Unsafe sleep, drowning, substance exposure – hundreds of children die each year in Florida from preventable causes. In response to the number of reported deaths that come into the Department…
Text4Baby is becoming more than just texts — in addition to receiving weekly tips, information and resources through messages, users will now have access to an app beginning November 10, 2014.…
Pre-term birth rates, high smoking rates and lack of insurance continue to drive Florida’s poor birth outcomes and led to another “D” grade on the March of Dimes 2014 Premature…
While most babies are not fully developed until 39 full weeks in the womb, too many babies are born early. November is Prematurity Awareness Month, when the March of Dimes focuses…
Both Florida and the city of Jacksonville have some of the highest rates of uninsured kids in the nation, even though many may be eligible for low-cost health insurance. A…
A training on the Mothers and Babies curriculum is available on December 16 for community agency staff working with pregnant and postpartum women. The program was developed using cognitive-based therapy…
The Magnolia Project is expanding services for men, aligning it with the Coalition and federal Healthy Start goals of strengthening families by increasing responsible fatherhood and male responsibility in the…
The annual Fetal and Infant Mortality Review identified reducing sleep-related deaths and smoking during pregnancy as key approaches to improving birth outcomes in Northeast Florida. The findings from the 2011-2013…
, 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…
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…