Maternal Child Health
Safe Sleep for Community Partners
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related deaths are preventable. WEDCO works with trusted community partners to provide families with evidence-based, culturally appropriate safe sleep materials — helping babies sleep safely from day one.
This program emphasizes the ABCDs of safe sleep: Alone, on their Back, in a Crib, and away from Danger.
Our Team’s Role
Our team distributes print and digital toolkits and trains partners on how to best educate caregivers — especially those in kinship care, fathers, and multilingual households. We promote state and national campaigns such as:
- NIH Safe to Sleep®, Safe Sleep Kentucky, and Cribs for Kids
- Social media outreach like the #ClearTheCrib Challenge
- Trainings like the Safe Sleep Ambassador Program
This work is especially important during SIDS Awareness Month (October), but our team conducts outreach all year long.
Explore Maternal Child Health Services & Programs
Look through our services and programs for maternal child health.
KY HANDS
Our free home visiting program offers personalized support for moms-to-be and new parents, from pregnancy through your child’s first two years, helping you every step of the way.
WIC
WEDCO District Health Department proudly offers the WIC Program to support pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children up to age five.
Pediatric Head Trauma Prevention
Promotes pediatric head trauma prevention through caregiver education, safety awareness, and community outreach to reduce injury risks in infants and young children.
Child Fatality Review
We examine the causes and circumstances of child deaths in our region, with the goal of identifying prevention strategies and improving the health and safety of children in our communities.