The infant formula shortage is impacting families across the nation. Here’s a roundup of resources and information to help families in L.A. County and across California.
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It’s important that the home visiting workforce reflects the racial diversity of the community. Here’s a guide to recruiting and retaining African American home visitors.
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Los Angeles County has the largest home visiting network in the nation, and on April 8, 2022, we celebrated that! The Board of Supervisors proclaimed it Home Visiting Day in L.A. County, and a webinar guided providers and families to help them find these free services.
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Home visiting are wide-ranging. At this year’s Nexus Conference, LA Best Babies Network gave a presentation showing how home visits help identify and prevent child abuse and neglect.
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It has been a challenging year (again), and we want to let you know how grateful we are to be working with such a dedicated group of amazing people. All our partners in the Family Strengthening Network of home visiting programs continue to do life-changing work to help L.A. County families thrive. This short video gives a quick review of that.
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It’s Black Maternal Health Week, and we’re celebrating by releasing a resource guide for African-American moms and moms-to-be. Download it here. #BMHW20
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LA Best Babies Network is proud to announce the appointment of Sharlene Gozalians as its new Director. Sharlene steps into the role following the retirement of Director Janice French in February.
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There is still room for improvement when it comes to increasing father engagement in home visiting. At our Family Strengthening Network Peer to Peer Workshops this year, we’re looking at how to support dads — and how that helps the whole family.
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Dr. Yonekura’s contributions in the fields of maternal health were recognized and honored at Maternal Mental Health NOW’s Speak Up When You’re Down Gala where she was awarded with the 2019 Maternal Health Champion Award.
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Dr. Loretta Jones, one of the original founders of LA Best Babies Network, passed away November 22, 2018. Her legacy informs and inspires the work we do every day.
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