NOTE: Most in-person events have been moved to an online format, postponed, or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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, visit 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 comprehensive lists we update weekly for:
Home Visiting and Early childhood Professionals
Parents, Caregivers, and Families
Do you have something for us to include? Email vreyes@labestbabies.org. and stay in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube!
January is:
National Glaucoma awareness Month
Cervical health awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention MonthCheck out the tips provided by the CDC on how to help prevent birth defects
National Blood Donor Month
National Mentoring Month
National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Thyroid awareness Month
World Braille Day (January 4)
National Folic Acid awareness Week (January 4 – 10)Check out these folic acid resources from the WIC works resource System and the California department of Public Health
Healthy Weight Week (January 24 – 30)
World Leprosy Day (January 31)
Events happening throughout January
Early childhood and family Engagement EventsPresented by the Los Angeles Public Library:
Music Mondays: Mondays, 10:00am
Storytime Online: Tuesday – Friday, 10:00am
Baby and Toddler Storytime: Tuesdays, 10:30am
Virtual Mini-Storytime: Thursdays, 11:00am
For more information on the events hosted, please refer to this calendar.
Webinar: 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 provide current information on guidelines and recommendations.Presented by the Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition
Monday, January 18
Free 4-Week Virtual Tutoring ProgramJanuary 18 – February 11, 3:00pm – 4:30pmThis 4-week program will take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. only 50 slots are available. For more information, please email nomindleftbehind@imamovement.orgPresented by I’m a movement Not a Monument
Tuesday, January 19
Zero cost COVID-19 TestingJanuary 19, 8:30am – 12:00pm: Anderson Munger family YMCA, 4301 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020No appointment necessary. Walk-ups are welcome. All are required to fill out this intake form before getting tested. Please bring valid identification. All who are insured will need to provide proof of insurance.Presented by Anderson Munger family YMCA, in partnership with central neighborhood health FoundationWebinar: NextGen Healthcare UDS ReportingJanuary 19, 9:00am – 10:30amPresented by California primary care AssociationCelebrating the presidential Inauguration with MLK Day of service Food distribution Drive-Thru Event*January 19, 11:00am: John Anson Ford Park, 8000 Park Lane, Bell Gardens, CA 90201*Must be a Bell Gardens resident, proof of residency is required. No walk-ups will be allowed. distribution is first come, first served while supplies last. For more information, please call (562) 806-7650.Presented by the City of Bell Gardens and other community partnersVirtual Event: Social Determinants of health Screening learning CollaborativeJanuary 19, February 2, 16, & March 2,11:00am – 12:30pmPresented by health Outreach PartnersVirtual Event: national Day of Racial Healing 2021 – Heal Our CommunitiesJanuary 19, 12:00pm – 1:40pmPresented by the W.K. Kellogg FoundationWebinar: California Immunization Registry (CAIR2) Requirements, work Flows, and Strategies For CHCsJanuary 19, 1:00pm – 2:30pmPresented by the California primary care association (CPCA)Free Flu shot ClinicJanuary 19, 5:00pm – 7:00pm: Verdugo activity Center, 241 West Verdugo Avenue, Burbank, CA 91502To receive the flu shot, please call (818) 847-3860 to schedule an appointment.Presented by Providence community health – San Fernando ValleyCOVID-19 Vaccine Virtual town Hall/Reunión Virtual Acerca de la Vacuna del COVID-19January 19, 6:00pm – 7:30pmYou can submit your questions here: tinyurl.com/ASKCOVIDTOWNHALLPresented by the Los Angeles county department of Public HealthCompton home buyer & home Rehab finance Program community information meeting via ZoomJanuary 19, 6:30pm – 7:30pmPresented by neighborhood housing Services of Los Angeles CountySpring 2021 Fatherhood ProgramJanuary 19 – April 20, 6:30pm – 8:00pmThis is a 12-week virtual program focused on men/fathers/father figures, their families, and communities. Sessions will be held once a week via Zoom on Tuesday evenings. The last day to register for this program is on Friday, January 8, 2021 by 5:00pm.For more information or questions, please contact Luis Mendoza at (323) 526-5819 ext. 113 or via email at lmendoza@elawc.orgPresented by the East Los Angeles Women’s Center
Wednesday, January 20
Free Mammogram ScreeningJanuary 20, 9:00am – 4:00pm: Anderson Munger family YMCA, 4301 W 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020No appointment required, walk-ins are welcome.Presented by Anderson Munger family YMCA, in partnership with Alinea medical ImagingWebinar: Evaluación en Visitas VirtualesJanuary 20, 12:00pmPresented by rapid response Virtual home Visiting CollaborativeVirtual Event: Conversación Comunitaria: Cómo Apoyar a los Adultos MayoresJanuary 20, 1:00pmPresented by American Red Cross Los Angeles RegionWebinar: grant opportunity for California CBOs to Address Underlying Inequities in the Social Determinants of health that Lead to Inequitable COVID-19 ImpactsJanuary 20, 1:00pm – 3:00pmThe deadline to submit an application is March 2nd at 5:00pm. For more information on the COVID-19 health Equity Pilot Projects, click here.Presented by the California department of Public HealthInfant Massage ClassesJanuary 20 & 27, 5:30pmAll participants that complete the full series will receive a certificate and a gift. For more information or questions, contact LaRiesha Floyd at (661) 789-1200, ext. 4631Presented by child care resource center (CCRC)Foreclosure Prevention Virtual WorkshopJanuary 20, 7:00pm – 8:00pmPresented by neighborhood housing Services of Los Angeles County
Thursday, January 21
Virtual Training: introduction to the Infancy, Childhood, and relationship Enrichment initial assessment (ICARE)January 21, 9:00am – 4:00pmPresented by the Los Angeles county department of mental HealthWebinar: Being present with FamiliesJanuary 21, 10:00am – 11:00amFor more information, please refer to this flyer.Presented by the OunceVirtual Event: MCHA Virtual meeting – Multiforum Advocacy Solutions, 2021 State budget review for HealthJanuary 21, 10:00am – 12:00pmPresented by Maternal and child health AccessVirtual Event: SLA/SB AAIMM cat meeting – Featuring information on Equity, Racial Healing and Trauma and Earned income tax CreditJanuary 21, 10:00am – 12:00pmPresented by South LA/South Bay African American infant and Maternal Mortality community action TeamWebinar: Honoring Each Person’s Experience to support mental HealthJanuary 21, 11:00amPresented by Brazelton Touchpoints CenterWebinar: Back to Basics: Preventing sexual and Intimate partner ViolenceJanuary 21, 11:00am – 12:30pmThis webinar will be presented in English with live Spanish interpretation.Presented by PreventConnect – A national project of the California coalition against sexual AssaultWebinar: Using Lessons From 2020 to Bolster adult Literacy Programs in 2021January 21, 1:00pm – 3:00pmPresented by Literacy WorksFree Food DistributionJanuary 21, 2:00pm: 2851 Santa Fe Ave., Long Beach, CA 90810First come, first served. walk ups only. Please line up 6 feet apart on Columbia Avenue no earlier than 1:30pm.Armada Unified and Grow2Zero FarmsVirtual Event: Antelope Valley African American infant & Maternal Mortality Prevention initiative community action team ConveningJanuary 21, 3:30pm – 5:00pmPresented by the Antelope Valley African American infant & Maternal Mortality community action TeamVirtual Event: Best start Compton/East Compton local Council MeetingJanuary 21, 4:00pm – 6:00pmPresented by Best start Compton/East ComptonFree Flu shot ClinicJanuary 21, 5:00pm – 7:00pm: Vaughn family and community center room #2, 11201 Herrick Avenue, Pacoima, CA 91331To receive the flu shot, please call (818) 847-3860 to schedule an appointment.Presented by Providence community health – San Fernando Valley
Friday, January 22
Webinar: modern Redlining: Recognizing impact of digital Redlining and Implicit Bias during the COVID-19 PandemicJanuary 22, 10:00am – 11:00amPresented by health Equity initiative (HEI)Webinar: Estimating essential Elements for Community-Level Prevention StrategiesJanuary 22, 11:00am – 12:30pmPresented by PreventConnect – A national project of the California coalition against sexual Assault
Saturday, January 23
LSP Conservatorship Mentoring: learning about the California Involuntary mental health treatment ProcessJanuary 23, 1:00pm – 5:00pmSee the event flyer here.Presented by NAMI urban Los Angeles
Sunday, January 24
We don’t know of any events happening today.
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