Podcast
Inclusion Matters is a podcast produced by CICC. Early childhood experts discuss a wide array of important topics for early childhood professionals.
Inclusion Matters is also available on Spotify, Overcast, Google Podcasts, and Radio Public.
CMV and Congenital CMV: Part 1
Join us for this important episode of Inclusion Matters as we discuss critical information for all those interacting with young children. Our expert guests, Gina Liverseed, CMV Nurse Specialist, Minnesota Department of Health, and Amanda Devereaux, Program Director, National CMV Foundation, give an overview of CMV or Cytomegalovirus, share facts about who is at risk, how it is spread, symptoms, treatment, and ways that we can deter the spread of CMV in early childhood settings.
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Talk to your healthcare provider.
Minnesota Department of Health website: Health.mn.gov/CMV
National CMV Foundation: Nationalcmv.org
80x3 Podcast Series - Part 3: Early Childhood Budgets, Boards, and Brain Development
Join our guests, Amanda Ziebell Mawanda, Art Rolnick, and Jamie Bonczyk in this three-part series as they discuss how budgeting decisions in the early childhood education sector translate into positive brain development in young children. Barriers are highlighted as we talk through ways to foster organizational shifts, economic investment, stressing board recruitment and engagement as ways to support your organization’s work.
(Length: 30:18)80x3 Podcast Series - Part 2: Early Childhood Budgets, Boards, and Brain Development
Join our guests, Amanda Ziebell Mawanda, Art Rolnick, and Jamie Bonczyk in this three-part series as they discuss how budgeting decisions in the early childhood education sector translate into positive brain development in young children. Barriers are highlighted as we talk through ways to foster organizational shifts, economic investment, stressing board recruitment and engagement as ways to support your organization’s work.
(Length: 31:09)80x3 Podcast Series - Part 1: Early Childhood Budgets, Boards, and Brain Development
Join our guests, Amanda Ziebell Mawanda, Art Rolnick, and Jamie Bonczyk in this three-part series as they discuss how budgeting decisions in the early childhood education sector translate into positive brain development in young children. Barriers are highlighted as we talk through ways to foster organizational shifts, economic investment, stressing board recruitment and engagement as ways to support your organization’s work.
(Length: 29:24)Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota-The Family Connector Program
Join us as we talk with Ashley Olthoff from the Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota. She is the Director of the Family Connector Program, set up to help families feel more connected and be more equipped to navigate systems and access resources. For more information, please visit:https://dsamn.org/
(Length: 23:19)Centers for Independent Living in Minnesota
Join us as we talk with Heather Stillwell, Strategic Initiatives Lead at the Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living, Inc. (SEMCIL). Learn about SEMCIL and the 5 Core Services which are provided free of charge to anyone who identifies as having a disability in the 11 counties in SE Minnesota. Heather also explains that there are 8 other Centers for Independent Living that serve every county in Minnesota. Listen for information on this amazing free support.
(Length: 19:35)