What is the Healthy Baby Campaign?
The Healthy Baby Campaign is a free educational program for pregnant women of all ages who reside in Weld County and for local organizations who serve pregnant women and their families (including physicians, teachers, social workers, law enforcement agents, faith-based groups, and other businesses). 
The goal of the program is to support pregnant women with information and resources throughout their pregnancy. The mission of the Healthy Baby Campaign is to change risk behaviors of women related to weight management, proper nutrition and smoking cessation before, during and after pregnancy in order to reduce the number of low birth weight babies born in Weld County and to improve the health of Weld County families.
Weld County has one of the highest low birth weight (a baby weighing 5 pounds, 8 ounces or less) rates in the state of Colorado which is 7.7%.
Low birth weight babies are not just small babies. They are at an increased risk for severe illness and death and are more likely to have long-term health problems and learning disabilities.
Services
Free Services for Pregnant women:
- Free resources to help pregnant women determine how much weight to gain during pregnancy, based upon their height and their pre-pregnancy weight
- Free resources to help pregnant women and their providers track weight gain throughout pregnancy
- Free educational information about the importance of gaining the recommended weight gain that will result in a healthy baby and a healthy mom following birth
- Free nutrition education classes that teach pregnant women what their bodies need nutritionally during pregnancy, what kinds of foods to eat, how to prepare healthy snacks, and much more
- Free information about local agencies that educate and support women and their families before, during, and after pregnancy
- Free gifts and prizes for attending educational classes including infant car seats (while supplies last)
- Free information about resources that pregnant women and their families can access on-line through the state health department's Healthy Baby website at www.healthy-baby.org.
Free Services for Local Agencies Serving Pregnant Women:
- Free presentations to educate agency staff about the program
- Free bilingual Healthy Baby tools and materials for staff to use including:
- Healthy Baby educational DVD
- Healthy Baby Program Brochures
- Body Mass Index (BMI) wheels and BMI charts
- Prenatal weight gain grids
- Free educational information about the importance of gaining the recommended weight gain that will result in a healthy baby and a healthy mom following birth
- Flyers that promote free bilingual prenatal nutrition education classes for pregnant moms of all ages, free prenatal and parenting classes for teens and other educational opportunities that teach moms what their bodies need nutritionally during pregnancy, what kinds of foods to eat, how to prepare healthy snacks, and much more
- Free information about local agencies that educate and support women and their families before, during, and after pregnancy
- Free information about resources that providers and their medical staff can access on-line are available through the state health department's Healthy Baby website at www.healthy-baby.org
Other Resources
- Baby & Me Tobacco Free
- Located at the Sunrise Monfort Family Clinic, 2930 11th Avenue, Evans, CO; Baby & Me Tobacco Free Program is for pregnant women who want to quit smoking; (970) 395-1109
- Colorado State University Extension Office of Weld County
- Located at 525 North 15th Avenue, Exhibition Building, Island Grove Regional Park, Greeley, CO; CSU Extension of Weld County provides nutrition education programs for pregnant women, children, and families; (970) 304-6353
Enrollment
If you would like to join the Healthy Baby Program because you are a pregnant woman, or if you work for an organization that serves pregnant women, contact Rachel Freeman @ 970-304-6420 extension 2300 or rfreeman@co.weld.co.us
