Florida Times-Union reporter Beth Reese Cravey spoke with our CEO Faye Johnson and other community and civic leaders about our local area’s “long battle against a stubbornly high infant mortality rate.” Although Duval County’s overall infant mortality rate has improved over the past four years, there are still a number of disparities in certain ZIP Codes.… Read More
Teleauba Revels has triumphed over personal challenges, reshaping her life into a journey of empowerment and advocacy within the Healthy Start community and beyond. As a participant in NEFHSC’s Azalea Project, she absorbed valuable information and diligently followed suggestions. In 2016, she enrolled in our 16-week Make a Difference Leadership Academy, marking a pivotal moment… Read More
A doula is a non-medical trained person who has direct contact with pregnant women and their families and advises on matters of health education during the perinatal period. Doulas provide in-home health care education to the pregnant mother, husband or significant other, and immediate family members. They are present with the mother throughout the labor… Read More
Thanks to new funding awarded by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), the Magnolia Project, our federal Healthy Start program focused on preconception health and mitigating stress for healthier birth outcomes, will continue making an impact for women and their families in Duval County ZIP Codes 32208, 32209, 32210, 32211 and 32277. More than 100… Read More
In Duval County, 80 babies have died over the past five years (2018-2022) due to unsafe sleeping conditions, most of which were preventable. In 2022, nearly 22 percent of infant deaths in Duval County were sleep related; the most common cause being babies accidentally suffocated by bedding or another person while bedsharing. To help mitigate… Read More