February 2009
United Way, First 5 Santa Barbara County
Launch My Healthy Child
to Connect Families with Vital Health,
Education & Special Needs Resources
BACKGROUND:
Parents view their child’s doctor as their most trusted source of
information for their child’s development, medical and
non-medical information. With this in mind, First 5 Santa Barbara
County, United Way of Santa Barbara County and local pediatricians have
teamed up to launch My Healthy Child, a new initiative designed
to give Santa Barbara County parents vital information about their
child’s development and to connect them with resources for health,
education and special needs for their youngest children, ages birth
through 5.
THE CAMPAIGN:
My Healthy Child materials will be available
in English and Spanish through doctors at Santa Barbara Neighborhood
Clinics, Sansum Medical Clinic, Franklin Clinic and the Children’s
Medical Clinic. It is estimated that the
participating clinics and doctors provide nearly 1,300 well child
check-ups per month and that they will see as many as 3,800 children
during the first 3 months of the campaign.
·The
My Healthy Child Campaign resources include:
·
MyHealthyChildSB.org
with facts about children’s ages and stages and valuable tips from local
doctors
·
A My Healthy Child 0-5
Resource Directory available through the 211 Helpline website
·
A “Wheel” that helps parents
keep up with their child’s developmental milestones (bi-lingual)
·
“Notes from the Doctor” pads
with important tips on issues important to parents (bi-lingual)
·
Magnets
for the family
‘fridge provide parents with ready reminders about the website and 2-1-1
(bi-lingual)
About First 5 Santa Barbara County
First 5 Santa Barbara County invests
Proposition 10 tobacco revenues in health, education and supportive
services that help families of children prenatal through age 5 across
Santa Barbara County. Visit
www.first5santabarbaracounty.org or call 805-884-8085 for more
information.
About United Way of Santa Barbara County
United Way of Santa Barbara County is a
volunteer-led organization that mobilizes the resources and strategic
thinking of nonprofit, private, and public sectors to improve lives,
strengthen the community, and build a stronger Santa Barbara County.
Expanding on its long-established role as a fundraising and grant-making
institution, United Way of Santa Barbara County has successfully
transformed into an organization serving the local community as a leader
of collaboration and social change through hands-on work in the
community, while continuing to carry on its more traditional functions.
For more information about United Way of Santa Barbara County, please
visit
www.unitedwaysb.org or call 805-965-8591.
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