Addition to Mommy/Baby Bags
INTRODUCING VRoOMSeptember 2018
The Sussex County Health Coalition, with Federal funding from the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (ECCS CoIIN) Grant, is continuing to build a robust plan to assist young families to a better future by giving their children a great start in life! This work began with the new Mommy / Baby Bags being distributed to Nanticoke Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Division, for new mothers.
The bags were filled with informational brochures, a brand new infant book, and baby products. To date, SCHC has given over 350 such bags to new mothers! We are excited to announce a new addition to our Mommy Bags! As of today, an additional postcard will be placed in each bag to encourage an on-going relationship with new moms and to introduce them to VROOM.
VROOM is an early childhood program that encourages care givers to be brain-builders! It elevates the good that parents are already doing and encourages them to make the most out of their time together.
By maintaining a relationship with these new moms, SCHC will be able to continue to encourage families to make follow-up appointments and to participate in age-appropriate developmental screenings and activities. Moms that return their postcards will receive a brand new "Pete the Cat” book. And, moms who send us a picture of themselves reading to their children, will be entered into a drawing to receive a $50.00 gift card to Walmart.
The postcards have been translated into English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.
Brain building with your child during their first 5 years gives them a strong base for lifelong learning and the Sussex County Health Coalition is here to assist families in this important endeavor.
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