June is National Safety Month

June is National Safety Month. Observed annually, this national health observance focuses on promoting safety and increasing safety awareness with the goal of reducing preventable injuries and deaths.

Visit the WIC Works Resource System (WIC Works) to find National Safety Month resources from the National Safety Council, such as tips sheets on:

• Infant sleep safety
• Choking Risks
• Child safety in and around cars

WIC Works offers a number of other safety-related resources, covering topics such as:

• Safe Food Handling, including WIC Human Milk Storage Guidelines
  
• Immunizations
  
• Food Allergies 
  
• SIDS
  
• Substance Use and Medication Safety, including a substance use prevention handout
• and much more.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS MORE INFORMATON ON THE WIC WORKS RESOURCE SYSTEM

The WIC Works Resource System is an online education and training center for staff of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). It is a project of the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Questions can be sent to wicworks@fns.usda.gov.