|
 Back
to the Table of Contents
Good Food For A
Healthy Baby Program Expands
Eating healthy when you are
pregnant increases your chances of having a
healthy baby. This is the philosophy behind
the prenatal drop-in program called Good Food
For A Healthy Baby, which is offered to at
risk pregnant women.
Participants meet once a week
to discuss a wide variety of health related
topics such as infant feeding, budgeting, and
making baby food. Every other week, the group
cooks a low-cost healthy recipe to learn about
cooking and meal planning. Moms-to-be receive
prenatal vitamins, milk, fruit and vegetables.
A co-ordinator from
Connections, a Public Health Nurse, and a
Public Health Dietician are available for
one-to-one counselling.
This program expansion was initiated by the
Healthy Baby/Healthy Children Coalition and
was funded by United Counties Social Services,
National Child Benefit fundung. The Good Food
for a Healthy Baby program was provided in
three sites in Leeds & Grenville:
Brockville; Kemptville; and Gananoque.
Connections sponsors this program in Lanark
County.
|
Leeds,
Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit -
Home Page 
