In honor of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, the Healthy Start Coalition is hosting a city-wide Baby Buggy Walk in the Park and health fair at the Magnolia Project on September 13. The event, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health and other partners, will bring… Read More
Support our hometown football team the Jacksonville Jaguars and ensure every baby has a healthy start! Get your best-priced single-game Jaguars tickets through this link and a portion of the ticket sales ($10 per ticket!) will benefit the Healthy Start Coalition. Tickets are available for all home games except the Pittsburgh Steelers game on October… Read More
What is prenatal care? How long should a health pregnancy last? Participants in the lay health advocate program are quizzed on these questions and more. But before completing the curriculum, many don’t know the answer to these questions. MaN! MaD! was developed by The Magnolia Project and modeled after the successful Community Voice program, and… Read More
The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition is accepting applications for the Human Resources Manager/Administrative Assistant position. This position is responsible for maintaining employee files; handling new hires and terminations; assisting program managers with job description and interviewing as needed; processing bi-weekly payroll and maintaining employee payroll information; identifying and coordinating employee engagement and team building… Read More
The , an initiative of the Healthy Start Coalition, recognized 20 2013-14 Corps members at a ceremony July 17. Each member served at least 1700 hours over the course of the 46-week term of service, providing direct service in various public health-focused nonprofit and government partners in five counties in North Florida, including Duval, Baker, Clay,… Read More