CareSource Indiana hosts resource fairs to inform pregnancy and early childhood health

CareSource is providing resources to new and expecting mothers through the Bumps & Babies Family Resource Fair, which travels to counties across the state of Indiana. The free events offer food, prizes and kids activities, and brings together local community resources to share information on supporting health before, during and after pregnancy.

“We work hard to offer resources and meet community members where they are,” said Dr. Cameual Wright, chief medical officer for CareSource Indiana. “Our partners offer wonderful support and resources on anything from insurance to car safety and breastfeeding support. These fairs have been a great way to connect with and support parents and their children.”

The Bumps & Babies fair travels across Indiana to meet community members in their home counties and connect them to local health and community resources, recently traveling to Madison, Bartholomew and Marion counties.

“It’s a great opportunity to support not just our members, but entire communities in their pregnancy and parenthood journeys,” said Christiane Soultz, RN, BSN, women and children’s health specialist for CareSource Indiana. “Our community partners have been crucial to the success of these events and we’re looking forward to continuing to provide these resources throughout the rest of the year.”

Patty Pigman, MSW, LCSW, infant mortality prevention coordinator at Columbus Regional Health, attended the Bartholomew County resource fair as part of the Infant Mortality Prevention ACTion team (IMPACT), helping provide preventative information for parents and their infants.

"The Healthy Communities IMPACT Team is so thankful for our collaboration with CareSource to bring this event to our community," said Pigman. "What a great opportunity for local parents to get all their resource questions answered in one convenient location! I know that our time was well-spent at this event and that, collectively, our partners were able to engage with and help families much better than any of us could do alone.”