Family Planning & Maternal and Child Health

While in-person car seat check education is not possible in most areas due to the current pandemic, many Safe Kids coalitions and other safety partners are offering multiple options for parents to learn virtually.

To ensure that everyone knows how to contact the Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline to report suspected child abuse or neglect, the IDCFS has created a new Protecting Children is a Responsibility we all Share poster,

Is your health department prepared for a possible Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) outbreak this fall?

The Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation and Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation recently shared a new $3 million funding opportunity focused on the damage COVID-19 has done to the children’s oral health infrastructure.

Join EverThrive IL, the Chicago Department of Public Health, and AllianceChicago for the latest in our series of webinars addressing the most pressing needs of families and social service providers during COVID-19.

Reduced capacity, coverage mark significant challenges ahead of flu season

Governor Pritzker announced increases in SNAP benefits, funding to support people experiencing homelessness, and a stipend to child care providers who have provided child care to essential workers during this crisis.

This series of educational trainings is designed to assist pediatric providers with addressing the unique needs of adolescents and their families.

This opportunity is ideal for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals alike.

Important info from CDC on this year's flu season

The seminar will feature presentations on both the measles outbreak and the upcoming flu season, adult vaccinations, and current immunizations policy efforts.

IPHA members can take advantage of the following discounted resource from Channing Bete.

Foundation shares report on project that integrated behavioral health into urban, pediatric settings.

Find out more about our Closing Luncheon Keynote Speaker for the 78th Annual Conference

The Commonwealth Fund published a report on the status of women's health and health care in the U.S. and 10 other wealthy nations.

Join HMPRG for their next Health & Medicine Talk on 12/18.

IDPH released Illinois’ first Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Report. The report identifies statewide trends in maternal deaths and provides recommendations to help prevent maternal mortality.

You don’t have to be a Therapist to be Therapeutic: Building Resilience in Children, Families, Communities, and Ourselves, hosted by ICAAP

Get entered for a chance to win a $250 Amazon gift card by completing the IL Poison Center's online Poison Prevention Education Course

IPHI is hosting a webinar on how Illinois schools and districts can implement better wellness policies.

This week, CDC released the first-ever multi-state analysis of trends in opioid use disorder (OUD) in labor and delivery.

ICAAP hosts these webinars to update and educate health care providers on important immunization issues and best practices.

In May, IDPH announced its “Infant at Work” pilot program, which allows parents of infants to bring their child with them to work.

A survey of parents found that, of several reasons health providers give to support HPV vaccination, preventing cancer was most persuasive.

IPHA, along with more than 540 national and state organizations, signed on to a letter calling for the end of the harmful and inhumane practice of separating immigrant children from their parents.