October 23, 2024 Upcoming Webinars Tackle Child Welfare, Early Care, and Health Pritzker Children’s Initiative has announced a number of upcoming webinars that focus on everything from child welfare and early care to children’s health. BUILD Initiative On Oct. 17, a six-part webinar series launched on the BUILD Initiative’s exploration of how the child welfare and all PN-5 child and family serving systems – such as early learning, health, housing, economic development, and transportation – can align and work together to achieve better outcomes for children. The series describes strategies that both systems can employ to support children already in foster care and examines the barriers to cross-system collaboration. It also highlights state and community efforts that prioritize preventative, upstream approaches to support young children and families at risk of child welfare involvement. Additional webinar dates for this series include: Nov. 20 Jan. 16 Feb. 13 March 13 April: TBD Registration is open online. More information will be available closer to the dates of the webinars. Other Webinars The Center for Early Learning Funding Equity will host a webinar titled “Early Learning Shortchanged” on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. CT. The webinar will include a discussion about how early care and education is funded in the United States and why it is challenging. It will also focus on how to track money raised across funding streams. Registration is now open. Also on Oct. 24, Child Care Aware of America (CCAA), Better Kid Care, and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will launch “Collaborating for Child Well-Being: A Toolkit for Local Health Departments and Early Care and Education Programs. This webinar, which begins at 2 p.m. CT, will discuss a toolkit that provides practical guidance, tools, and resources to support developing and sustaining partnerships between local health departments and early care and education organizations. Registration is now open.
April 22, 2024 Free Webinar on Radon Risks and Solutions Women for a Health Environment and Pennsylvania Healthy Childcare Partnership will host an upcoming webinar on the dangers of radon. The free webinar is aimed at child care professionals and facility decision makers. Learn More The webinar will learn what radon is, where it occurs, and how it affects children and adults. The webinar will discuss why it is important to test for radon, which is a major indoor air quality risk in state child care facilities. Speakers will also discuss how to manage radon to eliminate harm. The webinar will be led by radon scientist and physicist Nathaniel Burden. Attendees will receive information on testing and mitigation strategies. More Details Those interested in attending can register now for one of two Zoom sessions: Tuesday, April 30 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pennsylvania early childhood educators who complete the event will receive one PQAS hours credit.
Free Webinar on Radon Risks and Solutions Women for a Health Environment and Pennsylvania Healthy Childcare Partnership will host an upcoming webinar on the dangers of radon. The free webinar is aimed at child care professionals and facility decision makers. Learn More The webinar will learn what radon is, where it occurs, and how it affects children and adults. The webinar will discuss why it is important to test for radon, which is a major indoor air quality risk in state child care facilities. Speakers will also discuss how to manage radon to eliminate harm. The webinar will be led by radon scientist and physicist Nathaniel Burden. Attendees will receive information on testing and mitigation strategies. More Details Those interested in attending can register now for one of two Zoom sessions: Tuesday, April 30 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pennsylvania early childhood educators who complete the event will receive one PQAS hours credit.
May 23, 2023 UPMC Children’s Hospital Launches New Transportation Partnership with Lyft UPMC Children’s Hospital has partnered with Lyft to provide free transportation to families that lack access to transportation and need assistance getting to appointments at their facilities. Launched in April 2023, the partnership allows Children’s Hospital staff to provide unique voucher codes to families, which allow them schedule free rides to the hospital, and other select locations, through the Lyft mobile app. A limited number of voucher codes are available to families each month. Vouchers are only available for appointments at UPMC Children’s Hospital (main and satellite locations: Children’s South, North, East, and Pine Center) and Children’s Primary Care Centers of Oakland and Turtle Creek. Free, round-trip rides are only available to families with a voucher code. To access a free ride, families must first obtain a voucher code. To obtain a voucher for a Lyft ride to an appointment, parents or caregivers must speak with their child’s care team at one of the eligible locations. Learn More Rides are available thanks to a partnership among UPMC Children’s Hospital, Lyft, and PA 2-1-1 Southwest. UPMC Children’s Hospital does not guarantee a voucher code for any appointment. To learn more, visit the UPMC Children’s Hospital website.
