Keep your baby's crib free of pillows, blankets, toys, and stuffed animals. The safest sleep environment is a firm, flat sleep surface with only a fitted sheet. ✅ Keep it bare. ✅ Keep it safe. ✅ Keep it simple. safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov

🎃 Feeling spooked? Don't let uncertainty haunt you. Get tested this Halloween season! 🗓 Friday, October 30 ⏰ 10 AM – 2 PM 📍 Western Health Center - 631 Bessemer Super Hwy, Midfield, AL 35228

It's important to be prepared during hurricane season. Learn how rain, wind, flooding, and other hurricane impacts could affect your area so you can start preparing now. Learn more: ready.gov/hurricanes

JCDH employees wore blue in recognition of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month, helping raise awareness about safe sleep practices and supporting efforts to prevent sleep-related infant deaths

JCDH's Green Loop Initiative is helping Birmingham-area schools, restaurants and residents find simple ways to reduce food waste. Read more ⬇️ bhamnow.com/?p=1782575&previ…

Due to mandatory staff training, Jefferson County Department of Health will be closed on Monday, October 5, 2026. JCDH will reopen on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 7:45am.

💙 October is SIDS Awareness Month. We're sharing safe sleep tips all month long. Week 1: Back to Sleep, Every Sleep ✅ Place babies on their backs for every nap and bedtime. ✅ Use a firm, flat sleep surface. ✅ Keep the crib clear. #SafeSleep

📚 Career Day at Princeton was a success! JCDH Environmental Health and Social Services staff had a great time meeting students, discussing careers in public health, and sharing how our work makes a difference every day. Thank you for having us!

📢 JCDH Wants to Hear From You JCDH will be conducting community surveys in select neighborhoods on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 to help us better understand community health needs. Look for official JCDH staff with photo ID badges.

Build a kit: We know how to keep our loved ones safe when things go wrong, but do you have what you need to stay safe and comfortable until help arrives? Visit ready.gov/kit for a list of items to include and how to tailor your kit to meet your family’s needs.

Learning the do’s and don’t’s of safe food handling starts at home! Check out these tips to stay safe and healthy. #NFSEM fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve…

Is your home prepared if an emergency strikes? Preparedness begins with you. For National Preparedness Month, take a few minutes today to build and rehearse an emergency plan so everyone knows their part.

The Jefferson County Department of Health will be closed Monday, September 7, 2026 in observance of Labor Day. JCDH will reopen at 7:45 AM on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

This month and every month, make a commitment to keep you and your family safe from foodborne illness! Check out these tips to help protect you from foodborne illness. #NFSEM fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve…

🍼💙 It's National Breastfeeding Awareness Month! Here are a few tips to help maximize your milk supply. Remember, every drop of breast milk counts. Consistent, effective milk removal is one of the best ways to protect and build your milk supply.

Did you know? Feeding your baby based on hunger cues, rather than a strict schedule, supports healthy growth and helps maintain milk supply. kellymom.com/bf/got-milk/bas… #NationalBreastfeedingAwarenessMonth

Tiny Bellies, Perfect Design: Trust Your Milk Supply Newborn stomachs are much smaller than most parents realize. In the first days of life, frequent feedings are normal and help support your milk supply as baby grows. #BreastfeedingAwarenessMonth

📣 Meet Your Breastfeeding Peer Counselors! 🤱💜 In honor of National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, join us on August 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jefferson County Department of Health Central Health Center to meet our WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors.