HEALTHY BIRTHS FAIR IS PLANNED MARCH 19 EVENT IS FREE OF CHARGE.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Pregnant women and their families are invited to attend the free Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Healthy Births Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 19 at Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. , 3041 W. Ave. K. The event will feature 30-minute workshops on breastfeeding, medical insurance options, infant massage Infant Massage Definition Infant massage refers to massage therapy as specifically applied to infants. In most cases, oil or lotion is used as it would be on an adult subject by a trained and licensed massage therapist. and free health screenings for qualified families. For entertainment, there will be a maternity-fashion show with expectant mothers, baby shower A baby shower is a party in which expectant parents receive gifts for their expected or born child. By convention, a baby shower is intended to help parents get items that they need for their baby, such as baby clothes. games and prizes, free baby gifts, facials and other pampering activities. Fathers are encouraged to attend, organizers said. The event is presented by the Antelope Valley Best Babies Collaborative (AVBBC) and the Antelope Valley Children's Planning Council. Child care and Spanish translations will offered, along with transportation to the event if reservations are made in advance. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) in Los Angeles County's department providing public and personal health services to the over 10 million residents in the County. recently reported a rate of 28.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births for African-Americans in the Antelope Valley, compared with 11.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births for African-Americans in the county overall, and 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births for all ethnicities in the county. Efforts to combat the disparity have been launched by agencies including the Black Infant Health Program of Antelope Valley, Antelope Valley Hospital Healthy Homes, Antelope Valley Children's Planning Council, Children's Center of Antelope Valley, Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. , Child Care Resource Center, Palmdale Head Start, Children's Bureau The Children's Bureau may refer to:
The Antelope Valley Children's Planning Council's Good Health work group offers health fairs every three months to improve community access to health care. The Healthy Births Fair is supported by donations from sponsors including Rite Aid, Antelope Valley Hospital and Mary Kay. Fair organizers are also accepting monetary donations and donations of products relevant to pregnant women and young children, such as diapers, clothes, car seats and strollers. For a more comprehensive list of items needed or for tax-exempt details, contact Nicki Brown at (661) 949-1206, Ext. 224, or Tomi Perkins at (661) 266-3536. |
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