National Diaper Need Awareness Week

by: Katelyn McSweeney – LICSW Center for Healthy Beginnings at Signature Healthcare This week (9/15-9/21) draws attention to the many families who may struggle with diaper needs across the country. Many families often struggle to afford the cost of disposable diapers. In Massachusetts, disposable diapers can cost an average of $70-100 per month, or about … More National Diaper Need Awareness Week

Healthy Beginnings

Katelyn McSweeney is proud to serve as a social worker in Signature Healthcare’s Center for Health Beginnings.  It’s a program designed to create better outcomes for mothers and their newborns.   Get to know Katelyn and the services the Center provides for the community in this enlightening blogger profile.

Celebrate National Caregiver Month

By Katelyn McSweeney, LSCW — Social Worker Center for Healthy Beginnings November is caregiver month, a time when family caregivers deserve recognition for the difficult and valuable work they are doing for their families.  It is a time dedicated to honoring and recognizing the millions of family caregivers who provide crucial support and care to … More Celebrate National Caregiver Month

World Breastfeeding Week took place from August 1-7

By Katelyn McSweeney, LSCW — Social Worker Center for Healthy Beginnings Although World Breastfeeding Week took place in early August, its goals of raising awareness and promoting breastfeeding are important all year. This year, the week’s theme was “Closing the gap: Breastfeeding support for all.” The campaign’s goals included: Here are some facts released in … More World Breastfeeding Week took place from August 1-7

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

By Katelyn McSweeney, LSCW — Social Worker, Healthy Beginnings Racial and ethnic minority populations throughout the United States experience higher rates of death and disease across a wide range of health conditions when compared with their white counterparts. Hispanic men and women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with and die from liver and … More July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month