booklet specific to Nevada that include
s contact information of agencies where parents can go to get help for their children if they do suspect a concern. However, NvLTSAE has put its own stamp on this booklet, which includes milestones to age 6. With several partners including the Nevada Maternal and Child Health Program, Children's Cabinet, Nevada Department of Education, Nevada LEND, Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities (NCED), and Grant-a-Gift Foundation, we have been able to print 100,000 booklets to distribute to parents across the state. The booklets will go into all newborn packets.
Booklets are available for free at various locations throughout Nevada. You can contact Kate Hill at the NCED and she can put you contact with one of the distribution locations. Kate Hill: 775-682-9052;
[email protected]
. Booklets will be available October 12th.
Nevada Health Conference
October 17-18, 2016
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
Reno, NV
Join healthcare professionals, health educators, program managers and others at the 2016 Nevada Health Conference on October 17-18 at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. 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."
University Medical Center
Halloween
Safe-tacular & Bicylce Blast
Saturday, October 22nd 3-5pm
Kohl's at 4265 S. Grand Canyon
The
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
is pleased to announce the release of the
Nevada 2-1-1 Strategic Plan
2016-2020
Nevada 2-1-1 has undergone many changes over the past two years. In 2015, operations of the 2-1-1 call center(s) shifted from two long-standing providers to a new provider, the Financial Guidance Center. In addition, a collaboration between the DHHS and the Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) allowed the State to invest in 2-1-1's long-term infrastructure.
Click here for the executive summary of the strategic plan. The complete document can be found at here.
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