Burke
County Smart Start works
with many different local agencies who provide services to children and families
in an effort to identify needed programs and services, as well as to
develop resources to meet those needs. Often,
programs exist but are not being utilized. Sometimes duplication of services are noted.
The Partnership was formed to eliminate those duplications and fill voids in the
service delivery system.
By blending and leveraging existing resources
and providing funding through Smart Start, the following programs are made possible to
the young children:
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Child
Care Health Consultant: A
full-time nurse, through the Burke County Health Department,
provides on-site consultation and training to children, staff and
parents at local licensed child care programs on issues related to
preventive health and safety items. Contact: Jackie
McLean, Burke
County Health Department, 439-4434.
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Breastfeeding Support: Contracting with the
Burke County Health Department to offer education classes to
prenatal women in the fundamentals of successful breastfeeding,
hospital visits at the time of delivery, and post delivery visits
in the home. The program provides follow-up visits for one
year for all WIC mothers who initiate breastfeeding.
Contact: Claudia Boan, Burke County Health Department,
439-4455.
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Catawba
Valley Healthy Families: Contracting with Appalachian
Family Innovations to provide a program whose aim is to stop abuse
and neglect in Burke County before it starts by identifying
high-risk, first-time parents and providing intensive, long-term,
in-home support. Contact: Jeannie Ownbey, Appalachian
Family innovations, 433-7187.
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