By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
The Barton County Health Department will host their 2nd annual Community Baby Shower June 23 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. The event, held at Jack Kilby Square, is open to new and expecting parents, support people and community service providers.
Christy Huslig with the health
department said education opportunities will focus on safe sleep for newborns.
"Our hope is to have babies sleeping safely in our homes," said Huslig. "Accidents happen. We want to get this education out there. We want to educate the parents, grandparents and daycares to save lives."
The health department received a state grant to fund the Community Baby Shower
that will have 23 vendors on display, including those from the Family Crisis
Center, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, Great Bend Public Library, United Way
of Central Kansas and Sunflower Early Education.
"Families that come through will get to go to all the vendors," said Huslig. "Then we'll have demonstrations on how to sleep your baby safely. We'll talk about secondhand smoke and a piece about breastfeeding."
After demonstrations and quizzes, Huslig said partners have 40 portable cribs to
give away, baby sleep sacks, smoke detectors and other baby-related supplies.
Daddy relay games, immunizations and activities for children will be available
at the event.