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The Jacksonville Infant Mortality Alliance held its first meeting on October 12. The Alliance is a collaboration between Preconception Peer Educators, community agencies and the Healthy Start Coalition that was launched following a workshop held by the federal Office of Minority Health in September. The Alliance members reviewed preliminary data about infant mortality rates in Duval County… Read More
Sleep-related deaths are down across the region, but STDs, smoking, poverty and life-course issues still are impacting birth outcomes, according to the latest Fetal and Infant Mortality Review findings released at the October 18 Coalition meeting.
The Duval County Public School district passed a policy October 2 to support breastfeeding mothers in the workplace, joining 60 percent of county school districts in the state. The policy, which reflects the Fair Labor Stands Act, allows for: Reasonable unpaid breaks for an employee to express breast milk for her child for up to one… Read More
A Candidate Forum/Community Speak Out will be held October 4th from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the FSCJ Downtown campus. The forum will include candidates for the Northeast Florida state legislature, the clerk of the courts and the judiciary. The forum will also educate participants on the upcoming state amendments that will appear on the November ballot. The… Read More