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The NV Statewide Maternal and Child Health Coalition has purchased a group code for our members to assist with the registration fee. Enter DIGNITY2023 in the Discount Code section. Can't wait to see everyone there!
Please contact Kelly@2020mom.org if you have any questions about the 2023 Annual Maternal Mental Health Forum.
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Northern Nevada: March 20-31, 2023
Southern Nevada: March 13-17, 2023
With numerous spring break camps and activities available, keeping the kids busy and entertained shouldn't be a problem. Camp activities include arts and crafts, sports, games, music, life skills, physical fitness and fun, all supervised by trained adults. Click below to browse different programs and community centers open for kids during break.
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Nevada Partners and the Huntridge Family Clinic is hosting a vaccine clinic with free medical testing! Receive vaccines for COVID, Flu, and Money Pox and receive testing for HIV, STI, HEPC, Diabetes, cholesterol and pap smears (with insurance)! Receive a free gift when you get a vaccine!
Where: Nevada Partners, 690 W Lake Mead Blvd, North Las Vegas, NV 89030
When: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023
Time: 9am-3pm
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PERINATAL MOOD AND ANXIETY TRAININGS |
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Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, including postpartum depression, are the most common medical complication associated with pregnancy and childbirth. PMADs present a widespread public health problem that may have serious consequences for mothers, infants, and families. Join us for one of our trainings if you'd like to learn more! |
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March 2023:
Tuesday 3/21 2p-3p
Upcoming sessions:
Tuesday 4/11 10a-11a
Friday 5/19 10a-11a
Tuesday 6/13 10a-11a
For larger group training sessions, please email Kairirenae.pangelinan@dignityhealth.org.
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Perinatal Mental Health 101 Webinar |
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Learn about the various Maternal Mental Health Disorders, the differences between them, risk factors and treatment options. The course is designed for providers, administrators and public health employees, though all are welcome. CEUs/CMEs are not available for this event. Click the button below to register for free.
Date: Thursday, March 9th, 2023
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 noon PT
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Pregnancy Loss and Newborn Death: Training for Psychotherapists |
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Best practice, clinical impact, theoretical underpinnings and psychotherapy process with Deb Rich, PhD, LP, PMH-C
When: March 16-17
Where: Virtual
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Monday: Education
Tuesday: Mental Wellness
Wednesday: Physical Wellness
Thursday: Safety
Please visit nic.unlv.edu/childrens-week to learn about different ways to get involved as an individual, organization, parent, child, or family member. |
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iCan Bike
Teaching kids and adults with developmental disabilities to ride a bike in five days!
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The Center partners every year with I Can Shine, a non-profit organization that teaches individuals with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle through its iCan Bike program. With 75 minutes of instruction each day for five days, most participants learn to ride a conventional bicycle independently by the fifth day of camp.

To be eligible to enroll in this year’s iCan Bike Camp, riders must be at least eight years old, have a disability and be able to walk without an assistive device such as a walker or cane and be able to side-step quickly to both sides. Riders must have a minimum inseam measurement of 20 inches and weigh no more than 220 pounds.
There is a fee of $99 to participate. Scholarships are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
When: March 13-17
Where: Chuck Minker Sports Complex
275 N Mojave Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89101
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CSN is hosting its Mental Health 360 Conference on April 14, 2023! This conference will bring together leading mental health researchers, clinicians, faculty, students, and advocates to share practical advice and raise awareness of warning signs to support individuals living with mental illness. The conference theme is "Knowledge, Self-Care & Transformation." |
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Women’s History Month began on March 7, 1982, as Women’s History Week to acknowledge women’s contributions to American society. In 1987, Congress passed the first joint resolution to designate March as Women’s History Month, which includes International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on March 8. |
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Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month |
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Each March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), and our partners work together to create a social media campaign that highlights the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities.

The campaign seeks to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all facets of community life, as well as awareness of the barriers that people with disabilities still sometimes face in connecting to the communities in which they live.
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Upcoming Coalition Meetings |
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Southern Nevada MCH Meeting
Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 from 8:30am-10:00am
Meeting number (access code): 2553 813 1693 Meeting password: PJp2PzbXe56
Tap to join from a mobile device: +1-415-655-0001,,25538131693## tel:%2B1-415-655-0001,,*01*25538131693%23%23*01* US Toll
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Northern Nevada MCH Meeting
Next meeting will be held on Thursday, March 9th, 2023 from 8:30am-10:00am
Call in (audio only): +1 775-325-0620,,114173905#<tel:+17753250620,,114173905#> United States, Reno
Conference ID: 114 173 905
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Important Updates & Resources |
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Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings |
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We welcome you to complete this survey being conducted by the Women’s Health Connection, within the Division of Public & Behavioral Health. Their program is for uninsured individuals (ages 21-64) to receive Breast and Cervical cancer screenings.
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Nevada Increases Incentives for Doulas to help Pregnant Medicaid Members |
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RSV is the Leading Cause of Hospitalization in Infants |
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common respiratory illness that infects nearly all children by the age of two. Most people, including infants, develop only mild symptoms similar to that of the common cold but for some, it can be severe and even life threatening. It’s important to know about RSV, preventing RSV in infants and the signs that may indicate a worsening illness. |
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COME GET YOUR NEW MAMA CARE KITS |
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Thanks to our volunteers, we were able to assemble 300 New Mama Care Kits for Southern Nevada families! If you or you organization would like to distribute these to individuals or families you work with, please send an email to Kairi at Kairirenae.pangelinan@DignityHealth.org or call 702.616.4918.
Our next New Mama Care Kit assembly day will be Friday, April 7th from 1pm-4pm. If you're interested in volunteering, please send an email to Kairi at Kairirenae.pangelinan@DignityHealth.org or call 702.616.4918.
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Count the Kicks is an evidence-based stillbirth prevention campaign that provides educational resources to healthcare providers and expectant parents. Paying attention to movements helps expectant parents get to know what's normal for their baby and speak up if they notice a change. They've partnered with Health Plan of Nevada to be able to provide FREE materials to the community to get the word out.
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Northern Nevada Postpartum Support & Therapists
Call for More Information
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- Thrive Wellness of Reno - 775-525-8103
- Megan Kornbluth - 530-580-8848.
- Quest Counseling - Alyson Mullen - 775-786-6880.
- Amber Creek - Rachel Goforth - 775-575-2144.
- Desert Bloom Wellness - Caitlyn Wallace - 775-453-4149
- Healing Home Counseling - Ashley Hanna Morgan - 775-391-0781
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Dignity Health
Dignity Health Community Outreach is offering online and hybrid fitness, wellness, and children's classes.
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My Baby App: Download Dignity health's baby app to track pregnancy milestones, identify symptoms, and connect to services for a healthier pregnancy.
Mommy and Baby Yoga: A class for new mommies with infants and toddlers. It promotes a strong bond between mommy and baby. Postnatal yoga helps mommy regain strength while complementing your new life as a mom. Babies’ minds will be stimulated while doing some simple stretches.
New Mommy Mixer: Mix and mingle with other new moms and their babies in this fun atmosphere!
Zumbini: Enhance your child’s motor and cognitive skills and development milestones
Sing & Sign: Food Time: for parents with children ages newborn to 2 years
Parenting the Love and Logic Way: Would you like to put the fun back in parenting? Learn helpful and easy tips so you can parent without breaking a sweat. Parents and caregivers of children ages 0-18
FREE, Email tawanda.mcintosh@dignityhealth.org to register and receive a link.
Baby Steps: Learn and Play: Have your baby learn to focus their vision, reach out, and explore and learn more about your baby through Parent Corner
Mommy Care Club: Support for families dealing with raising newborns/infants.
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Are you uninsured? Enrollment Counselors are available for enrollment assistance. You may qualify for a Special Enrollment Period and incentives to help pay monthly premiums.
Call for an appointment at 702-616-4904

Spanish-Speaking Navigators Available
Virtual and phone-based assistance is available
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Learn About MCH Initiatives |
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2-1-1 is a special telephone number to provide information and referrals to health, human and social service organizations. Dial or call 2-1-1 in almost every part of the United States will connect you to human and social services for your area.
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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 MCH coalition has flyers to distribute for the community. If your organization would like flyers, please contact Tori Diego by email Tori.Diego@DignityHealth.org.
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Sober Moms, Healthy Babies |
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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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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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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