Free Lunch for Kids
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- Published on Friday, 21 June 2019 10:01
ALL CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO FREE LUNCH
MONDAY - FRIDAY 11:30 - 12:30
JULY 1 - AUGUST 9 (closed July 4)
Savannah United Methodist Church
103 N. 4th St.
NEED A RIDE?
Text 816-390-5414 after June 26
(Please leave name, phone number, number of children and address)
Mother's Milk Depot
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- Published on Monday, 17 June 2019 16:05
Mother's Milk Depot
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When it comes to feeding your baby, nothing's better than mother's milk. Premature or sick babies, who benefit most from mother's milk, are often the ones whose mothers need help supplying this milk. For these babies, pasteurized human milk is far superior to formula, and this is where you can help. Studies show babies receiving donor milk compared to those on formula:
- Were less likely to suffer fatal conditions
- Had much lower rates of infection
- Spent less time in the hospital after birth
- Were more likely to grow and thrive
As a breastfeeding mother, you can produce far more milk than your baby needs and if you donate that milk, you could save the life of a fragile newborn. In fact, about one ounce of your milk is enough to feed three NICU infants. Your breast milk becomes a gift that lasts a lifetime. If you would like to donate your extra breast milk to a baby in need, we can help!
The Mother’s Milk Depot of Northwest Missouri is the fourth human milk collection site affiliated with the Heart of America Mothers' Milk Bank (HAMMB) at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, one of 28 following the strict guidelines of Human Milk Banking Association of America. Once a mother has completed the necessary health screening and is approved to donate milk, she can bring her milk to the Milk Depot located at the Andrew County Health Department. Milk collected locally is shipped to the HAMMB for processing, pasteurization and distribution.
Women interested in starting the milk donor screening process can contact the Heart of American Mother's Milk Bank at (816) 932-4888 or via email.
Have questions and want to speak to someone local? Contact the Milk Depot at (816) 324-3139 and they will direct you to HAMMB. The Milk Depot is located in the Andrew County Health Department at 106 N 5th Street in Savannah, MO.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our Donor Milk Drive on August 14, 2019! We received over 2700 ounces of human breast milk, which covered over 8100 feedings in the NICU! Donating breast milk has such a lasting impact on so many babies. Thank you for all your hard work!
Already a Donor?
Please note:
- Until our freezer comes in, drop off days are Mondays and Wednesdays only, unless they’ve called and spoken with Nicole Parsons and arranged something else
- Call ahead to make an appointment at least 24 hours in advance
- Please have milk divided into Walmart sacks in 100 oz increments. Each bag should have a notecard placed inside with the following info (and if they need help with any of this, they can wait until they drop off the milk and I’ll help them):
- Name
- Date of donation
- Donor number
Additional Resources
Free Dental Clinic
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 June 2019 15:36
Free Dental Clinic
Friday, August 16, 2019
Patients who are available are encouraged to attend and open prescreening at the Civic Arena on Thursday, August 15 from 1 pm to 5 pm. Pre-screened patients will be able to get direct treatment when the clinic opens on Friday.
In Need of Dental Care? We may be able to help!
MOMOM is a large scale dental clinic to provide free oral healthcare to all patients ages 5 and up who cannot otherwise obtain care.
CLINIC DOORS OPEN AT 7 am
Arrive early as the clinic is first come first serve until we reach capacity. Expect a LONG DAY. Open to both adults and children.
Dental Services Include
Cleanings • Fillings • Extractions We will not be providing crowns, bridges or dentures.
No Child Care Available
Parents seeking treatments must have guardian age 16+ to watch smaller children. Children seeking treatment must be accompanied by a guardian at all times.
Please read the Patient FAQs available online at momom.org. It will explain in greater detail how the event is conducted and what you should expect to experience at MOMOM 2019.
National Heatstroke Prevention Day
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- Published on Friday, 31 May 2019 16:32
July 31st is National Heatstroke Prevention Day.
As summer heats up, heatstroke continues to be the number one vehicle-related killer of children, outside of car crashes, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Children are more vulnerable to heatstroke than adults, especially in the summer months and when it starts to get hot outside. Since 1998, more than 790 children across the United States have died from heatstroke when left unattended in a vehicle. Those death have occurred in the following ways:
- The child was forgotten by a caregiver - 54%
- The child gained access to an unattended vehicle - 26%
- The child was intentionally left in the vehicle by an adult - 18%
- The cause of the child's death is unknown - 1%
In 2018, 52 children died from heatstroke, the highest number of deaths on record. Since 2015 there has been a gradual increase in the annual deaths from vehicle-related heatstroke:
- 2015 - 24 deaths
- 2016 - 39 deaths
- 2017 - 42 deaths
- 2018 - 52 deaths (highest on record)
Because children are more vulnerable to heatstroke than adults, especially in the summer months, please share the following links to tip sheets and resources with parents and providers in your communities to help remind everyone to look before you lock.
Preventing Heatstroke Resources
- Tips to Avoid Child Heatstroke
- Preventing Heatstroke: What to do if you see a child alone in a car
- How Much Do You Know About Preventing Child Heatstroke: Take a quiz to learn how to prevent child heatstroke in cars.
- Steps to Prevent Heatstroke
- Where's Baby: Look before you lock: National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration education campaign.