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Healthy moms and children strengthen Nevada
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NV Statewide Maternal and Child Health Coalition
Welcome New Members
Alicia Mattera and Kayelynn Ogden
The Community Health Needs Assessment is Live and
Needs Your Help
!
Renown Health, the Washoe County Health District (WCHD), and Truckee Meadows Healthy Communities are collaborating to conduct the 2018-2020
Washoe County Community Health Needs Assessment
The survey takes between 10-20 minutes, will be available in both English and Spanish, and respondents will have an opportunity to win a $50 VISA gift card.
MCH Coalition 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.
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MCH News & Updates
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Since 1949, Mental Health America (MHA) has led the observance of May as Mental Health Month and, this year, they tied the theme to their 2017 Annual Conference: Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll and is titled Risky Business. The focus is on habits and behaviors that increase the risk of developing or exacerbating mental illnesses including:risky sex, prescription drug misuse, internet/gaming addiction, excessive spending, marijuana use, and troublesome exercise patterns. For additional information please go to their website at:
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/may.
May is also Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Family Resource Center of Northeastern Nevada (FRCNEN) is hosting a focus group with youth on Thursday, May 25th from 4 - 5:30pm at their organization: 331 7th Street, Elko, NV 89801. Phone 775-7352 and fax 775-777-9102. All partners are doing a social media bursts, look for these groups on Facebook.
Family Resource Center of Northeastern Nevada
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Carson City Health and Human Services
NyE Communities Coalition
Positive Youth Development/Youth Engagement
Caring adults play an important role in the lives of youth. Since positive relationships with adults can help prevent young people from engaging in risky behaviors, youth-adult connectedness is being promoted as a protective factor through positive youth development (PYD). This evidence-based public health approach guides communities and organizations to assist young people in reaching their full potential. Agencies, across the state, are engaging in conversations about how to include youth-adult partnerships based on authentic youth engagement.
If interested in learning more about PYD:
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oin the webinar 'The Value of One' on Thursday May 11th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Register here
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Click here to learn more about the principles of PYD.
3. Contact Eileen Hough at ehough@health.nv.gov for more information about Nevada activities.
Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCEDSV), PreventConnect/California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and Tahoe SAFE Alliance Present:
"Uniting Voices to Prevent Violence"
Friday, May 12, 2017
9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)
Complimentary lunch and discussion
The Practical Application of Reducing Dependence on Opiod Prescribing
How CDC Guidelines, Alternative Therapies and Community Partnerships Can Help Your Practice
Attendees will learn about current state legislation that relates to prescribing controlled substances and review details of SB459 that passed in 2015.
Presenters will discuss alternative methods for pain treatment, the value of the CDC guidelines for prescribing narcotic medications, how to screen patients for substance use disorders and how to partner with substance abuse treatment professionals.
Attendees will learn the cost to employers and society when a patient is kept on narcotic medications for more than a few weeks.
- Date: Wednesday, May 17th Time: 8:00am-2:00pm
- Location: Harrah's Reno, 219 N. Center ST, Reno, NV 89501
- Registration fee: $25 Registration deadline: May 10th
Nevada 2-1-1: Non-Emergency Information and Referrals Statewide are Available 24/7
Are you or a loved one in need of health and human services
information, but don't know who to call or to reach out to for assistance? During a natural emergency/disaster, do you know how to get quick non-emergency information about road closures, shelters, where to take your animals, and other vital information in your time of need? Are you a public agency that provides non-emergency information via telephone to the public relating to health and human services?
Enter the
Nevada 2-1-1
program,an easy to remember, free, and confidential service that connects individuals and providers to essential health and human service resources across Nevada 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Nevada 2-1-1 assists individuals in finding local programs and services, such as housing, food, utility assistance, transportation, and childcare, to name a few. During a natural or man-made emergency/disaster, Nevada 2-1-1 provides answers to non-emergency questions and helpful information and referrals without tying up critical 9-1-1 phone lines. Nevadans can access information in three ways: by dialing 2-1-1, texting their zip code to 898211, or by searching online at
http:www.nevada211.org.
Nevada 2-1-1 is an all-in-one resource! Information is available in over 150 languages, as well.
Administered through a State contract by the nonprofit Financial guidance Center and with oversight by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Nevada 2-1-1 can help your agency by ensuring the right people are calling your agency for assistance, and that people who call 2-1-1 will have access to the programs and services you offer through our referral system.
All we need is for your agency to provide us up-to-date information so we can refer people to you! For more information, or to find out how your agency and the people you serve can benefit from a partnership with Nevada 2-1-1, reach out to one of our Outreach and Partnership Engagement Specialists: Steve@FinancialGuidanceCenter.org in northern Nevada; Will@FinancialGuidanceCenter.org in southern Nevada. You can also reach us at 800-451-4505 for more information.
Northern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition's Liquid Gold 5K
August 5, 2017
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