This guest post was written by Amy Turci, 2015-2016 March of Dimes Northeast Florida Division Board Chair. November is Prematurity Awareness Month, when the March of Dimes focuses the nation’s attention on premature birth. Activities include the release of the Premature Birth Report Card and World Prematurity Day on November 17. Ask most moms-to-be whether they want a boy or a… Read More
Jacksonville was represented at the Florida Prematurity Summit held by the March of Dimes Florida Chapter November 10 in Tampa. The Summit was held to look at the status of preterm births, identify evidence-based strategies to reduce preterm birth rates and develop a statewide vision and strategic plan to address the issue. The city was… Read More
Improving health is something we have to do together from the grassroots up, former President Bill Clinton shared with community partners, agencies and leaders at the Clinton Health Matters Initiative Northeast Florida Town Hall at TPC Sawgrass on November 20. The event marked the release of a progress report on their Northeast Florida Blueprint for Action… Read More
Too many babies are born too small and too soon in Northeast Florida and across the country and world, a fact that is recognized during Prematurity Awareness Month. But what can we do to prevent these babies from premature birth? Prematurity is influenced by factors like poor maternal health before and during pregnancy, smoking, lack… Read More
In honor of World Prematurity Day and , Coalition staff wore purple and shared the reasons they care on November 17th. Some staff pointed to the sobering statistics and facts: Prematurity is the number one killer of babies under one years old. For those babies who live to their first birthday, many endure lifelong health… Read More