Bartholomew County Health Dept- Nursing Division

11/12/2025

11/10/2025

Sign up and attend our Newborn Safety class November 13th and 1 lucky attendee will receive a new infant car seat. Every attendee with receive a goody bag with diapers, wipes, thermometer, and bib. Call our office to register. 812-379-1555 option 1

11/06/2025

Unsafe sleep situations often involve co-sleeping with an adult (such as in a bed), blankets and pillows in the baby’s crib, or the baby being placed on his or her stomach to sleep.

Remember the ABCs of safe sleep:
1️⃣ ALONE: Babies should be placed alone with caregiver nearby in the same room
2️⃣ BACK: On his or her back
3️⃣ CRIB: With only a tight-fitting sheet, no bumper pads, pillows, blankets or stuffed animals

11/05/2025

👶🏽 👧🏻 👱🏼‍♀️👩🏽 👵🏼 Healthy looks good at every age! You're never too young or too old to find your health; speak to your healthcare provider about what vaccines you need to protect you at every stage of life. https://vaccinateindiana.org/vaccination-schedules/

11/04/2025

10/30/2025

Come trick or treat at the Nursing Division of the Health Department. Today until 4pm.

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10/30/2025

10/29/2025

Halloween should be scary for the right reasons: haunted houses, spooky movie nights, and cool costumes. Keep a day full of sweet treats from going sour. It’s important to stay alert and be safe both as a driver and pedestrian this Halloween. ⁠Check out these tips:

For Drivers:
🛣️ Be especially alert and take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs. Children are excited on Halloween and may move in unpredictable ways.

🏘️ Slow down in residential neighborhoods. Remember that popular trick-or-treating hours are 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

📵 Reduce any distractions inside your car, such as talking on the phone or eating, so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings.

For Pedestrians:

🔦 Have kids carry glow sticks or flashlights to help them see and be seen by drivers. Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross.

📵 Put electronic devices down, keep heads up and walk, don’t run, across the street.

🚗 Watch for cars that are turning or backing up. Teach children to never dart out into the street or cross between parked cars and be especially careful around driveways and alleys.

🚸 Join kids under age 12 for trick-or-treating. If kids are mature enough to be out without supervision, tell them to stick to familiar areas that are well lit, stay on sidewalks if available, and trick-or-treat in groups.

10/28/2025