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First Step Program

As a public health program refers to an initiative that is meant to protect the safety and improve the health in the community. According to (Doyle, 2010) the companies vision statement be advanced and reflect a intellectualized ideal for importance of the individuals can create public health programs meant to run for a specified time depending on the goals of the program. First Step program will provide services to pregnant woman, and Infants. (humanservises)

· Example for a new mom to be preparing to be a mom can be a bit overwhelming: Am I eating right? How will I get to my doctor appointments? Will I bond with my baby? So many questions. First Steps program focuses on supporting low-income women and they baby’s first year at no cost mother. There are eligible for help they will receiving services from Nurses, social workers, and dietitians to help moms and make affirmative determinations about:

• Where to go for prenatal care

· • How to provide for a new baby and what to expect as a new parent

· • Family planning

· • Growth and development of your infant

· • Where to find help in the community

· First Steps services are offered and provided to our woman children, and infant food and education program at about the WIC/First Steps clinics.

· First Steps benefits for moms and babies

· help support short- and long-term benefits for mothers and children:

· • Prenatal care earlier in pregnancy

· • Healthier diets for both you and your child

· • Fewer premature and low birth weight babies

· • Normal childhood growth

· • Higher immunization measures

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· • 1 in 5 pregnant women do not get prenatal care in the first trimester concerning pregnancy - even though seeing a doctor early in pregnancy helps prevent later problems.

When planning for such programs, money and resources are required; it is necessary to budget for these resources, and finances to ensure the program is complete on the set budget and the intended goals have been achieved (Credit Counseling Society, 2017). An example of a public health program is creating awareness on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding newborns up to six months of age. When planning for such programs, money and resources are needed; it is important to budget for these resources and finances in order to ensure that the program is completed on the set budget and the intended goals have been achieved (Credit Counseling Society, 2017). An example of a public health program is creating awareness on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding of infants up to six months of age.

This Budget is for educating pregnant new mother and Infants

· Breastfeeding

· Immunization

· Baby in child safety in home, and during travel

· Nutrition on a budget to benefit mother in child

· Cooking skills/classes with proper cleaning and sanitation methods included

· Education government community such as on available references (opportunity for medical , Food bank, Food stamps, WIC, and child care

Timeline Chart

Budget Items	Hours	Rate	Total
Personnel: nurse health educator; program assistant; nutritionist; lactation specialist	24 hours per week x 12 months	nurse educator: $30/hour program assistant: $10/hour nutritionist: $25/hour lactation specialist: $30/hour	nurse educator: $34,560 program assistant: $12,480 nutritionist: $28,800 lactation specialist: $34,560
			Total: $110,400
Supplies: Brochures/fliers			$3,000
Laptop/ purchase			$1,300.
Projector/screen purchase:			$800.00
Furniture rental: desk/chairs/Tables	X12 month		$8,000.
Telephone			$500
Scale purchase:			$800
			Total: $13,100
Services: Advertisement			$6,000
Lunch/refreshments, for	Mother , children, and staff		$8000.00
			Total: $14,000
Facility costs, and cleaning/Rental with full	Kitchen, and separate room for child care	$20,000	Total: $20,000
Child Care service/Early Childhood/ on premises	Child care for new mother/mother with children under 4	$10.00/ hrs.	$12.480
Gift Basket/Baby and mother	Car seat, Diaper, wipe, Shampoo,	Car seat. $ 199 X 20 blankets, $37.95X20	$3,980 $759
Babies Lotion/bag		Babies Bags $65 Xl 10	1,300
Bottle/ Breast Pump	$17.99 X20=359.80	$73 x20=1460	$1,819.80
			Total 20,338.80
			Total: 177,838.80

In summary, the goals for this program is to develop an on-going, long range planning, evaluation and education process for pregnant woman in Infants

This program will also organizations Health, including the, recommend breastfeeding exclusively for six months. This means that no other foods or drinks a after the introduction of foods at six months of age. Since globally about 38% of infants are only breastfed during their first six months of life. In the United States, about 75% of women begin breastfeeding and about 13% only breastfeed until the age of six months. 

Health professionals in the field required in conducting counselling need. Allocation of counselling services including stationeries such as note pads, demonstration papers and pens. Mothers have to be provided with fliers and educational brochures which they may use and refer whenever necessary when they need help.

The counselors also will need some money for their transportation. Allocations for advertisements through social media and televisions should also be taken into consideration. This will help the mothers get informed (Atom Content Marketing Ltd, 2017). The television adverts therefore require an amount

There might be unpredictable events such as, extreme weather that is likely to delay or affect the project and therefore allocation of $ is set aside for compensation. Despite being counseled, infant mothers require continued support in their breast-feeding journey; these services will be offered by the hospitals.

Mothers can get help anytime they need it. In this case, hospitals where mothers deliver their babies offer the in-kind support (Atom Content Marketing Ltd, 2017). The support is important as the program runs for a year only.

In conclusion, the counselling should be well planned in terms of financial allocations for it to be very effective to both expectant and breastfeeding mothers. Effective allocation of funds and resources will help the counselors achieve their intended goals.

It should be very strategic in that the information through counselling should reach every mother including those who are not able to reach hospitals. A well-managed counselling will improve and promote health to the breastfeeding infants and also will create awareness in the society.

References

Atom Content Marketing Ltd. (2017). 11 cheap (or free) advertising methods to grow your business. Retrieved from https://www.marketingdonut.co.uk/blog/11/03/11-cheap-or-free-advertising-methods-to-grow-your-business

· Credit Counseling Society. (2017). What is Budgeting? What is a Budget? Retrieved from https://www.mymoneycoach.ca/budgeting/what-is-a-budget-planning-forecasting

· http://www.snohd.org/Children-Family/Pregnancy