​Reproductive Health & Wellness                          

Healthy Lifestyle

1. It is all about getting healthy and staying healthy throughout your life whether you want to be pregnant or not. Start by eating a nutritious diet, increasing your physical activity, and getting regular health screenings. 
• Nutrition & Physical Activity: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/index.html

2. Mental Wellness

1. Mental health is important because it can help you be healthy physically, cope with daily stressors and work productively.
• Depression Among Women: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/depression/index.htm
• Mental Wellness Services in Mecklenburg County: https://www.mecknc.gov/HealthDepartment/RyanWhite/Pages/Mental-wellness,-Substance-use,-and-Tobacco.aspx

3. Healthy Relationships

1. At its foundation a healthy relationship involves partners that communicate well, trust each other, and are honest and respectful of one another - for a start.
• Healthy Relationships: https://www.thehotline.org/resources/healthy-relationships/#:~:text=A%20healthy%20relationship%20means%20that,Respectful
• Adult Domestic Violence Services: https://www.mecknc.gov/CommunitySupportServices/PreventionIntervention/Intervention/AdultServices/Pages/default.aspx

4. Sexual Health

1. Sexual health is an important part of our physical and emotional health. Being sexually healthy means having access to information, education, and care.
• HIV/STD Services: https://www.mecknc.gov/HealthDepartment/CommunityHealthServices/Pages/HIVSTDServices.aspx
• Reproductive Health Info: https://www.bedsider.org/
  

5. Importance of Family Planning

• Infant mortality: North Carolina twelfth highest in USA
• Child Health Insurance: 4.4% of children without health insurance in NC
• Child Poverty: 21.3% of NC children: fifteenth highest percentage in USA

To learn more about  Preconception & Interconception Health, please contact our Perinatal & Lactation Education Coordinator, Jussica Haynes. 

Email: jussica.haynes2@mecklenburgcountync.gov