THE 20TH ANNUAL SOLANO COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN FREE COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER
A More Excellent Way Health Improvement Organization (MEW) is celebrating its 20th year of supporting the health of new families through our Community Baby Shower Program. we are inviting pregnant and early postpartum families to register and attend
A More Excellent Way Health Organization and community partners are inviting African-American pregnant & breastfeeding women and expectant fathers of African Descent to the Virtual and Drive-Thru “More Excellent Way Community Baby Shower” on Saturday, February 22nd from 10 – 2 pm The Zoom celebration is from 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. followed by the Drive Thru Health Fair at Emmanuel Temple Apostolic Church, 900 6th Street in Vallejo, CA during California’s Black Infant Health Awareness Week. It’s a huge celebration of life!
This event is free of charge and will include Zoom health and education workshops conducted by doctors, nurses, lactation specialist and mental health specialist. This virtual shower will include fun, culturally tailored games where families can win car seats, strollers, bassinets and more!
Next is the walk-thru health and resource fair that will include incentives, and free food. The baby shower will assist couples in accessing prenatal and other health and social services and essential supplies. We have special attractions for mothers, partners, siblings and a Grandmother’s Tea! It’s a family affair! Black babies die at twice the rate of other babies before they reach their first birthday. African-American women die at 3 times the rate of any other race from preventable labor and delivery complications. Improving the pregnancy and birth outcomes of African American women continues to be a goal of A More Excellent Way Health, our partners Emmanuel Temple Apostolic Church and Partnership HealthPlan of California and several other collaborating agencies. We provide assistance to Bay Area families by promoting the importance of early and culturally humble prenatal care, education and support to improve their pregnancy outcomes.
A More Excellent Way Health 20th Annual Solano County Community Baby shower will be held free of charge Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. The Zoom celebration is from 10:00 to 12 pm followed by the Shower Drive-thru Health Fair from 12 until 2 pm at Emmanuel Temple Apostolic Church, 900 6th Street in Vallejo California. For more information, contact A More Excellent Way Health director, Monique Sims, at Mnqsims@gmail.com or call (707) 319-7489. Register at https://virtualshower2025.eventbrite.com
Community Baby Shower
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