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Here you will find the materials and information you need to help the families you serve have healthier infants and children. Please note that we are unable to ship materials internationally. To access PDF versions, visit our materials catalog.

The full catalog of N.C. Healthy Start Foundation's free educational materials addresses:

• Before Pregnancy
• Pregnancy
• Back to Sleep
• Community Education
• Health Check/NC Health Choice (HC/NC HC)
• Medical Home
• Spanish language materials

You'll also find information on the statewide, public education campaigns that sponsor and produce those materials:

• First Step Campaign
• Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Campaign
• N.C. Back to Sleep Campaign for SIDS Risk Reduction
• Health Check/NC Health Choice Campaign
• Medical Home Campaign
• Ana María Campaign (Latino Outreach)

In addition, you will find:

• Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby an interactive "talking book" for expectant mothers. (En Español)
• My Health Journal - This publication will keep all health information updated and in one place. Download in word format for personal use.
  (En Español - Mi Diario de Salud)
• Perinatal Substance Use Project
• Promoting, Protecting and Supporting Breastfeeding: A North Carolina Blueprint for Action
• Fact Sheet for Health Professionals on Vitamin D and the Breastfed Infant/Child
• Child Care Sheet: How to Handle Pumped Milk
  (also in Spanish)
• Mother-Friendly Workplace Training Packet
• Information on the NC Folic Acid Campaign
• Information on N.C. Safe Surrender Law
• Information on infant mortality in N.C.
• Results of the ITS-SIDS program
• The Health Check/NC Health Choice outreach web site
• A maternal and child health events calendar

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News:

• Upping the Ante: Increasing Knowledge About HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention - January Maternidad Latina
• Let's Talk About Condoms - January iNCite
• Improving a Man's Health is Often Through a Woman - November iNCite
• Promoting Infant Safe Sleep Practices during SIDS Awareness Month
• Pregnant? What you should know about H1N1 flu
• Seasonal and 2009 H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Pregnant Women and Parents ( En Español)

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Last updated: January 2010