Upcoming Events for Week of July 29
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, 7/29
Webinar: Implementing Evidence-Based Hearing and Vision Screening Practices for Children Birth through 5 Years of Age
July 29, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by The ECHO Initiative
Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research
July 29 – August 2, 8:00am – 5:00pm: Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana University, 900 E 7th St., Bloomington, IN 47405
Presented by Indiana University
RISE Training & Coaching Intensive: Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in Systems
July 29 – August 2, 9:00am – 4:00pm: Los Angeles LGBT Center: The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, 1125 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Presented by The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s RISE Program
Tuesday, 7/30
Lessons Learned From Building Healthy Communities
July 30, 12:00pm – 2:00pm: Latino Health Access, Community Room, 450 West 4th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Presented by The Health Funders Partnership of Orange County
Webinar: Screening Youth for Suicide Risk
July 30, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Children’s Safety Network
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Healthy Relationships for LGBTQ Communities, Los Angeles
July 30, 6:00pm – 8:00pm: Child and Family Guidance Center, 9650 Zelzah Avenue, Northridge, CA 91325
Presented by #Out4MentalHealth
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Anxiety, ADHD, and Sensory Processing Workshop
July 30, 6:00pm – 7:00pm: Natural Living Family Chiropractic, 323 E. Foothill Blvd., Ste. B, Arcadia, CA 91006
Presented by Natural Living Family Chiropractic
Wednesday, 7/31
Foundations and Theoretical Perspectives in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)
July 31, 9:00am – 4:00pm: Helpline/Liberty Community Plaza, 14181 Telegraph Road, Whittier, CA 90604
To register, please email CSOC_Admin_Trainings@dmh.lacounty.gov
Presented by Zero To Three and the LA County Department of Mental Health
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Back-to-School Family Event
July 31, 10:00am – 12:00pm: Del Amo Fashion Center, 3525 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90503
Presented by Del Amo Fashion Center
Webinar: Nipple Shields: Useful or Useless? By Marsha Walker
July 31, 10:00am – 11:30pm
Presented by Praeclarus Press
Webinar: Trauma in Families and Communities
July 31, 8:00am – 9:00am (Must login to register for webinar)
Presented by The Ounce
Webinar: Knitting a Lactation Safety Net: Marshaling Resources to Serve Communities
July 31, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Intimate Partner Violence in LGBTQ Communities Training, Los Angeles
July 31, 1:00pm – 5:00pm: Child and Family Guidance Center, 9650 Zelzah Avenue, Northridge, CA 91325
Presented by #Out4MentalHealth
Thursday, 8/1
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: FREE Immunization for Children ages 2-18
August 1 – 29, 9:00am – 3:00pm: PLCM Wellness and Activity Center, 470 N. Hawaiian Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744
For more information, please call 310-514-5466
Presented by Providence Little Company of Mary Wellness and Activity Center and Partners for Healthy Kids
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Family Health and Fun Fair
August 1, 9:00am – 1:00pm: SAC Health System, 250 South G Street, San Bernardino, CA 92410
Presented by Social Action Community Health System
Webinar: “My Child’s Whining Is Like Nails On A Chalkboard!”
August 1, 8:00pm – 8:45pm
Presented by Behave Your Best!
Los Angeles County Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children + School Engagement
August 1 – 2, 9:00am – 4:00pm: Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic, 3787 Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Presented by Nola Brantley and Dr. Nicole Klasey
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Heart HELP – Stress Management (Spanish)
August 1, 10:00am – 12:00pm: Angelica Lutheran Church, 1345 S. Burlington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 9006
To register, please contact Irma Radillo at 213-742-5838
Presented by Dignity Health — California Hospital Medical Center
Friday, 8/2
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: FAMILY FIRST FRIDAYS
August 2, starting at 10:00am (use dropdown to select date): The Village at Westfield Topanga, 6250 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Near 24 Hour Fitness, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Presented by Westfield Topanga
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Family Fitness Fun with My Gym
August 2, 10:30am – 11:30am: The Lakes at Thousand Oaks, 2200 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Presented by The Lakes at Thousand Oaks
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: FREE Health Screening
August 2, 7:00am – 10:30am: CARECEN Day Labor Center, 1675 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017
To register, please call Isabel Polanco at 213-742-5762
Presented by Dignity Health — California Hospital Medical Center
Saturday, 8/3
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Free Back To School Bash!
August 3, 12:00pm – 3:00pm: The Olive Branch Development and Empowerment Services (Bloomington Community Center) 18401 Jurupa Ave, Bloomington, CA 92316
Presented by The Olive Branch Development and Empowerment Services
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: 2019 Kids’ Fishing Rodeo
August 3, 8:00am – 12:30pm: Belmont Pier, Long Beach, CA 90803
Presented by Southern California Tuna Club and others
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: CCHC 4th Annual Back to School Health & Wellness Event
August 3, 10:00am – 1:30pm: Comprehensive Community Health Centers – Sunland, 8316 Foothill Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 91040
Presented by Comprehensive Community Health Centers (CCHC)
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Antelope Valley Baby Expo 2019
August 3, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Pioneer Event Center, 45000 Valley Central Way, Lancaster, CA 93536
Presented by Antelope Valley Breastfeeding Coalition
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Chocolate Milk: The Documentary
August 3, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Holman United Methodist Church, 3320 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018
For more information, please call 323-210-8505 or email info@breastfeedla.org
Presented by BreastfeedLA, iDream for Racial Health Equity, First 5 LA and others
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Empowered Birth Choices
August 3 & 10, 10:00am – 1:30pm: Health Net Community Doula Program, 3655 S. Grand Ave, Suite 260, Los Angeles, CA 90007
To register please call 626-388-2191 ext. 2 or email Debie.Benton@motherbabysupport.net
Presented by Health Net Community Doula Program
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Asian Breastfeeding Task Force of Los Angeles Photo Exhibit Opening Event
August 3, 3:00pm – 5:00pm: Live Oak Park Community Center, 10144 Bogue St., Temple City, CA 91780
Presented by the Asian Breastfeeding Task Force of Los Angeles
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Asian Breastfeeding Task Force of Los Angeles Photo Exhibit
Open daily throughout month of August, 8:00am – 10:00pm: Live Oak Park Community Center, 10144 Bogue St., Temple City, CA 91780
Open all weekdays in August, 8:00am – 5:00pm: LA City Hall Breezeway, 200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by the Asian Breastfeeding Task Force of Los Angeles
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Giving Youth Opportunities Annual Family Fun Day & Back to School Give Away
August 3, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Rogers Park, 400 West Beach Ave., Inglewood, CA 90302
Presented by Giving Youth Opportunities Organization
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Back to School Giveaway
August 3, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum, 961 West Alondra Blvd., Compton, CA 90220
Presented by Children Striving Together
PARENT/FAMILY: Farmer’s Market & Information Fair
August 3, starting at 10:00am: NHS Center for Sustainable Communities, 1051 W. Rosecrans Ave, Compton, CA 90222
Presented by Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County
Sunday, 8/4
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: A Time to Heal Motherhood: Where Biological Moms & Stepmoms Unite
August 4, 1:00pm – 3:00pm: The Bryant at Yorba Linda (Community Center) 25550 River Bend Drive, Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Presented by Tuniscia O the Empowered Stepmother