Children, Youth and Families

The Springfield Local Health Office promotes the health and wellness of women, children and families throughout their lives. To do this we work with:

 

Women, Children and Families

  • We help women access health care for healthy pregnancies and refer women and their partners to drug or alcohol treatment and quit smoking services.
  • We connect women with WIC Services for nutrition education for their pregnancy, postpartum period, and for nutrition education to support children up to age 5.
  • We help new moms become successful at breastfeeding by linking women to breastfeeding support services such as our WIC Peer Counselors. We encourage local businesses to become breastfeeding friendly.
  • We offer training for new moms in many community settings on valuable topics like infant safe sleep.
  • We reach out to foster parents to share key public health messages on family and child health.

 

Health Professionals and Child Care Providers

  • We support and outreach to health care and dental health care providers, home visiting nurses, our local parent-child center and child care providers to share current key messages on family and child health.
  • We promote Bright Futures, a national health promotion and prevention initiative that sets kids up for long and healthy lives.
  • We provide training on a variety of topics to birthing center nurses and home visiting nurses.
  • We provide education and technical assistance to child care providers.

 

Local Highlights

We serve on teams dedicated to protecting the health and safety of children and families. We collaborate with local health care providers, hospitals and partner organizations to create systems that improve access to care, such as:

 

Learn More

 

Contact Us

Sarah, Public Health Nurse

802-289-0591

[email protected]

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