Mother & Child Health Coalition

Helping every mother and child in the Kansas City area to be healthy

PROGRAMS

Recent

Press Releases

Press / Media Contact: Angha Childress 816.283.6242 x249

2008

April

Press Releases 2008/MCHC's Annual Meeting and Healthy People 2010.pdf

March

● Men of Color and the Media

January

● Chicago Childhood Consortium Visits Kansas City

● Safe Kids Metro KC Annual Awards Meeting

2007

December

● Holiday Sharing

 October

   ● Halloween Safety Tips
   ● SCHIP and Early Childhood Education program

   ● Walk this Way

 August

   ● Breastfeeding: A Family Affair

 April

   ● Celebrating Healthy Motherhood Luncheon, Wednesday, May 2, 2007

    ● New Medicaid in Missouri: A Dialogue with Elected Officials Town Hall Meeting Friday, April 20

           ● Cable Dahmer and Safe Kids Metro KC to provide car seat installations and inspections

           ● Public and Private Partnerships for Strong, Healthy Communities - John Bluford to speak at Annual Meeting April 13

March

          ● Safe Kids Metro KC to Provide Car Seat Installations

February

• Keeping Kids Safe in and Around Cars

January

• Jump Start Childhood Obesity Prevention Conference

2006

December

• MAIC Annual Immunization Awards Meeting

• EAT SMALL Grant Award

 October

• Walk This Way, October 4, 2006

• Legislative Quarterly Meeting Press Release

 August

• Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, 2006

• Breastfeeding for Working Moms, August 1, 2006

• Get Your Good Health Fix in 2006 Community Health Fair, Saturday, August 26, 2006

 June

• GM and Safe Kids Worldwide Extend Partnership

May

• Healthy Motherhood Luncheon: A Celebration of Mind, Body & Spirit

March

• SAFE KIDS METRO KC TO PROVIDE CAR SEAT INSTALLATIONS

January

• National Folic Acid Awareness Week, Jan. 9-15, 2006

• Medicaid Town Hall Meeting Jan. 20, 2006

• The Power of the Family

2005

January

• “The Face of Violence in the Lives of Adolescents” Conference, January 18, 2005

 May

• SAFE KIDS Educates Parents and Kids about the Importance of Role-Modeling Safe Behavior, May 2, 2005

• SAFE KIDS METRO KC OFFERS CAR SEAT INSPECTIONS, May4, 2005

   

June

• Healthy Start Award Announcement, June 3, 2005

• Coalition Updates Health Professionals Regarding Immunization Issues, June 8 2005

July

• Congressman Moore Visits Kansas City Healthy Start Client, July 6, 2005

• Congressman Moore Supports Healthy Start Program and Visits Client, July 7, 2005 / (Photos)

• “The Importance of Maternal Health” Conference, July 21, 2005 (Speaker Bios)

August

• KANSAS CITY GEARS UP FOR ANNUAL WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK, AUGUST 1- 7

• Breastfeeding Awareness and Public Acceptance on the Rise Among Both Men and Women, August 1, 2005

• Community Health Fair, August 27, 2005

September

• Bucks for Buckles Event, September 2, 2005

October

• Walk This Way Event, Wednesday, October 5, 2005
  For more information about Walk To School Week, go to: http://www.iwalktoschool.org/about.htm

• Car Seat Inspection at Dave Cross October 15th, 2005

• MCHC Legislative Quarterly Meeting October 20th, 2005

November

• MCHC to Hold Car Seat Checks November 12th

December

• Local Immunization Heroes Recognized

• New Study Reveals Breastfeeding May Prevent Diabetes in Mothers

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MCHCGKC is the consortium for Kansas City Healthy Start

6400 Prospect Ave., Suite 216, Kansas City, MO 64132

Phone (816) 283-6242     Fax (816) 283-0307