Denver Health WIC

WIC is here to help you and your family thrive! 💪👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 We’re here to support your family with nutritious foods, breastfeeding support, healthcare referrals, and nutrition education. 💞

Visit www.signupwic.com/find-a-clinic to find your nearest WIC clinic and to learn more about how WIC can support your family! 💗📍

We’re so excited for the warm, sunny months! ☀️As you and your family start enjoying the sun and spending more time outside, we want to remind you about the importance of sun protection! 🧴

Here are some helpful tips to keep your little ones safe in the sun this summer:

🌴Instead of sunscreen, keep babies 6 months and under in shaded areas and use sun-protective clothing items to protect their skin.
👒Utilize sun-protection accessories like sunhats and sunglasses.
🧴Use baby-safe sunscreens with mineral filters to prevent skin irritation.
🏖️Reapply! Make sure you take breaks in outdoor play to reset and reapply sunscreen, especially after swimming.

Learn more about how to keep your family safe in the sun: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-play/Pages/Sun-Safety.aspx

¿Sabía que... ? 🤔 Puede usar sus beneficios mensuales de valor en efectivo (CVB) de WIC para comprar frutas y verduras en los mercados de agricultores participantes cercanos O en productos frescos, enlatados o congelados en el supermercado. 🥕🍅🫛

Consulte con su clínica de WIC local para ver si hay un mercado de agricultores, puestos agrícolas u otros proveedores locales cercanos que participen: https://signupwic.com/es/find-a-clinic

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Did you know? 🤔 WIC offers peer-to-peer support to help parents in their breastfeeding journey? 💗

Whether you’re new to breastfeeding and/or pumping or you’re a seasoned pro, our breastfeeding peer counselors have your back! 💓

Receive breastfeeding support and more by getting started with a local WIC clinic near you: www.signupwic.com

At WIC, we know that screen time and digital devices are a big concern for families. 👪 The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently updated its recommended guidelines on digital media to prevent potentially harmful effects on your family's health, safety, and well-being! 📱The AAP suggests several recommendations to support your family’s healthy use of technology:

✅Create a family technology plan and set boundaries on digital media.
✅Delay use of personal tablets.
✅Watch and play alongside your children to monitor digital content.
✅Use parental controls.

Check out the full article from the AAP, which provides even more recommendations and resources, such as a “Phone Ready questionnaire” and sample conversation starters about media: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/helping-kids-thrive-in-a-digital-world-AAP-policy-explained.aspx

En WIC, sabemos que el tiempo de pantalla y los dispositivos digitales son una gran preocupación para las familias. 👪 La Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría (American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP) ha actualizado recientemente sus directrices recomendadas sobre los medios digitales para prevenir efectos potencialmente perjudiciales en la salud, la seguridad y el bienestar de su familia. 📱 La AAP sugiere varias recomendaciones para apoyar el uso saludable de la tecnología en su familia:

✅Cree un plan familiar de uso de la tecnología y establezca límites en los medios digitales.
✅Retrase el uso de tabletas personales.
✅Observe y juegue junto a sus hijos para supervisar el contenido digital.
✅Utilice controles parentales.

Consulte el artículo completo de la AAP, que proporciona aún más recomendaciones y recursos, como un “cuestionario de preparación para el teléfono” y ejemplos de temas de conversación sobre el ecosistema digital: https://www.healthychildren.org/spanish/family-life/media/paginas/helping-kids-thrive-in-a-digital-world-aap-policy-explained.aspx

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📣 Let Congress know: NO CUTS TO ! WIC’s fruit and vegetable benefit is critical for helping millions of families access a variety of nutritious foods. But the White House’s proposed budget would cut it by more than half!

🗣️TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/fundwic27

¿Sabía que... ? 🤔 WIC ofrece apoyo entre pares para acompañar a las familias en su etapa de lactancia? 💗 Ya sea que sea nueva amamantando o en el uso del extractor, o sea una experta, ¡nuestras consejeras de lactancia están para apoyarla! 💓

Para recibir apoyo para la lactancia y más, regístrese en la clínica local de WIC local más cercana: www.signupwic.com/es

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Take action!!!!

📣 Let Congress know: NO CUTS TO ! WIC’s fruit and vegetable benefit is critical for helping millions of families access a variety of nutritious foods. But the White House’s proposed budget would cut it by more than half!

🗣️TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/fundwic27