Preconception Health
We are excited to announce we’ve partnered with Lyon-Martin Health Services to discuss ways we can better serve LGBTQIA+ young adults in the community and clinical settings with a “Preconception In Progress” Webinar, titled: Comprehensive & Welcoming Care for LGBTQIA+ Communities. Join the Preconception In Progress Webinar: “Comprehensive & Welcoming Care for LGBTQIA+ Communities” […]
If you’re trying to get healthy before pregnancy, don’t be too hard on yourself. Whatever your health goal may be, remember that everything takes time. Don’t give up if you don’t see progress right away. Our bodies are built for growing and carrying. Every day you spend worrying is a day you’re not enjoying your […]
The Show Your Love campaign turned FIVE in February! The original Show Your Love campaign rolled out on the CDC and partners’ websites in 2013, so we gathered some of our partners for a “Celebration Across the Nation.” We are proud of the progress we’ve made, but we have so much more ahead of us! Going back […]
Today the National Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative (PCHHC), the public-private partnership that manages ShowYourLoveToday.com, announces the appointment of a new consumer workgroup chair, Ana Cabello-de la Garza, MSW, MPH. Ana has been involved with PCHHC since 2015 and has been integral in community partnership expansion. Ana will assist with the strategic planning for the […]
We are celebrating the Show Your Love campaign’s FIFTH birthday all month of February! Yes, the original Show Your Love campaign rolled out on the CDC and partners’ websites on Valentine’s Day 2013. Can’t believe how far we’ve come and how much more we have ahead of us. Please follow and join the virtual love-sharing on Twitter, Facebook, […]
PCHHC is hosting a Tweet chat with the March of Dimes, CenteringHealth, and Mother to Baby WHAT: As we wrap up Birth Defects Prevention Month (NBDPM), please join us in celebrating babies and raising awareness of the 1 in 33 babies born with a birth defect. Learn how to protect yourself and your baby from infections […]
#ShowYourLove by being your healthiest self This was originally posted in the March of Dimes’ News Moms Need blog on January 12th. January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Today’s guest post is from Suzanne Woodward, Communications Director at the National Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative (PCHHC), to help raise awareness on the steps women can […]
Halloween is coming up but some of us celebrate the entire month. That means candy, pumpkin flavored everything and spooky costume parties. But we can’t forget about our health just because we get wrapped up in the fun of it all. Your health and lifestyle choices can impact your life goals. At some parties, the […]
Just announced! Read full press release here. The Center for Maternal and Infant Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC CMIH) received funding to advance the status of women’s preconception health, particularly for low-income women and women of color in some of the country’s most underserved communities. This funding is one […]
October is Health Literacy Month. As a health advocate and writer, health literacy is an important topic to me and I hope it’s important to you, too. Health literacy is the ability to understand and use health information to make decisions about health care. Health literacy is essential because at some point, you will need to […]
Ah, Fall! Bring on the nutmeg, cinnamon, dry-fit sweats…A healthy Fall is in full swing. Now that we’re talking all things ‘Fall Fitness,’ take a look back at our #MyHealthySummer Challenge. We asked young adults to post their healthy summer fun using #MyHealthySummer and #ShowYourLoveToday and share each other’s posts. The person to post and […]
Have you read CityMatCH’s lastest CityLights issue? CityLights – The Well-Woman: Reproductive Health, Rights, And Justice Click to download The Well Woman issue Show Your Love & many PCHHC partners are featured in this publication. Read, share with your networks…Email if you’re interested in learning more about the programs shared in the issue.
For Spanish, click here: #VeranoSaludable. Whatever your summer plans, jobs and travels, show us how you’re staying healthy and well! The National Preconception Health & Health Care Initiative (PCHHC) has partnered with Every Woman Southeast and NCSEXCON to keep the preconception health momentum rolling this summer by encouraging young adults across the US to share and […]
Show Your Love App: Helping Women Protect Their Health and Babies-To-Be Originally published by Amy Tolchinsky, CDC Foundation Blog Imagine having the chance to prepare for a healthy child—and even think about whether or not pregnancy is a goal for you—before you conceive. Preconception health, or health before pregnancy, is very important and can affect […]
Join us for an evening of BIG + BOLD IDEAS! When: Tuesday January 17, 5:30-8:30 ET (5:30 reception, talks begin at 6:00) Where: this TEDxUNC Salon event takes place at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work Auditorium. This inspiring evening will feature talks by a group of courageous and creative leaders on topics including: […]
Calling all artists, musicians, inspiring leaders… January 2017 TEDxUNC Presentations ALL women and men of reproductive age should be able to achieve optimal health and wellness, fostering a healthy life for them and any children they may have. Much needs to be done in the US to create momentum and progress towards this ambitious vision. […]
The Healthy Start Coalition, as part of its strategic plan to address poor birth outcomes in Jefferson, Madison, and Taylor Counties, Florida periodically hosts women’s health workshop in a manner to educate preconception women on the 16 topics of women’s health, using the original CDC Campaign “Show Your Love” materials. The Coalition teamed up with […]
Show Your Love resource & campaign is featured in the Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences research article, “Advancing preconception health in the United States: strategies for change.” Read how the Show Your Love partners and strategy is setting the stage to advance preconception health in communities across the nation. This article is open access: