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COMING EVENTS
(See Calendar for all coming events,
and selected materials from past events.)
FREE! Monthly Childbirth Class
sponsored by KC Healthy Start
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open to all metro KC families.
Third Tuesday of every month.
Next classes: Tues. May 15, and
June 19
Call (816) 283-6242 ext. 252 to register.
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Wednesday, May 16
9-11:00 a.m.
First meeting of the new
YOUTH COLLABORATIVE
Kansas City Public Library,
Lucille H. Bluford Branch,
3050 Prospect Ave., KCMO 64128
REGISTER HERE
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See MCHC Calendar for other
MCHC events,
committee meetings, etc.
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For news about OUR PARTNERS' events, etc.,
go to the
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
If you are a Member, send us your events!
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Directions to the MCHC Office
View Map
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MCHC Weather Policy:
If the KCMO schools are closed
due to weather conditions, then
all MCHC meetings are automatically canceled.
If there is any doubt, please check the news
for this information before you head out
to any
MCHC meetings.
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OTHER NEWS
CELEBRATE
NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH WEEK
"It's Your Time"
May 13-19
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Text4Baby!
Are you pregnant or do you have a new baby? Sign up now to receive helpful advice from Text4Baby! From your cell phone, send a text message with the word "baby" (or "bebe" for Spanish) to 511411
OR
You can sign up here: http://www.text4baby.org/
You will receive 3 messages per week and it's FREE!!
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SAFE HAVEN is a CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION STRATEGY
"Missouri Rethinking Safe Haven Law"
March 13 article in the
St. Louis Dispatch
and
Radio interviews:
Debby Howland, Child Abuse Roundtable, part 1,
Debby Howland part 2;
Susan McLoughlin and Debby Howland;
CASA: A Child Abuse Survivor
Tells His Story
Safe Haven video interview
shown on Ch. 2: LINK.
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FLU bugs may be still lurking!
The nation's midsection is a hot spot for the flu bug right now, and the KDHE says:
GET A FLU SHOT TODAY.
Do it to
PROTECT YOURSELF
AND THE ONES YOU LOVE.
Click here to find a flu clinic near you.
Share the BEE WISE IMMUNIZE flier.
Then Watch this
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TO CURE VIOLENCE YOU MUST INTERRUPT IT AND CHANGE BEHAVIORS!
Must-see documentary
THE INTERRUPTERS
Resource for Health Information:
Kansas Health Matters website.
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SAFETY TIPS:
1. Whenever you have small visitors in your home, please make sure your medicines are
UP AND AWAY!
2. Review the recommendations from National Safe Kids Coaltion on
HOME TOY SAFETY TIPS.
3. Button Battery Danger: Be sure to keep batteries out of reach of small children, especially those button batteries!
Watch this video.
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Mother & Baby Health Special
TEN TIPS FOR A HEALTHY PREGNANCY
a collaboration between MCHC and Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas City.
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From the journal PEDIATRICS:
"Pesticide Use and ADHD in Children"
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To learn more, go to
www.NationalHealthyStart.org
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A Safe Haven for Newborns
Click on the link above to learn more about the Safe Haven laws in Missouri and Kansas.Also check out our POWER POINT
presentation on Safe Haven for Newborns.
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THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT
For an entertaining and informative video on the Affordable Health Care Act, from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, CLICK HERE.
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NOTE: The updated MCHC Guide to Community Resources is now available in both English and Spanish!
CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL MCHC MERCHANDISE, including Resource Guides, Donor Cards, Baby Onesies, and the "PJ Gets Wise" DVD and Teacher's Curriculum.
To submit information to us for future editions of the MCHC Community Resource Guide,
CLICK HERE.
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