Northern Nevada MCH Meeting

Next meeting is: January 11th, 2024 from 8:30am-10:00am

Southern Nevada MCH Meeting

Next meeting is: January 9th, 2024 from 8:30am-10:00am

More New Mama Care Kits available

 in Southern Nevada!

Thanks to our volunteers from Positively Kids, Health Plan of Nevada, Fit4Mom, 1Care Kids, Sofidel, and SNHD we were able to assemble 270 kits in just under 3 hours!!!

We want to give a huge shoutout to our sponsor Health Plan of Nevada for helping us with the supplies and bags for these kits! We would not be able to do this without them!

We would also like to give a special shoutout to all the organizations that donated items for the kits!

UMC Healthy Living Institute: Sanitary pads and baby socks

Sofidel: Toilet paper and tissue boxes (a total of 1,620 toilet paper rolls and 3,168 tissue boxes!!!)

Motherlove: Nipple cream

Blistex, Inc.: Tucks Witch Hazel Pads

Dignity Health knitters group: Baby blankets, baby beanies, and burping cloths

If you or your organization would like to help us distribute these kits to our Southern Nevada community, please email KairiRenae.Pangelinan@dignityhealth.org!

Open position at SNHD: Community Health Nurse Supervisor

New Support Group in Southern NV facilitated by Southern NV Breastfeeding Coalition!

Upcoming learning collaborative: Advancing Health Equity: Increasing Access to Care for IPV and Exploitation Survivors

This learning collaborative will be presented in English with Spanish interpretation. / Este aprendizaje colaborativo se presentará en inglés con interpretación en español.

Achieving health equity for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) and human trafficking/exploitation (HT/E) begins with opportunities both at the health center (HC) level and through their community-based partnerships. The goal is to decrease barriers to care by increasing health enrollment and safety support. HCs can focus on systems change to disrupt the cycle of violence, including by developing partnerships, creating clinical workflows that utilize an evidence-based “CUES” intervention (Confidentiality, Universal Education and Empowerment, and Support), and optimizing health IT tools and UDS data collection measures. We will explore the health impact of IPV, labor trafficking/E including on farmworkers, youth and rural communities. This 4-session learning collaborative will review these system changes and best practices to advance health equity for survivors of IPV/HT/E.

Sessions will go from January 24, 2024 to February 14, 2024. All sessions will be on a Wednesday at 8am HST/10 am PST/11pmMST/12pm CST/1pm EST for 60 minutes.

We encourage all health centers and organizations to identify one staff member as the main applicant and submit one application per site. You may add multiple colleagues to this application. You can also apply individually!

Are you pregnant or have a child under 3?

¿Embarazada o tiene un hijo menor de 3 años?

Pediatric Mental Health Webinar

AMCHP and the American Academy of Pediatrics are hosting a virtual learning café series to increase awareness of community-based mental health supports that are available to children/youth and families. Each learning café will include a short didactic presentation, followed by peer-to-peer discussion and questions. Presenters will include staff from MCH Title V programs who have ongoing mental health programs that involve Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) programs and/or pediatric primary care professionals.

The next EMPODERADAS series is on December 20th the topic will be “financial at home.”

Perinatal Mental Health Trainings for All

Perinatal Mental Health Disorders, including postpartum depression, are the most common medical complication associated with pregnancy and childbirth. PMHDs present a widespread public health problem that may have serious consequences for mothers, infants, and families. Join us for one of our trainings if you'd like to learn more!

Upcoming sessions:

Friday, 12/12, 10am-11a

2024 Dates:

Friday, 1/12, 10am-11a

Tuesday, 2/20, 10am-11a

Friday, 3/15, 10am-11a

For larger group training sessions, please email Kairirenae.pangelinan@dignityhealth.org.

Recall notice for Northern NV

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced HMC Farms is voluntarily recalling peaches, plums and nectarines due to a risk of Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause serious or fatal infections in vulnerable populations.

The recalled fruit is only for affected peaches, plums and nectarines distributed between May 1-Nov. 15, 2023. Current fruit available in retail markets are not included in this recall. The FDA is urging consumers to check their freezers in case there could be frozen fruit stored there, and to discard it if there is any found.

Text "Friend" to 62640

Chat at nami.org/talktous

Call 1-800-950-6264

Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET.

The PSI Chapters bring together perinatal mental health advocates (survivors, professionals, stakeholders) from across U.S. states and territories to further PSI’s mission and vision on a local level.

For more information please email, psichapternv@gmail.com.

• Thrive Wellness of Reno - 775-525-8103
• Megan Kornbluth - 530-580-8848
• Quest Counseling - Alyson Mullen - 775-786-6880
• Amber Creek - Rachel Goforth - 775-575-2144
• Desert Bloom Wellness - Caitlyn Wallace - 775-453-4149
• Healing Home Counseling - Ashley Hanna Morgan - 775-391-0781

Dignity Health

Dignity Health Community Outreach is offering online and hybrid fitness, wellness, and children's classes.

• Free Birthing Center Tours: Register at StRoseHospitals.org/classes.
• My Baby App
• Mommy and Baby Yoga
• New Mommy Mixer
• Zumbini
• Sing & Sign: Food Time 
• Parenting the Love and Logic Way
• Baby Steps: Learn and Play
• Mommy Care Club
• Kinship Care Club

NVMCH | Phone: (702) 616-4912 | www.nvmch.org