This guest post was written by Cynthia Dennis, RN, BSN, Coordinator of Injury Prevention and Safe Kids Northeast Florida at THE PLAYERS Center for Child Health/Wolfson Children’s Hospital. October is National SIDS Awareness Month. Sleep-related deaths are a leading cause of infant deaths in Northeast Florida and throughout the country. THE PLAYERS Center currently implements the… Read More
The Healthy Start Coalition was awarded a five-year grant from the Administration for Children & Families to provide comprehensive fatherhood services to dads in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. The Coalition’s “Growing Responsible Fathers” program will strengthen and expand responsible fatherhood, employment, housing, health care, mentoring and recidivism reduction services through case… Read More
A woman’s health prior to pregnancy and unsafe sleep practices are two of the leading factors in the region’s high fetal and infant death rates. These findings and more from the 2014-2015 Fetal and Infant Mortality Review process were released at the October 15 Coalition community meeting. Also released was the 2014-15 Project IMPACT report, which… Read More
This year for National Infant Mortality Awareness Month the Healthy Start Coalition celebrated EVERY baby — because each one deserves a healthy start. Throughout the month, our partners, participants and providers shared more about the work we are doing to improve outcomes in the community: “You know someone.” Brooks Rehabilitation services MomCare Advisors support pregnant… Read More
Join us November 10 for the annual NEFL Advocacy Training to learn how to advocate on behalf of our kids. The training for non profit professionals and volunteers will be held at the Jessie Ball DuPont Center from 8:30 am-1:30 pm. There will also be a teen advocacy workshop from 3:00-6:00 pm. Space is limited.… Read More