This Web page provides Anne Arundel County community members, health care providers and social service providers with information, tools and resources to help educate pregnant women, parents and caregivers about how to keep infants and young children safe from injuries. Please Contact Us if you have any questions or would like to have additional information.
Program OverviewHealthy Babies Educational Materials
Adult Learners (pdf)
Keeping Babies Safe Presentation Topics
The following sections include information about how to give community presentations, as well as individual and small group counseling, on:
- Safe Sleeping for Babies/SIDS Prevention
- Good Parenting: What to Do When Your Baby is Crying
- Home Safety for Babies and Young Children
- Car Safety for Babies and Young Children
Healthy Babies Speakers Bureau
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The Anne Arundel County Department of Health and the Healthy Babies Coalition created the Keeping Babies Safe Training Program to instruct health care workers, social service providers and others who work with pregnant women, families and caregivers to teach "Keeping Babies Safe" messages to County parents and caregivers. 
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Information Cards
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This section includes information on how to give the Safe Sleeping for Babies presentation to community audiences. You can also use the messages and materials contained in this presentation to provide individual or small group counseling to pregnant women, parents, grandparents, child care providers and other caregivers in Anne Arundel County. If you choose to use this presentation, please contact us and let us know about the audience and the presentation date. Thank you. Presentation and Presenter's NotesThis presentation and its presenter's notes are for teaching community audiences about safe sleep for babies.
Educational Materials The Healthy Babies Safe Sleeping for Babies Information Card emphasizes the main points of the Safe Sleep for Babies presentation and illustrates the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations for safe sleep. See the Healthy Babies Materials Order Form to order FREE Healthy Babies cards, fliers and other educational material for Anne Arundel County residents. Background ReadingProvides additional information about safe sleep for babies and helps answer questions that audience members have.
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This section includes information about how to give the Good Parenting: What to Do When Your Baby is Crying presentation to community audiences. You can also use the messages contained in this presentation to provide individual or small group counseling to pregnant women, parents, grandparents, child care providers and other caregivers. If you choose to use this presentation, please contact us and let us know about the audience and the presentation date. Thank you. Presentation and Presenter's NotesThis presentation and its presenter's notes are for teaching community audiences about what to do when a baby is crying.
Educational Materials The Calming Your Baby Information Card is for distribution to pregnant women, parents and caregivers of infants in Anne Arundel County. The information card emphasizes the main points of the Good Parenting: What to Do When Your Baby is Crying presentation. See the Healthy Babies Materials Order Form to order FREE Healthy Babies cards, fliers and other educational material for Anne Arundel County residents. Background ReadingProvides additional information about Shaken Baby Syndrome and helps answer questions that audience members have.
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This section includes information about how to give the Home Safety for Infants and Young Children presentation to community audiences. You can also use the messages contained in this presentation to provide individual or small group counseling to pregnant women, parents, grandparents, child care providers and other caregivers. If you choose to use this presentation, please contact us and let us know about the audience and the presentation date. Thank you. Presentation and Presenter's NotesThis presentation and its presenter's notes are for teaching community audiences (pregnant women, parents, grandparents, child care providers and other caregivers) about home safety for infants and young children.
Educational Materials The Healthy Babies Home Safety Information Card emphasizes the main points of the Home Safety for Infants and Young Children Presentation. See the Healthy Babies Materials Order Form to order FREE Healthy Babies cards, fliers and other educational material for Anne Arundel County residents. Background ReadingProvides additional information about home safety and helps answer questions that audience members have.
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This section includes information about how to give the Car Safety for Infants and Young Children presentation to community audiences. You can also use the messages contained in this presentation to provide individual or small group counseling to pregnant women, parents, grandparents, child care providers and other caregivers. If you choose to use this presentation, please contact us and let us know about the audience and the presentation date. Thank you. Presentation and Presenter's NotesThis presentation and its presenter's notes are for teaching community audiences about car safety for infants and young children.
Educational Materials The Basic Car Seat Safety brochure emphasizes the main points of the Car Safety presentation. See the Healthy Babies Materials Order Form to order FREE Healthy Babies brochures, cards, fliers and other educational material for Anne Arundel County residents. Background ReadingProvides additional information about car safety for infants and young children and helps to answer questions that audience members have.
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The Anne Arundel County Department of Health and the Anne Arundel County Healthy Babies Coalition have created a Healthy Babies Speakers Bureau. Individuals can sign up to present one or more of the Keeping Babies Safe topics to community audiences at locations throughout the County. Speakers will be contacted when potential opportunities to make the presentations are available.
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