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  • Babies Should Sleep Flat on Their Backs in a Crib or Bassinet, Local Group Advocates

    January 30, 2023

    On Monday, January 30, parents gathered at JWB with their little Babies New Year, joining state and local officials to raise awareness and announce the […]

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  • Local Program Saves Infant Lives, Expands throughout Florida

    Mark Parker | February 01, 2023

    According to the Department of Health, on average, a healthy baby in Pinellas County suffocated and died from sleeping unsafely every month until 2018; a […]

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  • Florida Expands Campaign to Help Reduce Accidental Baby Deaths

    Lauren Peace | January 31, 2023

    Five years ago, members of the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County set out to reduce the largest cause of preventable baby deaths in Florida: […]

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  • WTVT FOX 13 Coverage of JWB's Sleep Baby Safely Campaign Expansion Announcement

    February 02, 2023

    On Monday, January 30, Fox 13 joined the parents gathered at JWB with their little Babies New Year, along with state and local officials raising […]

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  • Ring in the New Year & Resolve to Sleep Babies Safely | Florida Department of Health and Juvenile Welfare Board Announce Expansion of a Locally Born Life-Saving Campaign

    February 01, 2023

    In years past, a heathy baby died every month due to unsafe sleep in Pinellas County. That’s changing, thanks to a life-saving campaign called Sleep […]

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  • Sleep Baby Safely Campaign

    Bloom TV | News Channel 8 | September 23, 2022

    A few days ago, firefighters took time out of their busy schedules to volunteer and pack bags filled with items designed to save babies lives […]

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  • Local Firefighters Pack Bags Full of Items Designed to Save Babies' Lives During Sleep

    10 Tampa Bay | September 20, 2022

    Over a ten-year period in Pinellas County, there have been more than 100 babies lost from suffocation because of unsafe sleep practices. Rather than responding […]

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