latina mothers in socal
health factors affecting their babies
Rampant diabetes and high blood pressure are putting many births at risk for hundreds of thousands of potential mothers among Latinas in Southern California.
LA NFP nurse, Evelyn Hines, gives support, advice and information to her clients. Topics range from how to raise a healthy baby and subjects such as co-sleeping, breastfeeding, postpartum depression and self-care.
How can Latina mothers overcome health factors
that put their babies at risk?
Cheryl bury
Nurse retires after 40 years
Berrien County Health Department nurse, Cheryl Bury, worked with families through Nurse-Family Partnership, which she has headed since 2000. Bury, who received her RN license in 1978, retires after 40 years in her field, and 27 years with the health department.
“It has been such a privilege for me seeing moms who we worked with early in the program, whose child is now in the fifth or sixth grade, and they are so proud. They say to me ‘You taught me that it’s no longer about me, it’s about my child and their future,’” Bury said.
The New York Times
public health experts recommend
The New York Times recently asked officials who run public health departments, academics and leaders of funding organizations what we shoud be doing in public health. Nurse-Family Partnership was nominated as a program that helps moms and babies.
What the Experts Want Us to Know About Public Health
opioid epidemic policies
FORMER REP. MARY BONO (R-CALIF.), OP-ED
Bono spent over a decade addressing substance abuse policies. Based on the increase of children born suffering from Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, she clarifies the need to focus on policies that give these children a chance to overcome the associated challenges.
Opioid Epidemic policies must be geared
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