Yvonne Madlock
Director, Shelby County Health Department
After 20 years in this role, today is my last day of service as the Director of the Shelby County Health Department.
I want to take this opportunity to share several thoughts related to infant mortality reduction and community health improvement.
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.
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.
