Get Involved

Get Involved

Babies First is a community wide effort and we need your help. Join us to improve the health and well being of mothers, babies and families. Here are some of the ways you can help:

Encourage women to see a doctor as soon as they think they are pregnant.

Help a pregnant woman or a new mom and her baby get to the doctor.

Encourage women not to use tobacco, alcohol or other drugs during or after pregnancy and to avoid secondhand smoke.

Encourage pregnant and parenting women to seek help for depression and/or other mental health issues.

Help mothers make the breastfeeding choice.

Help pregnant or new mothers call the Moms and Kids Hotline to access services to help them & their families: 1-800-640-0333.

Get involved through the Babies First Consortium or Consortium Committees.

Babies First Coordinating Council

The Babies First Coordinating Council is made up of people from the community, health and service providers and others interested in supporting the goals of Babies First. The Coordinating Council's focus is to participate in public awareness efforts, support community education and training, provide input for program activities, and support its working subcommittees and task forces.

Join the Babies First Consortium as a community partner and make a commitment to support healthy mothers, babies, families and community. Contact Babies First, to speak to Health Education Staff at 559-445-3307.

Tell others about Babies First and schedule a presentation for your church or organization.

Coordinating Council Committees

The Committees listed below are part of the Babies First Coordinating Council, established to address identified needs in our maternal and child population.

SART Leadership Group

The Screening Assessment, Referral and Treatment (SART) Leadership Committee was first formed in 1999 in response to the risk that substance use during pregnancy posed to the infants, families, and to the greater community. The vision developed by this community group is "We envision a seamless continuum of comprehensive prevention and intervention services for substance abusing women and their families."

The committee is comprised of members of the community that serve pregnant and post-partum substance abusing mothers and their children. Groups represented include: private obstetricians, perinatologists, family medicine providers, the UCSF-Fresno OB program, perinatal treatment providers, the Regional Medical Center, the Department of Children and Families of Fresno County, and staff from the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program of the Department of Public Health.

Breastfeeding Task Force

The goal of the Breastfeeding Task Force is to support and increase the number of women in Fresno County who breastfeed their babies, optimally through their infant's first year of life. The Task Force has coordinated an annual Breastfeeding Awareness Walk and Celebration since 2006. Visit the Task Force Page

Preconception Health Task Force

The Preconception Task Force focuses on strategies to promote the important role of women’s health in impacting health pregnancies and babies. The members assist with development of media materials and education items.