Upcoming Events for Week of September 2
Here is a roundup of this week’s conferences, webinars, and trainings for home visitors and others who work with pregnant women and families with little ones. Also included: events around L.A. County that you can share with the families you serve. Want to look further into the future? See the comprehensive list that we update weekly. Do you have something for us to include? Email snish@labestbabies.org. And don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram, where we post event updates and lots of useful resources.
Monday, 9/2
None listed
Tuesday, 9/3
TIME TO CONNECT! A NETWORKING SOCIAL
September 3, 6:00pm – 7:30pm: CONNECTEd., 1118 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
To RSVP please email karinwcrosby@gmail.com or call 408-641-8755
Presented by CONNECTEd. & IDA California
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Heart HELP (Bilingual)
September 3, 8:30am – 10:30am: San Antonio Elementary School, 6222 State St., Huntington Park, CA 90255
For more information, please call Irma Radillo at 213-742-5838
Presented by CHMC Dignity Health – Community Benefits
Talking with Kids In Conflict: A Trauma–Informed Intensive in Life Space Crisis Intervention
September 3, 10:00am – 3:00pm: Casa Pacifica, 1722 South Lewis Road, Camarillo, CA 93012
Presented by Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: KIDS N FITNESS (6-week series)
Begins September 3, 5:00pm – 7:00pm: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
For more information, please call 323-361-8245 or 323-361-5423.
Presented by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Community Conversations on Healthy Relationships
September 3, 5:30pm – 8:00pm: Central Park, 11200 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701
Presented by Healthy RC and the City of Rancho Cucamonga
Webinar: Light Bulbs to Garlic Bulbs: Sustaining a Garden for Older Adults
September 3, 10:00am – 11:30am
Presented by the California Department of Public Health
Brain Development and Implications for Attachment and Treatment of Young Children
September 3, 9:00am – 4:30pm: CHLA UCEDD, 3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Rm. 58, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Presented by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and USC
Pillars of Mindful Parenting: Level 1 Foundation Training
September 3 – 4, 8:30am – 4:30pm: Ventura County Behavioral Health, 1911 Williams Dr., #200, Oxnard, CA 93036
Presented by Center for Reflective Communities
Wednesday, 9/4
Trauma & Resilience Training
September 4, 9:00am – 4:30pm: The California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Echo
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Health Screening
September 4, 8:30am – 12:30pm: Solid Rock Baptist Church, 8218 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90003
For more information, please call Isabel Polanco at 213-742-5762
Presented by CHMC Dignity Health – Community Benefits
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Opioid Use Disorder Presentation – Riverside
September 4, 8:00am – 9:00am: Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center – Founders Building Dailey Room, 3865 Jackson St., Riverside, CA 92503
Presented by ACOG District IX
Webinar: What Can We Expect from the New Poverty, Income and Health Insurance Data, And How Can We Find the Info We Need?
September 4, 11:00am – 12:15pm
Presented by Coalition on Human Needs
Introduction to the DMH Infancy, Childhood & Relationship Enrichment Initial Assessment (ICARE)
September 4, 9:00am – 4:30pm: Burton Chase Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
For more information, please email Jyoti Patel at JyPatel@dmh.lacounty.gov
Presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Thursday, 9/5
South LA/South Bay African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Community Action Team meeting
September 5, 10:30am – 1:00pm: Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista Del Mar, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
Presented by South LA/South Bay AAIMM CAT Planning Committee
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Asthma-Friendly Home
September 5, 10:00am – 11:00am: Health Education Center, 1725 Western Avenue North, San Bernardino, CA 92411
Presented by Dignity Health – Community Hospital of San Bernardino
Webinar: Tongue and Lip Tie: The Game Changer Studies
September 5, 10:00am – 11:30am
Presented by Praeclarus Press
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Heart HELP (Spanish)
September 5, 9:00am – 11:00am: Nava College Preparatory Academy, 1319 E. 41st St., Los Angeles, CA 90011
For more information, please call Irma Radillo at 213-742-5838
Presented by CHMC Dignity Health – Community Benefits
Organizational Strategies for Addressing Vicarious Trauma
September 5, starting at 9:00am: Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families, 1722 South Lewis Road, Camarillo, CA 93012
Presented by Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families
Webinar: Moving the Needle on Capacity and Efficacy of Home Visiting: Part 1: The Birth Story of a Collaborative Movement
September 5, 3:30pm – 4:30 pm
Presented by the Los Angeles County Perinatal and Early Childhood Home Visitation Consortium’s Data Workgroup
Webinar: Everything Feels Like A Battle with My Child
September 5, 6:00pm – 6:45pm
Presented by “Behave Your Best!”
Webinar: Pregnancy-Associated Suicide in California, 2002-2012: Findings From In-depth Case Reviews and Recommendations for Prevention
September 5, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative
Webinar: Exploring Effective Strategies to Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Misinformation
September 5, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by the American Public Health Association
24th International San Diego Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma
September 5 – 8, 7:00am – 5:00pm: Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, 3777 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92122
Presented by Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma
Friday, 9/6
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Diabetes Awareness Class (Spanish)
September 6, 8:30am – 10:30am: Nueva Vista Elementary School, 4412 Randolph St, Bell, CA 90201
For more information please call Patricia Duarte at 213-742-5569
Presented by CHMC Dignity Health – Community Benefits
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: FAMILY FIRST FRIDAYS
September 6, starting at 10:00am (use dropdown to select date): The Village at Westfield Topanga, 6250 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Near 24 Hour Fitness, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Presented by Westfield Topanga
What They Didn’t Teach You About Breastfeeding In Your Training
September 6, 8:00am – 4:15pm: MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach, 2801 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806
Presented by BreastfeedLA
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Heart HELP (Bilingual)
September 6, 8:30am – 10:30am: Middleton St. Elementary School, 6537 Malabar St, Huntington Park, CA 90255
For more information, please call Irma Radillo at 213-742-5838
Presented by CHMC Dignity Health – Community Benefits
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: DEEP (Spanish)
September 6, 8:30am – 10:30am: Nueva Vista Elementary School, 1575 W. 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
For more information, please call Patricia Duarte at 213-742-5569
Presented by CHMC Dignity Health – Community Benefits
Webinar: Health Net Community Doula Program | Team HER: Empowering & Uplifting Black Mothers
September 6, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by The Association for Wholistic Maternal & Newborn Health
Public Charge Training for Enrollers
September 6, 9:00am – 11:30am: The Joan Palevsky Center at California Community Foundation, 281 South Figueroa St., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by the Community Clinic Association of L.A. County
Saturday, 9/7
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Farmer’s Market & Information Fair
September 7, starting at 10:00am: NHS Center for Sustainable Communities, 1051 W. Rosecrans Ave, Compton, CA 90222
Presented by Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Maternal Wellness Seminar
September 7, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Riverside Community Health Foundation, 4275 Lemon St., Riverside, CA 92501
Presented by Riverside Community Health Foundation
SAVE THE DATE: El Nido Family Center’s Fifth Annual Garden Gala
September 7, 5:00pm – 9:30pm: Virginia Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills, Elden Way & N. Crescent Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Presented by El Nido Family Centers
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Parents/Guardians of LGBTQi Children and Teens – Support Group
September 7, 10:00am – 11:30am: 860 Hampshire Rd., Suite L, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361
Presented by Almira Agosto, LCSW, SEP
PARENT/FAMILY EVENTS: MLK Community Medical Group Community Open Day
September 7, 10:00am – 3:00pm: 2215 Rosecrans Ave., Compton, CA 90222
For more information, call (424) 296-3707 or email spolanco@mlkch.org
Presented by Martin Luther King Community Medical Group (Outpatient Clinic)
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Rock ‘n’ Talk – Celebrate 50 Years of Growing Healthy with AltaMed
September 7, 10:00am – 2:00pm: The Heritage Ballroom (St. Nicolas), 2300 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90057
Presented by the AltaMed Foundation
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Wellness Rocks Community Health Fair
September 7, 11:00am – 3:00pm: University Christian Church, 5831 West Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Presented by University Christian Church
Sunday, 9/8
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Wealth by Health Free Medical Clinic Event
September 8, 9:00am – 4:00pm: 3027 Del Mar Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770
Presented by Wealth By Health Steps For Change Foundation
Annual Meeting: International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research
September 8 – 11, TBA: Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Presented by the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research