Join us for a bilingual #WellnessWed Tweet Chat on June 27th at 3pm ET. This is the FIRST all-inclusive preconception-focused Tweet chat! Hashtag: #CareTheyDeserve — A #WellnessWed Chat The What: Join us for a #CareTheyDeserve Tweet Chat, where we’ll be discussing how a person’s health can impact their future and the future of the next generation. The […]
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PCHHC IN Progress Webinar Series
PCHHC is proud to launch their first open-access webinar series as part of their regular workgroup meetings. Please join by clicking the images/links below. Upcoming Webinars PCH In Progress Schedule The next webinar will be May 9th at 1pm ET – “Centering Sexual Health Advocacy from the Margins” by Amarachi Anakaraonye, MSPH, Executive Producer […]
Show Your Love Turns 5
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 […]
#HealthyStart2018 Conference in Washington, DC
We are proud to announce that #ShowYourLoveToday is the media sponsor for #HealthyStart2018, the National Healthy Start Association’s 19th Annual Spring Conference! #HealthyStart2018 will be held March 26-28th in Washington, DC. Conference details and agenda can be found HERE. The theme this year is: “Living the Legacy: Celebrating Advocacy for Families and Communities, Then & Now!” […]
Protect your heart
Taking care of preexisting health conditions, like heart disease, is especially important if you’re trying to get pregnant. While we often associate heart disease with men, it’s the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Here are some tips to keep your heart healthy: Stay active and work exercise into your weekly […]
PCHHC Welcomes New Consumer Workgroup Chair
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 […]
Show Your Love Turns 5!
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, […]
#Prevent2Protect Tweet chat on Jan. 30, 2-3pm ET
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 […]
New funding to advance the status of women’s preconception health across the U.S.
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 […]
CityLights – The Well-Woman: Reproductive Health, Rights, And Justice
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.
#MCHChat for National Women’s Health Week (Tues, May 16, 12pm ET)
#MCHChat for National Women’s Health Week May is Women’s Health Month, and May 14-21 is #NWHW. What better time to lean in to (young) women’s health? We’re covering the spectrum: from preconception, postpartum, equity, family support & more. Join us! #MCHChat – covering a spectrum of (young) women’s reproductive health When: Tues, May 16, 2017, 12-1pm […]
NEW! Show Your Love App Now Available on iOS and Android
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 […]
Call for TEDxUNC Presentations
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. […]
Show Your Love featured in Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
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:
September is Infant Morality Awareness Month: Preconception is Key
September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month. Throughout the month, we have partnered with NICHQ and other organizations to raise awareness of the shockingly high infant mortality rate in the United States. While the Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network to Reduce Infant Mortality (IM CoIIN) public relations campaign is focused on pre- and interconception care, it […]
Men Show Love Too – Visual Poem by Peer Health Advocates
Men Show Love Too Show Your Love Diversification Grantee, Florida Department of Health-Duval County, held a Photo Voices Exhibit and Event on June 24th. Watch this video of Peer Health Advocate leader Jaylon Feacher reading a Show Your Love original poem, entitled “Men Show Love Too,” written by Elijah Singles. Stay tuned for much more photos, […]
TheNC Blog: His & Hers Wellness Visits
His & Hers Wellness Visits—What do they cover? Why are they critical to your health and life plans? From The National Campaign to Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy Blog June 21, 2016 By: Sarah Verbiest, DrPH, MSW, MPH, Director of the National Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative The Wellness Visit: A once a year […]
PCHHC Launches the First National Consumer Preconception Health Resource and Social Campaign
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, The National Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative (PCHHC), a public-private partnership of over 70 organizations working to promote preconception wellness and life planning, launched Show Your Love, the first national consumer preconception web resource and social media campaign. Show Your Love encourages young adults to […]