Health and Safety

• Umbilical Cord
  • Umbilical Cord (Spanish) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Circumcision
  • Newborn Male Circumcision (The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
  • Circumcision: A Choice(Spanish)  (UNC Center for Maternal & Infant Health)
• Bathing Your Baby
  • Bathing Your Baby (Spanish) (American Academy of Pediatrics)

• Where is Baby? Look Before You Lock (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
• Look Before You Lock Safety Checklist (Kids and Cars Safety)
• Child Hot Car Dangers Fact Sheet (Kids and Cars Safety)
• Child Unknowingly Left in a Hot Car (Kids and Cars Safety)
• Child Gets into Hot Car, Becomes Trapped (Kids and Cars Safety)
• What To Do if You See a Child Alone in a Vehicle (Kids and Cars Safety)

Car Seats

• Car Seats and Booster Seats (Spanish) (National Highway Traffic Safety Commission)
• Car Seats: Information for Families (Spanish) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• The Ultimate Car Seat Guide (Spanish) (Safe Kids Worldwide)
• Safety Issues & Recalls (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
• Child Safety Laws in Your State (Safe Kids Worldwide)
• Child Safety Seats (California Highway Patrol)
• Child Passenger Safety Laws & Guidelines (Spanish) (California Highway Patrol)
• To find a free car seat inspection station near you, call 866-SEAT-CHECK (866-732-8243) or visit seatcheck.org

• Childproofing Steps: Six Items to Keep Up and Away (Safe Kids Worldwide)
• 6 Spots You May Have Missed While Childproofing (Spanish) (Safe Kids Worldwide)
• Choosing Safe Toys for Toddlers and Preschoolers (Spanish) (KidsHealth)
• Do you Cook with Traditional Pottery? It May Contain Lead! (English and Spanish)
• Don’t Take Lead Home From Your Job (English and Spanish) (California Department of Health Services)
• Healthy Toys for Your Baby (WhattoExpect.com)
• Phthalates: What you need to know (BabyCenter)
• Guide to Less Toxic Products (Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia)
• Childproofing Tips & Resources (ChildproofingExperts.com)
• Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home (Spanish) (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
• Make Your Home Lead-Safe and Healthy for California (English and Spanish) (L.A. County Department of Public Health)
• Do you put your medicines up and away and out of sight? (PROTECT and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

• Give Your Baby the Best Possible Start (Spanish) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Questions Moms are Asking About Oral Health (Spanish) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• A Healthy Smile for Your Baby (Spanish) (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)
• Help finding a dentist:
  • Find a Medi-Cal dentist by calling 1-800-322-6384 or by visiting https://smilecalifornia.org/ or https://dental.dhcs.ca.gov/find-a-dentist/home
  • Find-a-Dentist® (American Dental Association)
  • InsureKidsNow.gov (Spanish)

• Reaching Out Booklet (Spanish, Armenian, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese) (LA County Department of Public Health)
• Emergency Hotlines (Peace Over Violence)
• Support Groups (Peace Over Violence)
• Deaf, Disabled and Elder Services (Peace Over Violence)
• Domestic Violence Resources (L.A. County Department of Public Social Services)
• Battered Women Shelters/Walk-In Shelters (LA. County Department of Public Social Services)
• Make a Safety Plan for You and Your Children (World Health Organization)
• Personalized Safety Plan (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV))
• LA County Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-978-3600
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
• Domestic Violence Organizations in California (Los Angeles Region) (California Partnership to End Domestic Violence)
• Talking With Your Child’s Doctor About Intimate Partner Violence (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Getting Free Information on Health and Social Services (English and Spanish) (211 LA County)
• In the Los Angeles area:
  • L.A. County Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-978-3600
  • Peace Over Violence (PeaceOverViolence.org) – L.A. Rape and Battering Hotline:
    • Central Los Angeles: 213-626-3393
    • South Los Angeles: 310-392-8381
    • West San Gabriel Valley: 626-793-3385
  • Domestic Shelters: DomesticShelters.org/los-angeles-ca-domestic-violence-help
  • Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law 
  • Su Casa
  • Los Angeles House of Ruth 
  • The Midnight Mission
  • Jenesse Center, Inc. 

  Across the United States:

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233, TheHotline.org
  • National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: NCADV.org

• What Can You Do to Protect Children from Environmental Risks? (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
• National Environmental Public Health Tracking (CDC)
  Visit for more information on how and where environmental factors are affecting us.
• Pest Control (Bed Bugs, Cockroaches) Fact Sheet (English and Spanish) (Safer Pest Control Project)
• How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs in a Mattress (Tuck)
• Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home (Spanish) (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
• Make Your Home Lead-Safe and Healthy for California (English and Spanish) (L.A. County Department of Public Health)

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Hotline: 800-662-4357
• Find free services in la by calling 844-804-7500 (L.A. County Substance Abuse Service Helpline)

• CDC
  • Recommended Vaccination Schedule for Infants and Children (Spanish) (CDC)
  • Diseases & the Vaccines that Prevent Them (CDC)
  • Vaccines by Disease (CDC)
• Immunizations (Spanish) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Vaccination Handouts (Spanish) (Immunization Action Coalition)