Family and Child Health | Vermont Department of Health

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Family and Child Health
Burlington
WIC (Burlington)
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
Children, Youth & Families
The Burlington Local Health Office promotes the health and wellness of women, children and families throughout their lives. To do this we work with:
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 Peer Counselors. We encourage local businesses to become
breastfeeding friendly
.
We offer training for new moms in many community settings on valuable topics like
infant safe sleep
.
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
.
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
Children’s Integrated Services
The University of Vermont Health Network Home Health & Hospice
Strong Families Vermont
Howard Center
KidSafe Collaborative
Help Me Grow Vermont
Chittenden County Breastfeeding Coalition
We regularly review and share
data
with our community partners to share our progress and inform our initiatives.
Our local health office supports breastfeeding in the community. We do this by collaborating with workplaces to make them more accessible to breastfeeding moms. Working through a Breastfeeding Friendly Employers grant, local businesses and schools were able to create private lactation spaces within their organizations. Check out the
Breastfeeding Friendly Employer Program
to learn more about becoming a breastfeeding friendly workplace.  We promote World Breastfeeding Week in August of each year. This includes the Big Latch On which helps communities positively support breastfeeding in public places.
Learn More
Children, Youth & Families in Vermont
WIC
School Health
Adolescent Health
Children with Special Health Needs
Contact Us
Krysta, Public Health Nurse
802-951-0020
[email protected]
Last Updated:
August 22, 2025