by Adam Shapiro | Oct 21, 2017 | News |
http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices/we-need-to-increase-education-efforts-during-infant-safe-sleep/article_c536f7c2-aa2e-11e7-910c-23eb76029293.html We are making a difference! Over the past couple of years, many steps have been taken to save lives and...
by Adam Shapiro | Oct 21, 2017 | News |
Keizer Police Chief John Teague, Salem Police Chief Jerry Moore, and Polk County District Attorney Aaron Felton were all called on to speak on behalf of the Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting Act (MIECHV) and the Children’s Health Insurance Program...
by Adam Shapiro | Oct 2, 2017 | News |
But this critical program is in danger. In less than a week, federal funding for Nurse-Family Partnership will discontinue unless Congress reauthorizes the MIECHV program, which has served just under 1,000 families in the state since 2010. And if elected officials in...
by Adam Shapiro | Oct 2, 2017 | News |
Some of the programs at greatest risk as this threat of funding loss looms are the 25 tribal organizations across the country. California is home to three such programs in Lake County, Alameda County and Riverside-San Bernardino counties. “We do get nervous...
by Adam Shapiro | Oct 2, 2017 | News |
The funding set to expire this weekend affects the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, which covers 176,000 children in Pennsylvania; a program that provides 70 percent of the federal funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers that care for more...
by Adam Shapiro | Sep 16, 2017 | News, Uncategorized |
Crystal Kee, a Family Spirit home visitor, spoke about the role of MIECHV in tribal communities on “Native Voices Calling.”
