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Right to Thrive:
Mothers & Infants
Summit 2009 |
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| Promoting Action for a Healthy Start
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Was held on: Friday November 20, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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| Right to Thrive: Healthy Mothers & Infants was a summit to
promote the successful development of the Zero to Three Population. Two hundred
professionals, parents, students, and community leaders came together to
educate each other and share their experiences. The group observed panel
discussions by parents and providers. Attendees were also given the opportunity
for Q&A with the panelists.
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| Following the panels, breakout sessions were held. The breakouts
highlighted the topics of advocacy, funding, basic needs, early literacy, child
abuse prevention, and safe sleep. The end of the day was filled with
information regarding opportunities on how each attendee can continue to be
active for these young children.
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| Provided below is some of the information that was given out in
each of the individual break-out sessions: |
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| 1. Funding: Supporting Programs that Make A Difference |
| This session addressed funding issues for the Zero to Three
populations. Programs with strong supporting data were described and outlined.
Future trends for funding, including Federal and State legislative budgets,
were explored. Jeff Sadler, Children's Trust Fund, Zero to Three. |
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| 2. Advocacy: Promoting Action for a Healthy Start |
| Statistics were presented that included specific risk factors for
babies and moms. Steps were outlined and discussed for advocacy in your
community. Participants were given the tools to understand and implement policy
action. Michele Corey; Alicia Quintero, Michigan's Children; Kurt Metzger,
Detroit-Area Community Indicators System, CEO. |
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| 3. Preconception Health Promotion: A Focus for Women's Wellness |
| This session defined and addressed the importance of preconception
health and its impact on pregnancy outcomes. It explored the rationale behind
pre-pregnancy health, provided guidance on preconception risk identification,
and outlined approaches to promoting preconception wellness. Community services
available to assist uninsured women in receiving health care were highlighted.
Cami Purifoy, Infant Mortality Program; Sharon Wallace, Infant Mortality
Program Founder. |
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| 4. Basic Needs: Tapping into Our Community Safety Net
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| Children require food, shelter, physical safety and emotional
security in order to thrive. This session included an informative panel session
and learned from networkers and service providers. They also provided
information on how to access these vital needs. Elaine Koons, Great Start
Collaborative-Wayne; Lorraine Hurst, Department of Human Services. |
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| 5. Early Literacy: Stimulating the Young Brain |
| Three early literacy programs were explored including IMPACT:
Inspiring Mentors, Parents and Children Together. Useful activities and
techniques related to strengthening the young brain and children's literacy
skills will be shared. This was a fun hands-on and interactive workshop. Rachel
Reading, Child's Hope; Rodd Monts, United Way; Dr. Raymond Kettel, UM-Dearborn. |
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| 6. Child Abuse Prevention/ Child Safety: Protecting our Most
Vulnerable |
| Child abuse and neglect cases rise as stress on our families
increases. This session featured presentations on Safe Sleep, Shaken Baby
Prevention, along with community education and awareness of the most critical
issues for parents with young children and babies. Carol Facca, Tomorrow's
Child; Zoe Lyons, Department of Human Services. |
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Planning Committee
Judith Barr-
First step
Michele Corey-
Michigan's Children
Dr.Talat Danish & Kathleen Urbats -
Wayne Country Department of Public Health
Dr. Katie Silverman & Megan Heard-
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Elaine Koons-
Great Start Collaborative Wayne
Jane Zehnder-Merrell-
Michigan League for Human Services
Kurt Metzger- Detroit-Area
Community Indicators System
Cami Purifoy-
Infant Mortality Program
Dr. Carolyn Rowland-
Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion
M. Jeffrey Sadler-
Children's Trust Fund
Trisha Stein & Annemarie Valdez-
Child's Hope |
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| For more information please contact us at
office@childshope.com or by phone (313) 583-6401 |
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