Greetings!
Welcome to the SmartBabies Early Childhood Initiative Bulletin
As an early childhood stakeholder, this bulletin will serve to keep you regularly updated on the ongoing progress of the SmartBabies Initiative as well as the amazing local investments in our children.
Ashley Weaver
Director of the SmartBabies Initiative
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Updates
-Convening Home Visit Subcommittee
-Photoshooot
-New Website
-Healthy Babies Coalition
News
-Talitha Koum New Staff
-Hip Hop 2 Health
-Nobody's Fool
Talitha Koum's New Staff:
Welcome to the early childhood community!
Jan Wengler, Executive Director
Lauren Serafy, Development Director
Hip Hop 2 Health:
August 11
Waco Convention Center
Nobody's Fool:
July 17 - Parent Night
July 18 - 8am-12 pm
Waco Convention Center
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SmartBabies Steering
Committee Members
L to R: Betty Bauer, Debra Jones, Sherry Williams, Roland Goertz, Ashley Weaver, Jim Bush, Carole Hanks, Stewart Kelly, Pam Briggs, Terri Patterson
Mayor Jim Bush, City of Waco, SmartBabies Steering Committee Chairman
Betty Bauer, Community Volunteer, Waco Foundation Trustee
Pam Briggs, McLennan Community College Child Development Instructor
Dr. Roland Goertz, MD, MBA Waco Family Health Center Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Carole Hanks, RN, Psychiatric/Mental Health
Debra Jones, Head Start/Early Head Start Program Director
Stewart Kelly, Kelly Realtors, Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce Board President
Dr. Terri Patterson, WISD Executive Director of Elementary Education & Professional Development
Sherry Williams, RNC, WHNP Waco-McLennan County Public Health District Director
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Convening of the Home Visit Subcommittee
In May the Smartbabies Steering Committee decided upon three action steps:
* Community Information Campaign * Creation of Subcommittees * Cost Benefit Analysis: A look at the impact on the community by reducing the number of Medicaid births We have begun the subcommittee convening. There will be three subcommittees around the focus area of home visits, prenatal care, and teen pregnancy. The first subcommittee - home visitation was the first to be convened in May. SmartBabies Home Visitation Subcommittee |
L to R: Dr. Carole Hanks, Ashley Weaver, Laurel Churchman, Beverley Davis, Eileen Walker, Regina Cotton, David Hanlin |
Laurel Churchman, Public Health District Regina Cotton, Parent Educator WISD Parents As Teachers Beverley Davis, Early Head Start/Home Base Manager Dr. Carole Hanks, RN, Psychiatric/Mental Health David Hanlin, LPC, Supervisor Klara's Children Center ECI Eileen Walker, Department of State Health Services
Thank you to this first subcommittee that has given of thier time. The next committee convened will be the SmartBabies Prenatal Care Subcommittee.
New Website - COMING SOON One of the three goals of the SmartBabies Initiative is to create a website that will house the early childhood resources of the community. A one stop shop for mothers, families and service agencies to access local information. At the end of July we will be hosting a photo shoot to capture the beautiful faces of our own local children, which will be highlighted on the website. Additional details regarding the photo shoot are below.
SmartBabies Website Photo shoot
SmartBabies along with the Texas Workforce will be hosting a photos shoot. The shoot will be held on Friday, July 20th and Saturday, July 21st.
We have teamed up to bring in two influential and sought after photographers, Michael Larsen and Tracy Talbert from Larsen&Talbert photography.
What are we looking for:
- Between the ages of 0-3 years old (July 20th)
- Male and Female
- And of course Adorable!
For reservations or more information call Melissa Briske or
e-mail [email protected]. Reservation deadlines are July 12, 2012.
Healthy Babies Coalition
The Healthy Babies Coalition has been very busy. With the end goal of reducing preterm births the coalition work is fully under way.
- The public campaign has begun. Look for the banners all over the community promoting "The Finish Line is 39," as well as radio spots on our local stations.
- Becoming a Mom classes are being held all over the community. For more details about the class please call (254)-750-5473
- The Healthy Babies Coalition as been premiered on the Mom's Everyday Show. Click here Mom's Everyday to see the video of Andrea Dossey, Hillcrest NICU and Coalition Member sharing more about the coalition and why it is important to wait 39 weeks.
Becoming A Mom Graduation at Estella Maxie May 2012
Becoming a Mom Classes are being held at:
- Great Ebenezer Baptist Church
- 919 Dutton Ave. on Wednesday's at 6:30pm
- For more details call (254)-750-5473.
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