LaBelle, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Hendry and Glades Counties (DOH-Hendry/Glades) takes proactive steps to promote child safety and support local families through several programs, including water, car seat, and sleep safety.
Water Safety
• As water activity increases during the summer months, DOH-Hendry/Glades distributed life vests to public pools across Hendry County to aid in the prevention of drowning incidents.
• Eligible families can take advantage of free swim lessons for children 4 years old and younger, offered through the Florida Department of Health’s Swim Lesson Voucher Program. Local lessons are offered by a certified YMCA instructor to help children build vital swimming skills.
Car Seat Safety
• Through partnership with Safe Kids Southwest Florida, Hendry County EMS, and the Healthy Start Coalition of SWFL, DOH-Hendry/Glades is working to improve access to free or reduced-cost car seats for families in need.
• DOH-Hendry/Glades will host the Safe Kids of SWFL’s Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) certification training in October at its LaBelle office. This training teaches how to properly install a car seat.
Sleep Safety
• DOH-Hendry/Glades offers free portable cribs to eligible families and safe sleep education.
• These efforts are supported by local data and statewide findings that unsafe sleep environments remain a leading cause of preventable infant deaths.
For more information about these programs, visit FloridaHealth.gov or contact DOH-Hendry/Glades at 863-674-4041.
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