Ohio Legislative Children’s Caucus Webinar
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Ohio Legislative Children’s Caucus Webinar: The Workforce Behind the Workforce: Strengthen Child Care to Build Ohio’s Economy
Join the Center for Family Voice at Groundwork Ohio on Wednesday, July 7th from 10:00am-11:00am for the virtual release of our new report, “Amplifying Family Voice to Advance Equitable Outcomes for Young Children.” During the webinar, Groundwork Ohio will be joined by early childhood experts and esteemed guests to discuss the findings of our new report, expectations for the future work of the Center for Family Voice and how Ohio can better empower families to drive change and improve the healthy development of Ohio’s young children.
Speakers include:
• Shannon Jones, Executive Director of Groundwork Ohio
• Lynanne Gutierrez, Assistant Director at Groundwork Ohio
• Director Maureen Corcoran, Ohio Department of Medicaid
• Ami Cole, President at Molina Healthcare of Ohio
• Sherri Killins Stewart, Director of State Systems Alignment and Integration for the BUILD Initiative
In January, Groundwork Ohio announced a historic investment by MolinaCares Accord to build a “center of excellence” dedicated to authentically engaging Ohio parents and families in the policies and practices that impact the healthy development of their children. The report reflects findings from an extensive environmental scan across the state of Ohio and nation completed by the Center to explore best practices that successfully engage families in public services delivery to inform state and local programs, practices, and policy development. The scan was supported by expert technical assistance support from the Center for Health Care Strategies and the BUILD Initiative.
We hope you will join us for this timely Keynote presentation from Dr. Alison Tovar about the importance of centering equity in early childhood nutrition outcomes. The presentation will be followed by a moderated Q and A session with the audience.
Alison Tovar, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity in the Brown University School of Public Health. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Dr. Tovar received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Northeastern University in 2001, a Master’s in Public Health from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2005, and her Ph.D. from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in 2009. Dr. Tovar was a faculty in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at The University of Rhode Island from 2012-2021 and joined Brown University in 2022. Her research focuses on understanding factors that shape eating behaviors early in life among diverse, underrepresented populations and developing community-based interventions among these populations.
Session 1 is intended for ECE/School-age program teachers and family child care providers and will provide information on healthy habits and strategies for implementing experiences in the program. All four parts of Session 1 must be taken for credit.
Part A – Healthy Physical Activity: Importance of physical play and structured and unstructured play ideas
Part B – Healthy Feeding and Eating: Nutrition, tips on encouraging new foods, positive drink choices and program activities
Part C – Healthy Growing: Positive body image, growing of fruits/vegetables program ideas
Part D – Healthy Families: Family engagement ideas, promote healthy habits in home settings.
To register, visit OCCRRA’s website and use ST#10127408.
If your program is pursuing Ohio Healthy Programs designation, the program administrator must complete the Ohio Early Care and Education Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment prior to attending their first training and/or technical assistance visit.
NOTE: This is day 1 of a 2-day training. The second training will take place on Saturday, February 11. Participants must attend and complete BOTH days of training to receive full credit.
Session 1 is intended for ECE/School-age program teachers and family child care providers and will provide information on healthy habits and strategies for implementing experiences in the program. All four parts of Session 1 must be taken for credit.
Part A – Healthy Physical Activity: Importance of physical play and structured and unstructured play ideas
Part B – Healthy Feeding and Eating: Nutrition, tips on encouraging new foods, positive drink choices and program activities
Part C – Healthy Growing: Positive body image, growing of fruits/vegetables program ideas
Part D – Healthy Families: Family engagement ideas, promote healthy habits in home settings.
To register, visit OCCRRA’s website and use ST#10127408.
If your program is pursuing Ohio Healthy Programs designation, the program administrator must complete the Ohio Early Care and Education Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment prior to attending their first training and/or technical assistance visit.
NOTE: This is day 2 of a 2-day training. The first training took place on Saturday, January 28. Participants must attend and complete BOTH days of training to receive full credit.