Healthy Babies and Families for Sedgwick County Residents
Low birth weight and infant deaths continue to be a tragedy affecting many Sedgwick County residents. The following programs are administered by the Sedgwick County Health Department in effort to reduce this trend in Sedgwick County.
Healthy Babies - Healthy Today, Healthy Tomorrow - Project Imprint - Women Infants and Children (WIC)
Healthy Today, Healthy Tomorrow
Teen pregnancy is a community problem that too often leads to low birth weight and infant deaths. The health department is committed to preventing teen pregnancy, but also to educating teens and parents about available resources. Having a healthy baby as an adult begins with making healthy choices as a teenager. Click here to learn more about the program and links to credible resources for teen and parents.
Healthy Babies
Healthy Babies is a FREE educational program for
pregnant and delivered moms. Registered nurses and community liaisons provide group education, family support, in-office and home visits (as needed) during the pregnancy and after baby is born. Moms who participate in the Healthy Babies program can earn Baby Bucks to purchase items from the Healthy Babies store.
Prenatal and parenting groups help mom develop a strong peer support network. Participants share and learn from each other on topics such as:
- What to Expect During Pregnancy
- Prevention, Signs and Symptoms of Preterm Birth
- Labor and Delivery
- Baby Care
- Safe Sleep
- Breastfeeding
- Baby Blues/Depression
- Baby's Growth and Learning
- Relationships
- Importance of Birth Spacing
- Smoking Cessation
- Car Seat Safety
- Other Family Support Services
For more information about Healthy Babies prenatal and parenting groups, or to enroll in the program, call 316-660-7433 or e-mail healthybabies@sedgwick.gov. You can also click here to download a referral form. Healthy Babies is located at 434 N. Oliver, Wichita, KS 67208.
Bebes Saludables
Bebés Saludables es un programa educativo GRATUITO para mujeres embarazadas hasta y después del nacimiento del bebé.
Enfermeras Tituladas y Trabajadoras Comunitarias proporcionan educación en grupo, apoyo familiar y visitas a domicilio (según sean necesarias) durante el embarazo y después del nacimiento del bebé. Nuestro deseo es que cada madre tenga un bebé saludable y una familia sana.
La educación se proporciona a través de los Grupos Prenatales y de Crianza de Niños de Bebés Saludables. El modelo de cuidado de grupo no solo ayuda a las mujeres a desarrollar una fuerte red de apoyo entre ellas mismas pero también se presta a mejores resultados de nacimiento entre las participantes del grupo.
En los grupos, las participantes pueden compartir y aprender de las demás sobre temas como:
Para mayor información sobre los Grupos Prenatales y de Crianza de Niños de Bebés Saludables,o para inscribirse en este programa GRATUITO, favor de llamar a Bebés Saludables al 316-660-7433, enviarnos un correo electrónico a healthybabies@sedgwick.gov
Project Imprint: A Fetal Infant Mortality Review Initiative
Sedgwick County has a community health problem that is affecting it's smallest, most vulnerable residents - high infant mortality rates. Project Imprint is a community initiative that seeks to answer why infants are dying in our county. Click here to learn about this project and the work its members are doing in our community.
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
WIC is a temporary nutrition education and supplemental
food program that provides assistance for women, infants
and children. WIC
provides:
- Nutrition education - Ideas to help improve eating habits and your health
- Supplemental foods - Food coupons to buy specific foods for good health
- Referrals - To community and health agencies for additional support
- Breastfeeding support and education - Click here to find out about our free, informal classes!
To be eligible for the program, women must meet income guidelines and be pregnant, breastfeeding or have recently delivered a baby. Children must be under five years of age. Program participants must receive a health exam by WIC staff and be found at medical and/or nutritional risk by a health professional.
If you have questions about the WIC program, please call 316-660-7444.
WIC Offers New Breastfeeding Class
New or expectant mothers often find themselves with a long list of questions
when it comes to breastfeeding. Sedgwick County WIC has the answers. WIC’s
Breastfeeding Peer Counselors are leading a new class designed to educate women
on the basics and not-so-basics of lactation. Best of all, it’s free!
TThe class meets from 1 to 2 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at 434 N.
Oliver and is open to everyone. No RSVP is necessary. The same material will be
taught each month, though participants are invited to come as often as they
wish.
Mujeres, Bebés y Niños (WIC)
WIC es un programa temporal de educación nutricional y
comida suplementaria que proporciona ayuda a Mujeres, Bebés
y Niños.
WIC proporciona:
• Educación nutricional – Ideas para mejorar las costumbres
alimenticias y la salud.
• Comidas suplementarias – Cupones para comprar comidas
específicas para la buena salud
• Referencias a agencias comunitarias y de salud para apoyo
adicional.
• Apoyo y Educación sobre la Lactancia
Para ser elegible para el programa, las mujeres tienen que
reunir ciertos requerimientos en cuanto a ingresos y deben
estar embarazadas, dando de lactar, o haber dado a luz
recientemente. Los niños tienen que ser menores de cinco
años de edad. Los participantes en el programa tienen que
someterse a un chequeo de salud y un profesional médico
tiene que verificar que tienen algún riesgo médico y/o
nutricional.
Si tiene preguntas sobre el programa de WIC, favor de llamar
al 316-660-7444.
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