Shine Bright like a BF STAR: Benefits of Social Support of Breastfeeding

By: Shenika Holmes, Public Health Intern (BF STARS)

Shelby County Health Department

Hi, my name is Shenika Holmes, and I am a proud supporter of breastfeeding!

How many children do I have? Zero.

Am I expecting? No.

Campaigning for a Healthy Baby- Join the Campaign

Lenae C. Yancy, MPH

Shelby County Health Department, Community Health Bureau

Becoming a mother is a big responsibility!

Tuberculosis Disease Could Be

Silently Killing Your Kid(s)

Ashley Ross, MPH

Public Health Coordinator – TB Outreach

Shelby County Health Department

Sandra Allen, Director

Le Bonheur Center for Children and Parents

Early Success Coalition

“Early childhood is both the most critical and the most vulnerable time in any child’s development. In the first few years, the tone for intellectual, emotional and moral growth is set. We cannot fail children in these early years” (Brazelton & Greenspan, 2000, p. x)

Written by: C. Denise Richardson, Healthy Shelby Volunteer

Co-Written by: Victoria Williamson, Healthy Shelby Program Coordinator

Twenty-five years ago this fall, young mother C. Denise Richardson put her baby daughter to bed for the last time. The seemingly healthy 10-week-old infant didn’t wake up the next morning.

Car Seat Safety

By: Pam Sere, Baptist Women’s Hospital

My Love for Babies and Physical Fitness

By: Gilbert Barnes Carter III – Executive Director / Founder

The First Year Foundation Incorporated

Tunishia S. Kuykindall, AAS, BS
Environmental Technical Specialist/Master Healthy Homes Practitioner
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Shelby County Health Department
814 Jefferson Ave.
Memphis, TN 38105
Office: 901-222-9128

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

It is a tragedy every time a baby dies, and Shelby County has a tragically high rate of infant mortality. However, Healthy Shelby and the Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative, with the partnership of many community organizations, have already helped to lower that rate. One way to decrease this rate is to space pregnancies at least 18 months to 24 months.

Clearing Pathways and Removing Barriers- Why LARCs work!!

Alicia Anderson

Community Outreach Coordinator

A Step Ahead Foundation