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Use the links below to find helpful information and resources for you and your baby.
Safe Storage of Medications and Substances
Put your medicines up and away, and out of sight
Medication storage and how to talk about it with your children and guests. (Up & Away, PROTECT, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Medication safety tips: A guide to protecting children
Common medication safety concerns, dos and don’ts, medication disposal, and what to do if you suspect poisoning. (Safehome.org)
Your prescription medicine: Tips for safe storage and disposal
How to safely store and dispose of your prescription medications. (World Trade Center Health Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Secure storage of prescription and over-the-counter drugs
How to safely store prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications and other potentially dangerous substances. (Washington State Department of Health)
Safe Gun Storage
Washington firearm safe storage map
This map helps people find a place, outside of the home, to temporarily store firearms for people in crisis. (University of Washington)
Safe storage resource guide
How to safely and securely store medicines, firearms, and other dangerous items. (University of Washington)
Firearms in the home
Safe storage of firearms and how to talk with your child and others about firearms. (Seattle Children’s Hospital)
Gun safety
Firearm safety practices at home and community education and prevention events. (Seattle Children’s Hospital)
Safe Sleep Spaces
What does a safe sleep environment look like?
More tips on how to create a safe sleep space and reduce the chances of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related infant deaths. (National Institute of Health)
Never sleep with your baby
Information and common questions about the risks of bed sharing with your baby. (Safe Sleep North Carolina)
Breast or Chest Feeding
Your guide to breastfeeding
How to breast or chest feed, finding support, pumping and storing human milk, common challenges and questions, and more. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women’s Health)
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