"Best Bones Forever" Campaign.

"Best Bones Forever" is a campaign to help promote adolescent bone health to teach girls ages 9 - 14 and their parents about the importance of calcium, vitamin D, and physical activity for building strong bones. The campaign embraces an issue close to every girl's heart - friendship- and urges girls and their BFFs (best friends forever) to "grow strong together, and stay strong forever".
For more information or to visit the website go to: http://www.bestbonesforever.gov/ or www.bestbonesforever.gov/parents

National Call Center Targets Use Of Drugs In Pregnant & Breastfeeding Moms

National Call Center Targets Use Of Drugs In Pregnant & Breastfeeding Moms

Breastfeeding Saves Lives and Money.

Check out this interesting article about the lives and money that would be saved if more women breastfed.

http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_breast_feeding_savings.html

April Support Group.

On April 1st at 12:30pm the Mother-to-Mother Breastffeeding Support Group will be sponsoring a "Breastfeeding and the Birth of Your Baby" workshop. This event will be held in the 2nd floor classroom of the Letcher County Health Center. Kelli Haywood, owner of Birth True Childbirth Education, will be conducting the workshop. She will be discussing things to consider, for the best possible beginning to breastfeeding your baby, in the plans for your birth. Other various breastfeeding topics will be discussed as well, and a video will be shown. This event is free and everyone is welcome to attend. Participants will receive handouts and other goodies. We will be serving homemade soup and other snacks. There will be activities for the children. We look forward to seeing you, and I am sure that you will enjoy yourself!