Michigan Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition
Dates:
June 02-04, 2010
Location:
Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel and Conference Center
2424 South Mission
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Details:
Michigan Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition Presents:
This
Conference is Sponsored by:
March of Dimes
June 2, 2010 Pre Conference
Dream to Reality: How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal
In this interactive workshop, participants will develop a thorough understanding of the steps involved in writing a successful grant proposal. Emphasis is placed on securing funding for maternal/infant health initiatives. Topics include: identification of funders who are a mission match, development of each component of the proposal, budget strategies, program evaluation, and the dynamics of the grantor/grantee relationship. Learn what the funders are looking for and avoid common mistakes!
June 3-4, 2010 Conference
Growing Strong Families, Building Healthier Communities
By the end of this program, participants will be able to demonstrate:
- How healthy community environments reinforce family support systems through preconception, perinatal, postpartum and interconception periods.
- Successful strategies for community action to improve outcomes by reducing racial disparity, low birth weight/preterm birth, unsafe sleep, illiteracy, abuse/neglect and environmental risks.
- How community-based breastfeeding initiatives increase breastfeeding success and related health benefits.
- Community collaborative approaches that reduce infant morbidity and mortality by improving maternal health.
Who Should Attend?
- Community health workers
- Dietitians
- Early childhood health and education professionals
- Health agency administrators
- Health care professionals, including nurses and physicians
- Health educators
- Health planners
- Lactation specialists
- Everyone interested in the health and well-being of women and children across Michigan!
For More Conference Information contact:
Diane Drago
Conference
Coordinator
517 663 5147