Actions Panel
Free Professional Development for Home Visitors Only Monticello, AR 08/12/19
Date and time
Location
Southeast AR Educational Center
1022 Scogin Dr Monticello, AR 71655Description
Free Professional Development Opportunity for Home Visitors - Monticello, AR
Staff of home visitation programs (that serve families with young children (prenatal through age five), FBBH, HFA, HIPPY, NFP, PAT and SafeCare are specifically encouraged to attend. Staff from other programs whose PRIMARY method of service delivery to families with children (prenatal - 5 years of age) is through home visiting are also invited to attend. (PDR registered)
Dental Health
Registration Required:
When: Monday, August 12, 2019
Time: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Where: Southeast AR Educational Center, 1022 Scoggin Dr., Monticello, AR 71655
The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome says, “It only takes a few seconds to change lives forever.” Shaken Baby Syndrome is a family and community tragedy. It robs a child of a healthy, normal life and causes devastation among all family members---the child victim, parents and siblings. Parents must either cope with the death of a child or care for a child with severe disabilities. Home visitors can play a key role in reinforcing prevention through helping parents understand the dangers of violently shaking a baby, the risk factors and the triggers for it, and ways to reduce stress and frustration. All of which may help to reduce the number of children impacted by Shaken Baby Syndrome.
By the end of this training, Home Visitors will be able to:
- Explain why baby teeth are important and discuss basic tooth development with parents.
- Discuss "Early Childhood Caries", an oral disease, and its impact on a child's health and well-being.
- Express ways for parents to prevent tooth decay.
- Provide parents with strategies to improve their young children's oral health practices including feeding and cleaning.
- Convey to expectant mothers why dental health is vital
Funding for this training was made possible, in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number D89MC23141 of the Affordable Care Act - Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program awarded to the Arkansas Department of Health. The information or content and conclusions expressed in conference materials or by speakers and moderators are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Additional funding for the training was made possible in part through the Arkansas Department of Human Services.