Upcoming Events for Week of April 8
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 list that we update weekly. Do you have something for us to include? Email snish@labestbabies.org. And don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram, where we post event updates and lots of useful resources.
Monday, 4/8
2019 California Immunization Coalition Summit – Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Reality
April 8 – 9, TBD: The Mission Inn, 3649 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, CA 92501
Presented by California Immunization Coalition
Community Engagement Forum on Improving Maternal Health
April 8, 1:00pm – 4:00pm: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Rockville, MD, 20852
Presented by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
2019 Public Policy Conference: California: The Road Ahead
April 8, 8:00am – 3:30pm: The California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities, 1000 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Southern California Grantmakers, in partnership with the California Budget & Policy Center
Tuesday, 4/9
Webinar: Vulnerability
April 9, 8:45am – 9:45am
Presented by Teresa McKee and Terri Simmons
Webinar: ACEs Part 1: An Introduction to ACEs and Toxic Stress
April 9, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by ZERO to THREE
Webinar: CDC – USBC Bi- Monthly Coalitions Webinar Series
April 9, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the United States Breastfeeding Committee
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Women’s Health Fair & Free Mammogram Event
April 9, 9:00am – 3:00pm: Harbor Community Clinic, 593 West 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90731
Presented by Harbor Community Clinic
Regional Hospital Breastfeeding Consortium South Community Meeting
April 9, 9:00am – 12:00pm: Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Public Health, 11833 South Wilmington Ave., Community Engagement Room, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Presented by the Department of Public Health
Webinar: Home Visiting Series: Facilitating Parent-Child Interaction in Home-Based Programs
April 9, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning
Webinar: Implementing the Dual Language Learners Program Assessment: A Closer Webinar Series Addressing Health Equity through Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Health Services
April 9, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Presented by Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
Webinar: Trauma Informed Care and Interventions for Youth
April 9 & 23, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Praxes
Webinar: SB 436: Informational Webinar
April 9, 11:30am – 12:30pm
Presented by California Family Resource Association
Wednesday, 4/10
Webinar: The OCAP presents Dr. Susan Biali Hass
April 10, 10:00am – 4:00pm: California Secretary of State, 1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Presented by The Office of Child Abuse Prevention
Webinar: Pursuing Health Equity: Start Where You Are – A Conversation About Individual Implicit Bias
April 10, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by National Institute for Children’s Health Quality
Webinar: Optimizing Governmental Health and Social Spending Interactions — Research-in-Progress Webinar
April 10, 9:00am – 10:00am
Presented by Systems for Action National Coordinating Center
Webinar: What’s Next for Walkable Communities
April 10, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by America Walks – Making America a Great Place to Walk
Webinar: Making Lemonade: Teaching Young Children to Think Optimistically
April 10, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Early Childhood Investigations Webinars
Webinar: Home Visiting Boundaries
April 10, 10:00am – 11:00am
Presented by The Ounce
Thursday, 4/11
Lactation Education Specialist Training
April 11, 18, 24, & 30, 8:00am – 5:30pm: SLAHP, 2930 W. Imperial Hwy, Inglewood, CA 90303
Presented by BreastfeedLA
California Family Leave Laws: A Training for Parents, Home Visitors, Health Care Workers, Child Care and Community Leaders
April 11, 9:00am – 4:30pm: National Council of Jewish Women, 543 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Presented by BreastfeedLA, California Work & Family Coalition, and National Council of Jewish Women
Webinar: The Impact Adultification has on Children of Color
April 11, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Presented by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Conversations on the Way with Nana Gyamfis
April 11, starting at 3:00pm: Tune in at 90.7FM KPFK or www.kpfk.org
Presented by Black Women for Wellness
Friday, 4/12
Webinar: Racial Disparities in Maternal Health: Leveraging the Postpartum Period to Find Solutions
April 12, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care
Webinar: Black Maternal Health Week 19: Decolonizing Research in Black Maternal Health
April 12, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance
Webinar: From Concern to Community: Social Supports to Heal and Promote Self-Determined Lives
April 12, 10:00am – 11:30am
Presented by the Dreamer Resource Center in collaboration with Dr. Basia Ellis
Webinar: New approaches to patient-centered reproductive goals assessment with Dr. Sonya Borrero
April 12, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Preconception Health + Health Care Initiative
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Innovation in Autism Training & Demonstration
April 12, 6:00pm – 7:30pm: Haynes Family of Programs, 233 Base Line Road, La Verne, CA 91750
Presented by Haynes Family of Programs
Children’s Institute’s Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – Booster
April 12, 8:30am – 4:30pm: Children’s Institute, Otis Booth Campus, 2121 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Presented by Children’s Institute, Inc.
Saturday, 4/13
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: April 2019 Kid’s Club
April 13, 11:00am – 1:00pm: 1200 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Presented by Manhattan Village Shopping Center
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Free Family Fun Day & Open House
April 13, 10:00am – 12:00pm: Pilgrim School, 540 South Commonwealth Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Presented by Camp Super Duper
“All Means All” – Positive Discipline for Children with Special Needs 2019
April 13, 8:30am – 4:00pm: Cabrillo College, Central Coast, 6500 Soquel Ave, Erica Schilling Auditorium, Building 450, Aptos, CA 95003
Presented by Positive Discipline Community Resources
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Navigating Autism Services – The Importance of Early Intervention
April 13, 10:00am – 1:00pm: Autism Learning Partners, 12432 Bellflower Blvd, Downey, CA 90242
Presented by Autism Learning Partners
Bakersfield: Integrated Lactation Counselor Trainings
April 13, 8:00am – 5:30pm: The Nest & Co, 4208 Rosedale Hwy, Ste. 202, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Presented by California Breastfeeding Coalition
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Men’s Wellness Support Group
April 13, 1:00pm – 2:30pm: Indigenous Circle of Wellness, 5800 South Eastern Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90040
Presented by Indigenous Circle of Wellness
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Sisters @ Eight: Saving Black Motherhood: Why are We Dying?
April 13, 8:30am – 10:30am: 4030 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Presented by Black Women for Wellness
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: 2nd Annual 2019 Kid’s Earth Day
April 13, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista Del Mar, Playa del Rey, CA 90293
Presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Community Health & Wellness Fair
April 13, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Roy Campanella Park, 14812 South Stanford Ave, Compton, CA 90220
Presented by Roy Campanella Park & Easy Choice Health Plan
PARENT/ FAMILY EVENT: OC LGBTQ Youth Convening 2019: Transforming OC Through Love and Knowledge
April 13, 8:30am – 2:00pm: William H. Spurgeon Intermediate School, 2701 West 5th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Presented by Youth Empowered to Act at The LGBT Center OC
Sunday, 4/14
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Black and Botanical: Grand Park Family Expedition
April 14, 7:45am – 11:30am: Grand Park, 200 North Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by Black Women for Wellness