Family and Child Health | Vermont Department of Health

Family and Child Health | Vermont Department of Health
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Family and Child Health
Morrisville
WIC (Morrisville)
Family and Child Health
Active and Healthy Communities
Worksite Wellness
School Health
Immunizations
Infectious Disease
Community Prevention Programs
Tobacco Prevention
Emergency Preparedness
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention
The Morrisville Local Health Office promotes the health and wellness of women, children and families throughout their lives. To do this we work with:
Children, Youth & Families
Women, Children and Families
We help women access health care for healthy pregnancies and refer women and their partners to
drug or alcohol treatment
and
quit smoking services
.
We connect women with
WIC Services
for nutrition education for their pregnancy, postpartum period, and for nutrition education to support children up to age 5.
We help new moms become successful at breastfeeding by linking women to
breastfeeding support services
such as our WIC Nutritionists. We encourage local businesses to become a
breastfeeding friendly employer
.
We offer training for new moms in many community settings on valuable topics like
infant safe sleep
.
Share best practices and resources within the community to support pregnant and postpartum women and their children. We partner with
Strong Families Vermont
by referring women pregnant for the first time.
We reach out to foster parents to share key public health messages on maternal and child health.
Health Professionals and Child Care Providers
We support and outreach to health care and
dental health care providers
, home visiting nurses, our local parent-child center and child care providers to share current key messages on maternal and child health.
We promote
Bright Futures
, a national health promotion and prevention initiative that sets kids up for long and healthy lives.
We provide training on a variety of topics to birthing center nurses and home visiting nurses.
We provide education and technical assistance to
child care providers
.
Learn More
Children with Special Health Needs
Help Me Grow
Lactation and Birthing Solutions
Breastfeeding Friendly Employers
Our local health office also supports breastfeeding in the community. We do this by collaborating with workplaces to make them more accessible to breastfeeding moms. For example, through a Breastfeeding Friendly Employers grant, local employers were able to create private lactation spaces within their organizations.
Contact Valerie, at 802-888-1351 if you would like to become a Breastfeeding Friendly Employer.
Local Highlights
We serve on teams dedicated to protecting the health and safety of children and families. We collaborate with local health care providers, hospitals and partner organizations to create systems that improve access to care, such as:
Building Bright Futures
Clarina Howard Nichols Center
Children's Integrated Services - Lamoille Family Center
Lamoille Home Health
Compassionate Bereavement Coalition of Lamoille Valley
We coordinate the Maternal Child Health Coalition of Lamoille Valley which focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of women, children and families in the Lamoille Valley.
We manage the Lamoille Valley Community Response Team, which collaborates with the “Close to Home” program to support high-risk pregnant women and ensure they receive the services and support they need.
Contact Us
Valerie, Public Health Nurse
802-888-1351
[email protected]
.
Last Updated:
February 28, 2025