Upcoming Events for the Week of January 25th

NOTE: Most in-person events have been moved to an online format, postponed, or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re making updates as we learn about them, but we recommend contacting organizers before registering for in-person events.

For updated information and resources for home visitors, visit our COVID-19 page. From all of us at LABBN, we wish you and yours good health during these challenging times.

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 lists we update weekly for:

• Home Visiting and Early Childhood Professionals
• Parents, Caregivers, and Families

Do you have something for us to include? Email vreyes@labestbabies.org. And stay in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube!

January is:

• National Glaucoma Awareness Month
• Cervical Health Awareness Month
• National Birth Defects Prevention Month
  Check out the tips provided by the CDC on how to help prevent birth defects
• National Blood Donor Month
• Thyroid Awareness Month
• World Braille Day (January 4)
• National Folic Acid Awareness Week (January 4 – 10)
  Check out these folic acid resources from the WIC Works Resource System and the California Department of Public Health
• Healthy Weight Week (January 24 – 30)
• World Leprosy Day (January 31)

Events happening throughout January

Early Childhood and Family Engagement Events
Presented by the Los Angeles Public Library:

• Music Mondays: Mondays, 10:00am
• Storytime Online: Tuesday – Friday, 10:00am
• Baby and Toddler Storytime: Tuesdays, 10:30am
• Virtual Mini-Storytime: Thursdays, 11:00am

For more information on the events hosted, please refer to this calendar.

Webinar: Caring for the Breastfeeding Dyad and Yourself During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Every Wednesday, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
This weekly webinar was created as a safe place for lactation professionals to gather. There will be a new speaker/topic each week to provide current information on guidelines and recommendations.
Presented by the Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition

Monday, January 25

Webinar: Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (SACIM) Meeting
January 25 – 26, TBA
Presented by the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Free Mammography Screenings
January 25, 9:00am – 4:00pm: 2900 Whittier Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90023
Screenings will take about 15 minutes.
Presented by Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA, in partnership with Alinea Medical

Virtual Event: 2021 CPCA Workforce Symposium
January 25 – 27, 10:00am – 2:30pm
Presented by California Primary Care Association

Tuesday, January 26

Virtual 8-Week Family-to-Family Education Program
Classes begin January 26
This program is for families with a loved one who is living with a mental health illness.
Presented by NAMI San Gabriel Valley

Virtual Event: California Breastfeeding Coalition 2021 Summit
January 26 – 28, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Presented by the California Breastfeeding Coalition

Free Flu Shot Clinic
January 26, 9:00am – 11:00am: MEND, 10641 San Fernando Road, Pacoima, CA 91331
To receive the flu shot, please call (818) 847-3860 to schedule an appointment.
Presented by Providence Community Health – San Fernando Valley

Virtual Event: Families USA’s Health Action Conference: Power. Impact. Now.
January 26 – 28, 9:00am – 12:25pm
Presented by FamiliesUSA

Virtual Event: CPSP Birth Equity Summit (Day 1 of a 2-Day Virtual Event)
January 26, 9:30am – 12:30pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program

Webinar: The Telehealth Experience
January 26, 10:00am – 11:00am
Presented by California Primary Care Association (CPCA)

Webinar: Virtual Community Event: Southern California Resources
January 26, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Aunt Bertha, in partnership with others

Webinar: Storytelling for Norms Change & Community Engagement to Prevent Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence
January 26, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by PreventConnect – A National Project of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Webinar: Food Over Fear: Opportunities to Address Hunger Among Immigrant Families
January 26, 12:00pm
Presented by Food Research & Action Center

Virtual Event: “We’ve Got You Covered” – Zoom Core Training Series
January 26, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Presented by Maternal and Child Health Access

Wednesday, January 27

Webinar: Reflective Supervision
January 27, 10:00am – 11:00am
For more information, please refer to this flyer.
Presented by the Ounce

Virtual Event: “We’ve Got You Covered” – Zoom Core Training Series
January 27, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Maternal and Child Health Access

Webinar: Building Your Team Virtually: Hiring and Onboarding During COVID-19 / Construyendo su equipo virtualmente: contratando e integrando durante COVID-19
January 27, 11:00am – 12:30pm
All webinars include live Spanish translation and closed captioning for interested participants.
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center

Webinar: Self-Care and Healing: Managing Secondary Trauma, Moral Injury/Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue
January 27, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Presented by Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County

Webinar: CPCA Office Hours: Readiness to Train Assessment Tool (RTAT)
January 27, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by California Primary Care Association

Webinar: Staying Connected During & After COVID-19
January 27, 1:00pm
Presented by The Utility Reform Network (TURN)

Virtual Event: “We’ve Got You Covered” – Zoom Core Training Series
January 27, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Presented by Maternal and Child Health Access

Thursday, January 28

Virtual Workshop: Community-Led Initiatives for Population Health Improvement
January 28, 8:00am – 10:00am and 11:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Webinar: Building Resilience While Social Distancing: Parental Depression & Coping
January 28, 11:00am
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center

Webinar: Continuing the Dialogue: Infants And Toddlers Face Racism Too Part II
January 28, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by ZERO TO THREE

Webinar: Using Telebehavioral Health Video Platforms
January 28, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Presented by California Primary Care Association

Virtual Event: Literacy Works Reading Group: Teaching to Transgress
January 28, 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Presented by Literacy Works

Virtual Event: CPSP Birth Equity Summit (Day 2 of a 2-Day Virtual Event)
January 28, 9:30am – 12:30pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program

Friday, January 29

Virtual Workshop: Community-Led Initiatives for Population Health Improvement
January 29, 8:00am – 10:00am and 11:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine

Virtual Event: “We’ve Got You Covered” – Zoom Core Training Series
January 29, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Maternal and Child Health Access

Virtual Event: “We’ve Got You Covered” – Zoom Core Training Series
January 29, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Presented by Maternal and Child Health Access

Saturday, January 30

Diaper Drive-Thru Event
January 30, 11:00am – 12:00pm*
Free diapers for young moms (up to age 25) on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.
Location #1: 9120 Heil Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Location #2: 1302 East Loma Alta Drive, Altadena, CA 91001
Presented by Generation Her

Sunday, January 31

Today is World Leprosy Day! We don’t know of any events happening today.