Every Baby Sleeps Safe

Huron County Public Health Provides:

Every Baby Sleeps Safe participants will receive:

Safe Sleep Education
Safe Sleep Kits; which may include a:

Portable Crib
Fitted sheet
Sleep sack and
Pacifier

Families participating in the program will receive a follow-up phone call after the child's birth or approximately one month after receiving a pack and play.

Who Qualifies?

Huron County and Bellevue City families qualify for the Every Baby Sleeps Safe program if both of the following criteria exist:

Must be pregnant; or must have custody/guardianship of an infant under one (1) year of age.
Must be income-eligible for Medicaid or Women, Infants, Children (WIC).

To Make An Appointment

Please call 419-668-1652 Ext. 241.

This work is funded either in whole or in part by a grant awarded by The Ohio Department of Children and Youth (DCY), Bureau of Maternal and Early Childhood Services and Supports.

Every year in the United States, approximately 4,000 infant deaths occur due to accidental suffocation, asphyxia, or undetermined causes during sleep. According to the Ohio Department of Health, every week in Ohio, 3 babies die in unsafe sleep environments.

Safe Sleep:

Babies sleeps safest alone, on their back in a crib.