10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sponsor: Catholic Urban Programs & Memorial Hospital Location: Catholic Urban Programs, 7 Vieux Carre Drive, East St. Louis, IL 62203
Drug Endangered Children Work Group Meeting
12:00 PM Sponsor: St. Clair County Drug Prevention Alliance Location: via Zoom All members of this group will recieve a Zoom meetibng invite via email.
Plant Pals Intergenerational Program
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sponsor: BRIC (Healthier Together, Make Health Happen, MTC Community Outreach Location: Avant Elementary School, 1915 N. 55th St., East St Louis, IL 62204
The Plant Pals Intergenerational Program will be held every 1st and 3rd Thursday from October 28th to December 16th. Please see the PDF flyer above for full details and session outline.
Chronic Disease Work Group Meeting
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Location: Zoom link sent via email Member's of this workgroup have received a zoom meeting invite via email. If you did not receive your invite, or you would like to join this workgroup, please email us at info@healthiertogether.net or contact Katrina Galatie at kgalati@illinois.edu
IPHI BRIC Check-in
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sponsor: IPHI Location: Virtually Held
All members of the BRIC team will receive an invite to a Ring Central meeting.
For more information how how you can get involved with Healthier Together, or the BRIC Partnership, contact us at info@healthiertogether.net
CDC Webinar - Improving Routine, Influenza, and COVID-19 Vaccination This Winter
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Location: Virtually Held
Please join the Public Health Foundation (PHF) for a webinar featuring immunization experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during National Influenza Vaccination Week on December 6th at 2pm EST.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance for all individuals to be up-to-date on their routine vaccinations, as well as their annual influenza vaccine. Many children fell behind on routine vaccines and well-child visits during the pandemic. Routine, influenza, and COVID-19 vaccines are essential to helping children, families, and communities stay healthy.
Influenza vaccination remains a critical strategy to decrease the burden on our healthcare system by reducing influenza-related doctor visits and hospitalizations, as well as decreasing the number of people who will need influenza diagnostic testing.
Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
· Discuss benefits of late-season flu vaccination
· Discuss vaccination coadministration
· Describe the importance of catching up on routine childhood vaccinations
· Discuss new pediatric COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 5-11 years
· Obtain additional resources to help guide patients
Presenters
· Bess Davenport, MPH, Health Communication Specialist, Influenza Division, NCIRD, CDC
· Amanda Carnes, MPH, Health Communication Specialist, Office of the Director, NCIRD CDC (currently deployed as the Pediatric Communications Lead, CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force)
Partnership for Drug-Free Communities Meeting
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sponsor: Partnership for Drug-Free Communities Location: Virtually Held
To make adjustments for the holidays, the next Partnership meeting will be on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 10:00 am. The Partnership’s Executive Committee would like to extend an invitation to the general community to attend the presentation, and the rest of the meeting if they choose. The presentation will start with an introduction to the 5 Mental Health Days for Illinois Students, presented by Tricia Blackard, Asst. Regional Superintendent of Schools in Madison County. Melanie Moore, Mental Health Specialist, Riverbend Head Start and Family Services, will follow with a presentation on Overcoming Childhood Trauma through Relationships. Melanie will talkabout the Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework and how it is used to advance relationships with each other, students, and their families.
Topic: Partnership Meeting
Time: Dec 8, 2021 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
The Partnership’s January meeting will be held on the 26th and 10:00 am. The presentation topic will be Addressing Behavioral Health on Transit Systems.
COVID Vaccine Booster Event
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Sponsor: AgeSmart Community Resources Location: 801 W State Street, O'Fallon, IL 62269
Safe Sleep Education- Spanish
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sponsor: Southern Illinois Health Foundation (SIHF) Location: Zoom For more information on how you can attend the Safe Sleep Education course, email Tia Britton at tbritton@sihf.org, or call (618)646-2577. The Wednesday classes are presented in Spanish. Safe Sleep Education courses presented in English occur on the Thursday date each month.
Council of Partners Meeting
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Sponsor: Healthier Together Location: Virtually Held Member's of the council wille reeive a zoom invite to this meeting via email. If you did not receive yours, or you would like to know more about the Healthier Together Council of Partners, contact us at info@healthiertogether.net
Metro East Recovery Council
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sponsor: Chestnut Health Systems & Metro East Park and Recreation District Location: 104 United Drive, Collinsville, IL 62234
Safe Sleep Education-English
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Sponsor: Southern Illinois Health Foundation (SIHF) Location: via Zoom For more information on how you can attend the Safe Sleep Education course, email Tia Britton at tbritton@sihf.org, or call (618)646-2577. The Thursday classes are presented in English. Safe Sleep Education courses presented in Spanish occur on the Wednesday date each month.
St. Clair County Suicide Prevention Alliance Meeting
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Sponsor: St. Clair County Suicide Prevention Alliance Location: Virtually Held
Dear SPA Members,
We’ve had a busy fall and will use our December meeting to review planning efforts for the coming year. Please think of activities that you would find helpful and like to participate in for 2022. Renewed marketing and identifying training opportunities are two that come to mind for me. We should also have ample opportunity for service/agency updates from our members.
If you have any items to add to the agenda, please let me know.
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Sponsor: Mt Calvary Community Outreach Location: Mt Calvary Church of God 1420 N. 29th St, East St Louis, IL 62204 Other: Partnered with Boeing, St. Louis Food Pantry, & Feeding America Food on the Move flyer
Kitchen A-La Cart Updates
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Location: Zoom link sent via email Chronic Disease work group members will be meeting with members of the review team to discuss their application surrounding the Kitchen a la Cart.
Plant Pals Intergenerational Program
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sponsor: BRIC (Healthier Together, Make Health Happen, MTC Community Outreach Location: Avant Elementary School, 1915 N. 55th St., East St Louis, IL 62204
The Plant Pals Intergenerational Program will be held every 1st and 3rd Thursday from October 28th to December 16th. Please see the PDF flyer above for full details and session outline.
EStL Strong COVID-19 Vaccine Event 
