Wal-Mart is teaming with the Eastern Shore Rural Health Centers and more than 20 local organizations and agencies to help raise diapers for local babies and adults in need during the second annual Diaper Change diaper drive led by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliate HealthKeepers, Inc. Last year, the diaper drive was successful in helping to raise over 34,000 diapers for the Hampton Roads area and the Eastern Shore and event organizers are hoping to surpass last years numbers.
On average, infants use 12 diapers per day -- the cost for which can reach upwards of $100 a month and, in todays economy, some local families are struggling to have an adequate supply of diapers on hand. Oftentimes, this can lead to infants and toddlers spending long hours in a soiled diapers which can increase the risk of many health problems ranging from skin diseases to hepatitis. Adding to the challenges faced by low-income families, the cost of diapers is not covered by social services programs.
This year, the diaper drive will also collect adult diapers to help area adults who suffer from some form ofurinary incontinence. Like many young families, adults also face the added struggle of making sure they have an adequate supply of diapers on hand to ensure they are helping to avoid additional health risks.
Wow I had three young ones all close together with no washer at home and of course I did not have the money to buy disposables. I had to tote my laundry to laundry mat with 2 kids.That is called living in the city and managing the best you can.
ReplyDeleteMy kids did not stay soiled in diapers. Cloth diapers and plenty of them I never used dieposables.
I raised two in cloth diapers and only used disposable if they had a doctor appointment or we went out of town overnight. Just seemed like a waste of money and very expensive...not to mention more for the already brimming over landfills.
ReplyDeleteCertainly not "ecologically minded" at all.