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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Other states and localities use a variety of sources to fund home visiting. L.A. County is exploring its options to help families with young children succeed.
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4,000: That’s the number of black infants who die — but who would be saved each year in the U.S. if they had all the health and medical benefits enjoyed by white babies.
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The massive cut to Medi-Cal, which now serves one-third of Californians, would require the program to be completely dismantled and rebuilt. L.A. County, home to 1 of every 20 Medicaid recipients in the nation, will be “ground zero,” says Supervisor Sheila Kuehl.
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What is home visiting and what does it look like in Los Angeles County? Michaela Ferrari, coordinator of the Los Angeles County Perinatal and Early Childhood Home Visitation Consortium, presents a comprehensive overview in this webinar, recorded June 26, 2017.
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