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New Initiative Gives Local Families Free Pregnancy+ App

To help ensure more families have access to educational resources they need for healthy birth outcomes, the Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition (NEFHSC), Baptist Health and Philps Avent (NYSE: PHG,…

Request for Proposals: Healthy Start services for Medicaid clients

The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition is seeking qualified providers to implement Healthy Start services in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties aimed at addressing the region’s infant…

Addressing Maternal and Child Health Challenges in Northeast Florida

Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition’s CEO, Faye Johnson, and Dr. Janet Dukes, our Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Action Plan Coordinator, joined First Coast Connect to discuss the current state…

2024 Project IMPACT report is available

The 2024 Project Impact Report is now available for viewing! This comprehensive publication underscores the Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition’s steadfast commitment to reducing infant mortality across our region. The…

Hey, Mama wins national awards

Hey, Mama, our 2022-23 social marketing campaign that called attention to the drivers of infant mortality, has won several national awards for advocacy and awareness including: American Advertising Federation’s Angel…

Become a maternal & child health advocate

Our Make a Difference! Leadership Academy is one of several life course education programs we offer to equip community members with leadership skills they can use to influence changes in…

New federal law makes stillbirth prevention a prenatal priority

President Biden recently enacted the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024, a bipartisan effort that has the potential to save 6,000 babies in the U.S. annually. The…

New Project IMPACT report available Oct. 29

Our next Project IMPACT report, which details findings from a percentage of fetal and infant deaths that occurred over the past year in our five county service area, will be…

Safe sleep focus of new programs

Although our ABCs of Safe ZZZ’s social marketing campaign ended in September after much success, our focus on ensuring more families use safe sleep practices will continue to be featured…

Request for Proposals: Healthy Start services for Medicaid clients

The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition is seeking qualified providers to implement Healthy Start services in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties aimed at addressing the region’s infant…