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2010 Standing Up for Mothers and Babies Awards Dinner
September 30, 2010 at the Coronado Ballroom

Standing Up for Mothers and Babies Awards will be presented in recognition of outstanding leaders and advocates for mothers and babies.

Nominations are requested for additional awards in the following categories:
Provider/Practitioner Champion
Community Champion
Emerging MCH Leader

Nomination Forms may be submitted by July 1, 2010.

The following award recipients were selected for recognition at the dinner by the MCFHC Board of Directors:
Dr. Louise Flick will receive the Dr. Terry Leet Researcher Award
Schnucks Markets and March of Dimes will receive the Corporate/Philanthropic Champion Award

For more information about the awards, sponsoring the dinner or purchasing tickets, please contact Kendra Copanas at 314-289-5682 or kcopanas@stl-mcfhc.org

Third Annual Conference -
Adolescent Health: A Time to Prepare to Prevent

The Maternal, Child and Family Health Coalition held its third annual conference Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the Millennium Student Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis. One hundred and twenty-one participants were in attendance including exhibitors, volunteers and presenters.

Two keynote sessions were offered. The first presentation encouraged participants to adopt youth development theories, principles and practices to improve access to and quality of services for adolescents in clinics and other healthcare settings. Chris Ohlemeyer, M.D., Adolescent Medicine Specialist at Washington University Student Health Services offered this session. The second presentation supplied participants with information regarding recommended adolescent immunizations including disease incidences, dosage, age recommendations and the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Daryl Lynch, M.D., Chief, Section of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City presented this session.

The Coalition thanks its sponsors for supporting this important conference:

Silver Sponsors
Office of Minority Health

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SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center

Co-Sponsor
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Adolescent Health Program