The Arkansas Home Visiting Network (AHVN) promotes high quality and evidence-based home visiting services to Arkansas’ families during pregnancy and until children enter Kindergarten. The AHVN includes representatives from home visiting programs and stakeholders across the state. A large part of working with families is to provide resources that can benefit the health and welfare of children and parents. Information provided by programs such as yours are in great demand for home visitors from: Following Baby Back Home, Healthy Families, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers and SafeCare. For more information about Arkansas Home Visiting Network Conference please select the following link: http://www.arhomevisiting.org
In attendance at the 2016 Arkansas Home Visiting Network Conference were over 350 participants. Closer to the date of the conference exhibitors that are selected will be provided with the current number of registrants.
Conference Agenda
Tuesday November 7, 2017
7:30 - 8:30 am Conference Check-In (must be pre-registered)
8:30 - 10:00 am GENERAL SESSION/KEYNOTE:
Welcome and Introductions
Scott Gordon Home Visiting Professional of the Year Award
Kathy Pillow Price
"Toxic Stress: Understanding and Mitigating its Impact on Young Children"
Sarah Watamura
10:15 - 11:45 am WORKSHOP Session A (90 min)
11:50 am - 1:30 pm LUNCH/KEYNOTE
"Transforming Stigma into Strength"
Mike Veny
1:45- 3:00 pm WORKSHOP Session B (60 min)
3:00 - 3:15 pm BREAK
3:15 - 4:00 pm WORKSHOP Session C (60 min)
The Conference Committee will review all exhibitor applications for appropriateness for home visitors.
Vendors who charge for merchandise such as jewelry, clothing, home decorations, books, toys etc. will be charged a fee of $75 per table. Fee includes skirted table, two chairs and drapes.
There is no fee for State Agencies or non-profit programs – space is limited so we ask that if you commit to a space please make every effort to be a part of the conference. Provided at no cost is a skirted table and two chairs and drapes.
For more information please contact Sue Porbeck at 501-364-3466 or smporbeck@uams.edu
Funding for this conference was made possible, in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number D89MC23141 of the Affordable Care Act - Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program awarded to the Arkansas Department of Health. The information or content and conclusions expressed in conference materials or by speakers and moderators are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Additional funding for the conference was made possible in part through the Arkansas Department of Human Services.
