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The posts below include links to a wide variety of resources. Please share a comment if you have a resource to suggest. Thanks!
Dr. Deborah Chen was the keynote speaker for the Family Strengthening Network’s fall regional conferences. Here are some highlights, including videos, to help home visitors support families whose children have developmental delays.
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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.
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Here is a roundup of events for the week of November 26, 2018, compiled by LA Best Babies Network.
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Los Angeles County has seen a 42% increase in homelessness between 2010-2017. Perhaps the most vulnerable among this vulnerable population: pregnant women. This webinar discusses some of the obstacles these women face in accessing services and health care — and what home visitors can do to help them have a healthy pregnancy and baby.
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This webinar covers the California State WIC policy on issuing breast pumps, details on the Public Health Foundation Enterprises Women, Infants, and Children Program (PHFE-WIC) pump program, how the seven WIC agencies in LA County administer their breast pump programs, and information on paced bottle feeding — what it is and step-by-step instructions.
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This webinar covers vaccine safety, risks of delayed schedules, the benefits of Tdap for the mother and infant, and different resources and tools available to encourage vaccination.
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This webinar includes useful tips on communicating with staff at health care provider offices, with prospective clients, and with each other. Although the webinar was designed for Outreach Specialists in the Welcome Baby program, it is relevant and helpful for anyone who communicates with others … in other words, everyone.
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Non-Medical Transportation, Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, Emergency Medical Transportation — they’re all covered by Medi-Cal, but what are the differences? This webinar shows home visitors how to help families find their way and minimize any administrative bumps in the road.
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Finding reliable child care is challenging for many families, and figuring out how to afford these services can be even more difficult. Many home visitors in L.A. County say they face challenges in helping families access subsidized child care services. This webinar and the resources we’ve posted can help.
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Only about a third of young children in the U.S. receive recommended screenings to catch developmental delays. But home visiting programs provide these screenings to all families who participate. They’re free and conducted in the comfort of the family’s home. In this webinar, home visitors learn what to do if they or a parent suspects that a child has a developmental delay.
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