Fifteen percent of all babies in the state born drug-exposed are born in Northeast Florida. The alarming number of babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, a condition experienced by neonates exposed to opioid prescription or illicit drugs during the prenatal period and experiencing withdrawal after birth, has been on the rise over the last decade and… Read More
The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition is participating in the new infant mortality Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network initiative in Florida. Florida CoIIN is comprised of individuals with a special interest and expertise in one of the following targeted focus areas: Safe Sleep, Smoking Cessation, and Social Determinants of Health. The first state COIIN meeting… Read More
This position is now closed.
This position is now closed.
Local teens and Coalition staff spent April 14 in Tallahassee, meeting with local legislators and spreading the word about the importance of adolescent health, preconception health and healthy pregnancies. Six teens from the 4Me Teen Health Project joined the Teen Health Project staff, Coalition Executive Director Jennifer Gornto and Board Member and Jacksonville University Professor Emeritus Stephen… Read More