Healthy Start Coalition — June Coalition Meeting
When: June 20, 2013 Location: Early Learning Coalition, 8301 Cypress Plaza Dr., Suite 201, Jacksonville, FL 32256 Time: 9 am
Author: Erin Addington
Best practices around adolescent reproductive health services released by CDC, OAH
On a weekday after school, an adolescent girl sits in a private room at a teens-only reproductive health clinic, discussing birth control use with a counselor. After the meeting, she is able to get birth control without a pelvic exam or pap test. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sets this scene on a new webpage and infographic created in… Read More
Open Position: Executive Director
The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition Executive Director Search Committee is accepting applications for the Executive Director position until June 30.
Man Up for Health Summit to be held June 22
The 2013 Man Up for Health Summit will be held June 22 at the FSCJ Advanced Technology Center. The event, which is hosted by the Healthy Jacksonville Men’s Health Coalition, will be from 9am to 2pm and includes foods, workshops, hair cuts, health screenings, giveaways and more. “Man Up” is held each year during National Men’s… Read More
Study shows nurse home visits improve maternal/child interaction, decrease post partum depression severity
Nurse home visits improve maternal/child interaction and decrease the severity of postpartum depression according to a new study released in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing, a publication of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. The study found that both treatment and control groups had significant increases in the quality… Read More