The Early Learning Hub of Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties is highlighting its partnership with Bright by Text, a free messaging service that supports parents and other caregivers of children from prenatal up to age 8.

The Amendments to the Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) for the “Universally Offered Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Program" chapter 333, division 6 have been finalized. The rules were filed and are effective July 29, 2022.  In practice, the rules require that all families be offered a Family Connects Integrated Home Visit (IHV) in the home. If the family declines the visit, another location (e.g. office) can be offered and a telemedicine visit must be offered. These rules are in alignment with the Family Connects May 2022 COVID 19 Updated Guidance that requires a virtual visit be offered to families who are not yet comfortable with an in-home visit.

Samaritan Health Services would like to hear your input to the 2023 Community Health Needs Assessments during two listening sessions August 23rd & 24th.

August is National Breastfeeding Month and highlights the value of breastfeeding for mothers and children. You can read about all about breastfeeding in the August Pollywog Parent Newsletter.

The purpose of this 12-session ECHO program is to enhance the ability of primary care clinicians and healthcare team members to provide whole-person care to children and youth in foster/resource care, with attentiveness to the unique factors that drive health inequities and disproportionately for those children and youth with a history of child welfare involvement. 

Our Children Oregon invites you to hear the latest data on child well-being, understand how the pandemic continues to have lasting effects on our children and families, and uplift the opportunities we have together, to bring about transformational change for Oregon’s next generation.

Here is a report from the first joint year of the Family Connects program in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties, plus plans for our second year.

Want to learn more about the science of child development? Curious about what’s going on in the minds of our youngest learners? Dive into the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) library of free resources that cover the latest research on topics from brain development to relationships.

Adult Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to help someone who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis, and connect them to the appropriate care.  Training is on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at the Albany Fire Department (611 SE Lyon St. Albany, Oregon).

The Corvallis Elks Lodge invites expectant parents and parents of babies up to six weeks of age to a Baby Shower on Saturday, August 6, 2022 from noon to 2:00. The location is 1400 NW 9th Street at the corner of Grant Avenue.