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BEDHD Board of Health discusses maternal health

Barry Eaton District Health Department Health staff reported on the progress of strategic plans in building parent’s skills and involvement to its Board of Health at the March meeting, acccording to a BEDHD news release.

 

Nurse Kindra Reeser-Smith explained how the health department will be improving involvement of families of children with specialty health care enrolled in the Children’s Special Health Care Services program.

 

Laurel McCamman, WIC Coordinator, reported that the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program now offers access to an international board certified lactation consultant for breastfeeding moms who need additional support. 

 

In early 2017, the Barry County Baby Café breastfeeding club kicked off at the Hastings Public Library where it meets every Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon.  The Baby Café is an informal, comfortable place where breastfeeding moms meet to offer support and advice on common infant feeding issues.

 

WIC, the nutrition-support program for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under 5, is seeing a decline in enrollment and utilization, which is a pattern seen across the state.

Also, in response to Eaton County’s hepatitis A outbreak, the department has offered several clinics to vaccinate high-risk populations, including Eaton County jail inmates.

 

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