, the Coalition’s federal Healthy Start program, launched several new initiatives in 2014 to better meet the needs of clients based on their life course and to address gaps in services in the community: Life Course Approach: The Project began providing life course education through weekly group activities. Group education focused on topics related to the three Life Plan… Read More
A growing number of babies are dying due to sleep-related deaths across the nation. To bring attention to one of the main causes of these deaths, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), October is National SIDS Awareness month. SIDS is one cause of Sudden Unexplained Infant Deaths (SUIDs), when a baby dies in his or her… Read More
REPORT ON STATUS OF FETAL & INFANT DEATHS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA TO BE RELEASED Significant racial disparities still persist, sleep-related deaths increase JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Despite overall historic progress, maternal and child health data shows more work needs to be done to ensure every baby has a healthy start. After reaching its lowest level in 20 years,… Read More
Free screenings will be available October 25th as part of the fourth annual Indo-American Medical Association of Northeast Florida Health Screenings and Wellness Fair. The health fair will be at the Wyndham Downtown Jacksonville Hotel at 1515 Prudential Drive from 10am-2pm. Screenings will include: Blood pressure Glucose Cholesterol BMI Dental Prostate Podiatry Cardiac evaluation Eye… Read More
Yasheika Allen served as a Preconception Peer Educator and facilitator for the 4Me Teen Health Project. She is a recent graduate of the University of North Florida. She shares her role in preventing infant mortality: Yasheika began in 2010 as a Preconception Peer Educator, a program that enlists college students as peer educators not only on college… Read More