Upcoming Events for the Week of September 6th
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:
Do you have something for us to include? Email vreyes@labestbabies.org. And stay in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube!
September is:
- Baby Safety Month
- Blood Cancer Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Healthy Aging Month
- National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- National Cholesterol Education Month
- National Family Meals Month
- National Food Safety Education Month
- National Head Lice Prevention Month
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15)
- National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month
- National Preparedness Month
- National Recovery Month
- National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
- Newborn Screening Awareness Month
- NICU Awareness Month
- National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- Pain Awareness Month
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- Sepsis Awareness Month
- Sexual Health Awareness Month
- Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
- World Alzheimer’s Month
- World Sexual Health Day (September 4)
- National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week (September 5 – 11)
Check out the 2021 toolkit developed by Each Mind Matters. - World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10)
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Day (September 13)
- National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (September 18)
- National Farm Safety & Health Week (September 19 – 25)
- Falls Prevention Awareness Week (September 20 – 24)
- Fungal Disease Awareness Week (September 20 – 24)
- Global Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Awareness Week (September 20 – 24)
- Falls Prevention Awareness Day (September 22)
- World Rabies Day (September 28)
Events happening throughout September
COVID-19 Vaccine Registration for LA County Residents
Open Registration, 8:00am – 8:00pm
See the website for information on which groups are currently being vaccinated. No Internet access? Call (833) 540-0473 for assistance with appointments Monday – Friday from 8:00am – 8:30pm.
Presented by County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health
Early Childhood and Family Engagement Events
Presented by the Los Angeles Public Library:
- Baby & Toddler Storytime Outside: Wednesdays, 10:00am: Valley Plaza Branch Library, 12311 Vanowen Street, North Hollywood, CA 91605
- Storytime Online: Tuesday – Friday, 10:00am
- Outdoor Arts & Crafts: Wednesdays, 4:00pm: Pio Pico – Koreantown Branch Library, 694 S. Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90005
- Virtual Mini-Storytime: Thursdays, 11:00am
For more information on the events hosted, please refer to this calendar.
Monday, September 6
We don’t know of any events happening today.
Tuesday, September 7
Virtual Training: Promoting Placement Stability Utilizing the Child and Family Team Process
September 7, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: Transracial Fostering & Adoption – A 3-Part Series with Angela Tucker
September 7, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
A certificate of completion will be available for this webinar series.
Presented by UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families
Virtual Training: Promoting Placement Stability Utilizing the Child and Family Team Process
September 7, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Wednesday, September 8
Virtual Event: 2021 Healthy Aging Symposium
September 8 – 9, Times Vary
Presented by U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and Trust for America’s Health
Webinar: Perinatal Mental Health: Bridging the Gap
September 8, 9:00am – 10:00am
Presented by Parent-Child Relationship Programs at the Barnard Center
Webinar: Household Food Security in the United States in 2020
September 8, 10:00am
Presented by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Webinar: Advance Child Tax Credit Payments
September 8, 12:00pm
Presented by Rapid Response Virtual Home Visiting collaborative
Webinar: Implementing the CDC STI Treatment Guidelines, 2021: A Conversation for Family PACT Providers
September 8, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
1.5 CME credits will be available at no cost for those who attend the live session.
Presented by the California Department of Health Care Services, Office of Family Planning and the California Prevention Training Center
Thursday, September 9
Webinar: The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children
September 9, 8:00am – 9:00am
To view the live webinar schedule for The Essentials of Home Visiting, please click here.
Presented by Start Early
Webinar: ShowYourLove Initiative Women’s Wellness Webinar Series: Fertility
September 9, 9:00am – 10:00am
For questions, email Katherine_Bryant@med.unc.edu.
Presented by Preconception CoIIN Team at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
LAX & SoFi Stadium Hiring Fair
September 9, 9:00am – 1:00pm: 1001 S. Stadium Drive, Inglewood, CA 90301
If you have any questions, please email businessandjobs@lawa.org.
Presented by SoFi Stadium and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)
Virtual Event: Pre-Conference Event for the 2021 Virtual Suicide Prevention Summit – Re-Envisioning the Journey Together; The Hero in All of Us
September 9, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Presented by the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Network
Virtual Event: Supporting Young Children and Families in the Return to Early Learning Settings
September 9, 10:00am
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Profiles in Community Power: Building a People-Centered Movement
September 9, 10:00am – 10:45am
This webinar is part of a 4-part webinar series on community-driven change and the power of collective action.
Presented by USC Equity Research Institute and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Webinar: Covering Coronavirus: Do Vaccines Need a Boost?
September 9, 10:00am – 11:00am
Presented by USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
Virtual Event: Community Advocacy Organizations Community of Practice Meeting
September 9, 10:00am – 11:00am
Presented by National Action Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep Improvement and Innovation Network (NAPPSS-IIN), an initiative of the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ)
Webinar: HIPAA Texting and Emailing – Do’s and Don’ts
September 9, 10:00am – 11:30am
Presented by Webinar Health
Webinar: Maternal Mental Health 101
September 9, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Presented by 2020 Mom and Postpartum Support International
Webinar: Walking in Balance With All Our Relations: Leadership From and Partnerships With Indigenous Communities to End Gender-Based Violence and Restore Wellbeing
September 9, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by PreventConnect and the Prevention Institute
Friday, September 10
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10)!
Virtual Event: #MomsAreNotImmune Remembrance Candlelight Vigil
September 10, 5:30pm
Presented by 2020 Mom
Saturday, September 11
Virtual Event: AAA Girl’s Garage Workshop with Free Resources and Giveaways
September 11, 11:00am – 12:00pm
For more information, email publicaffairs4@aaa-calif.com or call (714) 885-2313
Presented by Southern California AAA
Virtual Event: Centering Black Mamas: Sharing Birth Stories of Hope, Healing & Celebration
September 11, 11:00am – 12:30pm
This is a special session for L.A. County Black/African American parents who have recently had a baby in the past 12 months that is or has been in the NICU. Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 8th. Participants will be eligible to receive a $20 gift card.
Presented by March of Dimes and Diversity Uplifts, Inc.
El Nido Family Centers Garden Gala
September 11, 5:30pm: Virginia Robinson Gardens, Elden Way & N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Presented by El Nido Family Centers
Sunday, September 12
Virtual Event: Empowered Birth Choices Childbirth Preparation Class – A Four-Week Series
September 12 – October 3, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Presented by Happy Mama Healthy Baby Alliance