Andrea Thompson, Renown Health
Jennifer Somdahl, DPBH
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Upcoming Training's and Events
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UNR
Motivational Interviewing Training
Training's Available in Las Vegas and Reno in May
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This two-day training will introduce participants to the theory, spirit, four processes, and key strategies of Motivational Interviewing (MI). Participants will have a number of opportunities for practice and skills development through the use of role-plays, real-plays, and interactive group exercises. Video and live demonstrations will also be used to enhance the learning process.
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Northern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition
Babies Bloom with Breastmilk
May 11th, 2019
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Come celebrate mothers during our Babies Bloom with Breastmilk event on Saturday, May 11th. All breastfeeding mothers, pumping mothers, mothers nursing toddlers, and siblings, as well as all breastfeeding supporters welcomed to attend this event. All individuals participating in the group photo shoot, please wear spring/pastel colors.
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Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican
Chronic Disease and Diabetes Self-Management Program
Multiple Dates and Attendance Sites in May
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Are you or someone you know interested in learning how to better manage chronic pain or diabetes? Workshops are held once a week for a six weeks for two and a half hours, taught by trained leaders.
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Women's Health Associates of Southern Nevada
Health Fair
June 1st, 2019 I 9:00am-5:00pm
1950 Pinto Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89106
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Join this free family friendly health fair that will offer food, games, wellness checks, vision and dental screenings.
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Nevada Statewide
Maternal and Child Health Coalition
Climb Out of the Darkness
June 21st, 2019 I 9:00am-12:00pm
2505 Paseo Verde Pkwy, Henderson, Nevada 89074
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Climb Out of the Darkness is the largest international event for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Come together to help build a sense of community, raising money and awareness to support the mental health of all new families.
Families and children are welcome to this free event!
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Nevada Coalition to End
Domestic and Sexual Violence
Regional Trainings
Multiple Dates and Attendance Sites in July
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Join NCEDSV as we bring in Rebecca Cline, Prevention Programs Director from the Ohio Domestic Violence Network and founding member of the Ohio Sexual & Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Consortium. Together, we will explore working within our communities to reduce economic disparities as a strategy for prevention and supporting survivors of sexual and domestic violence.
Registration and Continuing Education Units (CEU) are complementary to all members.
Non-member registration is $25.
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The Center for Breastfeeding
Lactation Counselor Training Course & CLC Certification Exam
July 29th-August 2nd 2019 I 8:15am-4:30pm
Las Vegas
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The Lactation Counselor Training Course is a comprehensive, evidence based, breastfeeding management course with a strong focus on clinical counseling and assessment skills. Participants build on theoretical foundations to gain practical skills and verify competency as well as optimizing their ability to solve basic and complex clinical breastfeeding issues. This college level course prepares participants for professional work in the hospital, in public health, and community settings.
The Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) is the premier national certification in Lactation Management for the United States. CLC certification holders have demonstrated competence in the clinical lactation skills and knowledge that are essential to help breastfeeding families. CLCs can provide assessment, counseling, and interventions for optimal and sub-optimal breastfeeding. The CDC refers to CLCs as lactation professionals who are members of the health care team (2014 Breastfeeding Report Card). Research has shown that the education required of CLCs prior to certification is associated with improved breastfeeding exclusivity and duration. The Certified Lactation Counselor
Certification is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) based on the ISO/ IEC 17024 standard.
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Northern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition
The Big Latch On-Carson City
August 3rd 2019 I 9:00am
Nevada State Legislature I 401 S Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701
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Please join us for the Big Latch On-Carson City event. This is a global event that pairs mothers with their nurslings in breastfeeding for 1 minute. Carson City participants are tallied and combined with numbers of nursing pairs from across the globe. Moms and their support team of friends and family are encouraged to attend!
Moms feeding their babies pumped breast milk are welcomed to participate too.
Registration for the event begins at 9 am. Swag bags will be offered while supplies last. The actual Latch On will take place at 10:30 am.
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Northern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition
The Big Latch On-Reno
August 3rd 2019 I 7:00am
IGT Knowledge Center I 1664 N Virginia St, Reno, Nevada 89512
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Please join us for the 9th annual Big Latch On-Reno event. This is a free event! This is a global event that pairs Northern Nevada mothers with their nurslings in breastfeeding for 1 minute. Reno participants are tallied and combined with numbers of nursing pairs from across the globe.
This event will be held immediately following the Liquid Gold 5K walk/run. You do not need to participate in the race to participate in the Latch On. Moms and their support team of friends and family are encouraged to join us! Mothers feeding their babies pumped breast milk are welcomed to participate too and highly encouraged to attend.
A group photo will be taken and shared as part of the Northern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition’s mission to help normalize breastfeeding and feeding of mother’s milk.
Registration for the event begins at 9 am. Swag bags will be offered while supplies last. The actual event will take place at 10:30 am
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Northern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition
Liquid Gold 5k
August 3rd 2019 I 7:00am
IGT Knowledge Center I 1664 N Virginia St, Reno, Nevada 89512
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Come celebrate the 9th Annual Liquid Gold 5k and bring awareness to breastfeeding as we kick off World Breastfeeding Week.
The beautiful morning starts off at the University of Nevada Reno, Knowledge Center. Our well marked course winds through the University campus and after the race please stay for our great family event. There will be a children's fair, kid/family friendly vendors, post race snacks and drinks, and a raffle. And don't forget The Big Latch On which will take place after the race too! We will have swag bags for those participating in the Big Latch On event.
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Health How to Improve Access to Care for Teens
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There is a growing understanding adolescents and young adults need healthcare geared specifically to their needs, and distinct from services provided to adults or young children. Watch the
TAG Talk video
from the HHS Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) to learn about a New York clinic focused on the unique needs of adolescents and young adults. In the video Dr. Angela Diaz, Director of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, shares how health professionals can take a unique approach to providing health care to young people.
Ensuring adolescents have access to high-quality, teen-friendly healthcare is one of the
Five Essentials for Healthy Adolescents
identified in the national call to action,
Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow®
(TAG). Without access to high-quality, teen-friendly services, some adolescents may be unable to meet their immediate healthcare needs and may not establish the healthy habits that can lead to better outcomes later in life.
Adolescents may face a range of external
barriers to accessing the healthcare
they need. These barriers can include challenges with navigating the healthcare system, concerns about privacy and confidentiality, shortages of providers, conflicts with school and work schedules, unavailability of adults to escort them to appointments, and financial challenges. Read
TAG Research Reviews
for more information on adolescents’ access to healthcare and other essential components of adolescent health.
Click on the links to learn about Think, Act, Grow (TAG)
Five Essentials
for Healthy Adolescents and to
Join TAG
to receive e-updates from OAH about TAG resources.
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May is National Physical Fitness
and Sports Month
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Did you know that May is National Physical Fitness and Sports month! Take the challenge and spread the word!
Adolescents-Be Active during National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Hosted annually in May by the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (PCSFN),
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
encourages everyone to out and get active. The recently updated
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
recommend adolescents get 60 minutes of exercise each day. Unfortunately, many adolescents do not exercise the recommended amount. In fact, only one in five adolescents in the United States meet these activity levels.
Why is Physical Activity Important?
Regular
physical activity
can produce a wide range of health benefits for developing adolescents. It can help control weight, strengthen muscles, reduce fat, and promote strong bone, muscle, and joint development. Exercising can help prevent chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Additionally, physical activity can improve sleep, reduce stress, and increase self-esteem. According to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
, physical activity also benefits adolescents’ brain health. Exercising can improve cognition, including academic performance and memory.
How to Encourage Physical Activity
The Office of Adolescent Health’s Adolescent Health Library provides important resources for parents, caring adults, and youth-serving professionals on
adolescent physical health
and nutrition.
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Is your organization interested in learning about Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD)?
Use the request form below to sign up for a training
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In this 90-minute training, staff will gain a better understanding of what PMADs are, who is impacted, learn the risk factors associated with PMADs, how stigma discourages women from getting care, and identify local resources and referral systems.
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Healthier Living with Chronic Pain is a self-management program originally developed at Stanford University. Attend this program provided by Dignity Health and get the support you need. The program is free and held once a week for 6 weeks for 2.5 hours.
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Join the American Lung Association's seven-week quit smoking program. Hundreds of thousands of people have become smoke free through a Freedom From Smoking Group Clinic which offers a structured, systematic approach to quitting smoking.
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Mothers pregnant with their first baby are eligible to get connected with a free personal nurse from Nurse Family Partnership
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Each year, hundreds of thousands of babies are born to vulnerable first-time moms facing serious challenges. Nurse-Family Partnership provides first-time moms with specially trained nurses to help them be the best moms they can be!
Over 40 years of evidence show the measurable, long-lasting difference Nurse-Family Partnership makes in the lives of moms and their children.
Many more moms and babies need our help!
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Quitting tobacco is a process. Whether you are thinking about quitting, are not yet ready to quit, or have already quit, Nevada Tobacco Quit line can help you with each step of the way.
For more information please click
here
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Around 3,500 babies die from sleep-related deaths every year. We can change those numbers by having better conversations with caregivers about what safe sleep recommendations look like and why following them can save a baby's life.
To help support and spark those conversations, take
this
video quiz that reviews recommended safe sleep practices. The quiz is not a test; instead, it is an interactive teaching tool to help health professionals engage families in conversations about what safe sleep looks like and why it is important.
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The Nevada Statewide Maternal and Child Health Coalition, in coordination with Washoe County Health District, is launching the Go Before You Show® campaign statewide. The mission of Go Before You Show® is simple -- to affect social awareness and create long term change by promoting the importance of women seeing a doctor early in their pregnancy to help improve their health and the health of their baby. Women are encouraged to see a doctor early if they think they might be pregnant or before their twelfth week of pregnancy.
The coalition has flyers to distribute to the community, if your organization wants flyers contact Tasha Choi by email
Tasha.Choi@DignityHealth.org
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Sober Moms, Healthy Babies
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The mission is to reduce the impact of substance use in Nevada. One of the primary goals is to prevent alcohol and drug use among women of childbearing years and women currently pregnant. To achieve this goal, they have partnered with many of the treatment centers in the state that treat pregnant women struggling with addiction. Overall, for State Fiscal Year 2013, SAPTA funded 22 treatment organizations, providing services in 68 locations throughout Nevada. Together, these providers had 11,907 treatment admissions. Sober Moms, Healthy Babies provide many resources if you are looking for help or if you are wanting to help someone else.
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The Medical Home Portal
is a unique source of reliable information about children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), offering a “one-stop shop” for families, physicians and medical home teams, and other professionals and other caregivers.
The portal's mission is to
assist and support professionals and families in working together (the Medical Home model) to care and advocate for CYSHCN by providing reliable and useful information about their conditions and caring for them and knowledge of valuable local and national services and resources.
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The NV Statewide MCH Coalition sub-grant is supported by the Nevada State Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) through Grant Number B04MC29352 and BO4MC30626 from the United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the State of Nevada General Fund.
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NVMCH | Phone: (702) 492-8595 | Fax: (702) 616-4921 | www.nvmch.org
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