NOTE: Most in-person events have been moved to an online format, postponed, or cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We’re making updates as we learn about them, but we recommend contacting organizers before registering for in-person events.For updated information and resources for home visitors, check out our COVID-19 page. From all of us at LABBN, we wish you and yours good health during these challenging times.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 detailed list that we update weekly. Do you have something for us to include? Email snish@labestbabies.org. and stay in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube!
September is:
Baby safety Month
Childhood cancer awareness Month
Healthy Aging Month
National Atrial Fibrillation awareness Month
National childhood Obesity awareness Month
National Food safety education Month
National Head Lice Prevention Month
National Preparedness Month
National recovery Month
National Sickle Cell awareness Month
Newborn Screening awareness Month
Ovarian cancer awareness Month
Pain awareness Month
Prostate cancer awareness Month
Sepsis awareness Month
Sexual health awareness Month
Suicide Prevention awareness Month
World Alzheimer’s Month
World sexual health Day (September 4)
National suicide Prevention awareness Week (September 6 – 12)
World suicide Prevention Day (September 10)
National Celiac disease awareness Day (September 13)
National school Backpack awareness Day (September 16)
National HIV/AIDS and Aging awareness Day (September 18)
National farm safety & health Week (September 20 – 26)
Falls Prevention awareness Week (September 21 – 25)
Fungal disease awareness Week (September 21 – 25)
Global ITP awareness Week (September 21 – 25)
Falls Prevention awareness Day (September 22)
World Rabies Day (September 28)
World Heart Day (September 29)
Events Happening Throughout August & September
Early childhood and family Engagement EventsPresented by the Los Angeles Public Library:
Storytime Online: Monday – Friday, 10:00am
Music Mondays: Mondays, 10:00am
Baby and Toddler Storytime: Tuesdays, 10:30am
Virtual Mini-Storytime: Thursdays, 11:00am
For a lot more information on the events hosted, please refer to this calendar.
PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Online COVID-19 (Coronavirus) support GroupsEvery Monday, 5:00pm – 6:30pmEvery Tuesday, 11:00am – 12:30pm & 5:00pm – 6:30pmEvery Wednesday (Spanish), 4:00pm – 5:30pmEvery Thursday, 12:00pm – 1:00pm & 5:00pm – 6:30pmThese social support groups offer a space for continued connection during these times of boosted isolation. These are not psychotherapy groups, but the therapists facilitate the groups to offer structure and support.Presented by The Relational CenterWebinar: Caring for the Breastfeeding Dyad and yourself during the COVID-19 PandemicEvery Wednesday, 12:30pm – 1:30pmThis weekly webinar was created as a safe place for lactation professionals to gather. There will be a new speaker/topic each week to supply current information on guidelines and recommendations.Presented by the Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition
Monday, August 31
Virtual Training: mental health Interventions for Infants and Young Children with Medically complex ConditionsAugust 31, 9:00am – 4:30pmPresented by the USC university center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children’s healthcare facility Los Angeles and the Los Angeles county department of mental HealthVirtual Training: Using Self-Care to strengthen Relationships with Families and ChildrenAugust 31, 9:00am – 11:00amPresented by the child care resource center (CCRC)Webinar: chocolate Milk® Documentary Virtual Screening and Panel DiscussionAugust 31, 10:00am – 11:30amPlease RSVP by Wednesday, August 26th at 5:00pmPresented by Antelope Valley Breastfeeding coalition and othersVirtual Training: Clase Preventiva de Salud y Seguridad para el Cuidado InfantilAugust 31 – September 2, 12:00pm – 3:00pmPresented by the child care resource center (CCRC) and the California department of EducationVirtual Event: Breastfeeding support Systems with Lydia O. Boyd, CLE, full Spectrum Doula August 31, 12:00pm – 12:30pmPresented by Martin Luther King, Jr. community HospitalVirtual Training: detailed case management 101August 31, 1:00pm – 4:00pmPresented by Strategies TA
Tuesday, September 1
Virtual Event: Early childhood Virtual summit 2020September 1, 9:30am – 3:30pmThe event is free.Presented by first Things FirstWebinar: Chronic pain in people with HIV: An Evidence-Based, functional ApproachSeptember 1, 10:00am – 11:15amPresented by the international Antiviral Society-USAWebinar: guide to Leveraging Opportunities in Title V and Medicaid for Promoting Social-Emotional DevelopmentSeptember 1, 11:00am – 12:00pmPresented by the center for the study of Social PolicyVirtual Training: Social Connections with Older AdultsSeptember 1, 11:00am – 12:00pmPresented by the DMH-UCLA Prevention center of ExcellenceWebinar: digital care delivery for FQHC’s during COVID-19 and BeyondSeptember 1, 11:00am – 12:00pmPresented by the California primary care AssociationWebinar: Opportunities for Supporting voter Engagement as a 501(c)(3) Social Justice OrganizationSeptember 1, 12:00pm – 1:00pmPresented by coalition on Human Needs, Food research & action Center, national low income housing Coalition, and NETWORKWebinar: home Visiting BoundariesSeptember 1, 12:30pm – 1:30pmFor a lot more information, please refer to this flyer.Presented by the OunceWebinar: Policy, Systems and environmental Change: Breastfeeding Promotion in the API community – A Nation-Wide PerspectiveSeptember 1, 1:00pm – 2:00pmPresented by BreastfeedLA and the Asian & Pacific Islander American health ForumPARENT/FAMILY EVENT: hot topic Tuesday – pregnancy Disparities: The African-American woman and infant ExperienceSeptember 1, 4:00pmFor a lot more information, please contact Jessica Abaya at jabaya@aadapinc.orgPresented by The Asian American drug abuse Program (AADAP)PARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Preventing Addiction, mental health problem and HomelessnessSeptember 1, 5:00pmPresented by Behavioral health Services (BHS), Inc. South Bay Prevention in collaboration with Heidi A. Swan
Wednesday, September 2
Webinar: Centering pregnancy and Parenting September 2, 4:00am – 5:00amThis webinar is part of the Doing better Together to Equitably development Reproductive health and Wellness webinar series.Presented by mountain area health education CenterPARENT/FAMILY EVENT: know Your Landlord/Tenant Rights (En Español)September 2, 10:00am – 12:00pmPresented by the Los Angeles county department of consumer & service AffairsWebinar: Reports from the Field: Harm of Public charge during the COVID-19 CrisisSeptember 2, 12:00pm – 1:00pmPresented by Protecting Immigrant FamiliesWebinar: Integrating Remote individual Monitoring Tools for Underserved Patients into Telemedicine VisitsSeptember 2, 1:00pm – 2:00pmPresented by the community clinic association of Los Angeles County, in partnership with CareOptimize, LLCVirtual Event: 2020 Women’s recovery Conference: Raising Resilience through AuthenticitySeptember 2 – 4, TBAPresented by the mountain area health education CenterVirtual Event: 2020 national sexual assault conference #BoldMovesSeptember 2 – 4, 9:00am – 3:30pmPresented by the California coalition against sexual Assault
Thursday, September 3
Virtual Training: Trauma action in InfantsSeptember 3, 9:00am – 4:30pmPresented by the USC university center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children’s healthcare facility Los Angeles and the Los Angeles county department of mental HealthWebinar: CA Screening in Virtual VisitsSeptember 3, 10:00am – 11:00amPresented by rapid action Virtual home VisitingWebinar: Implicit Bias: Recognizing Its Harmful impact and Taking Actions to Counter Unconscious BiasSeptember 3, 10:00am – 11:30amPresented by the California Institute for Behavioral health SolutionsWebinar: Flexibilities in the Workplace to stop staff ShortagesSeptember 3, 11:00am – 12:00pmPresented by the California primary care AssociationWebinar: Culturally and Linguistically proper Services (CLAS) and Maternal Health: Improving the quality of care for Racial and Ethnic Minority WomenSeptember 3, 11:00am – 12:00pmPresented by the U.S. department of health and Human Services office of the assistant secretary for health (OASH) Regions 1 -10Virtual Event: Flu Brainstorming Session – Organizations Serving pregnant WomenSeptember 3, 12:00pm – 1:30pmPresented by the Los Angeles county department of Public Health Save the Date: measure H Citizens’ Oversight Advisory Board MeetingSeptember 3, 1:00pmPresented by the Los Angeles county Homeless InitiativeVirtual Training: Trauma-Informed care DiscussionSeptember 3, 1:00pm – 4:00pmPresented by Strategies TAPARENT/FAMILY EVENT: Let’s Talk: Using Telehealth Amid COVID-19September 3, 5:30pmPresented by The Children’s partnership and others
Friday, September 4
Virtual Training: brain development and Implications for Attachment and treatment of Young ChildrenSeptember 4, 9:00am – 4:30pmPresented by the USC university center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children’s healthcare facility Los Angeles and the Los Angeles county department of mental HealthWebinar: Missed Opportunities: Looking beyond healthcare facility support for Breastfeeding SuccessSeptember 4, 10:00am – 12:00pmPresented by BreastfeedLA & Torrance Memorial medical Center
Saturday, September 5
Webinar: Human Milk Banking & research – San Diego StyleSeptember 5, 10:00am – 11:00amPresented by the San Diego county Breastfeeding Coalition
Sunday, September 6
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