Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition

Dates:

June 01-02, 2011

Location:

Crowne Plaza Lansing West
925 South Creyts Road
Lansing, MI 48917

925 South Creyts Road
Lansing, MI 48917

Details:

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition

2011 Educational Conference - Life Course: Journey to Healthy Families

 

Presented by:

Michigan Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies Coalition

 

Sponsored by:

March of Dimes

 

Objectives

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.
  • Demonstrate the impact of health pathways, early programming and cumulative stress on women's and family health and their contribution to disparities in pregnancy outcomes, as well as protective interventions.

 

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
  • Social workers
  • Everyone interested in the health and well-being of women and children across Michigan!

Free Pre-Conference - June 1, 2011 sponsored by March of Dimes

From Dream to Reality:  How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal

With Patty Brennan, Director Center for the Childbearing Year, LLC

 

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!

 

For more information please download the Conference Registration & Information form: http://www.hmhbmi.org/document/page_45_HMHB_reg_brochure_2011F.pdf