Yasheika Allen served as a Preconception Peer Educator and facilitator for the 4Me Teen Health Project. She is a recent graduate of the University of North Florida. She shares her role…

After pregnancy, it’s important for a woman to take care of herself. The health of a woman’s pregnancy ends with a postpartum visit to her doctor four to six weeks…

For more than a decade, Karen Smithson served as project director for Hold Out the Lifeline, a community-based initiative that engaged local churches in efforts to reduce black infant mortality. One of…

Hasani Davis and Dereamius Townsend-Foster are members of the first class of  Teen Ambassadors. They graduated the 4Me teen education series and completed a six-month Teen Leadership Council at their sites.…

Rev. Alton Coles is a long-time member of the Healthy Start Coalition Board of Directors and currently holds the position of Vice Chair. He represents the AME Ministers Alliance. He shares…

The community came together on September 13 to bring awareness to infant mortality at the inaugural Jacksonville Baby Buggy Walk in the Park. The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition hosted…

Winnie Holland is a member of the Healthy Start Coalition Board of Directors. She is currently the Health Officer for the Florida Department of Health — Clay County Health Department. She…

Kerri Stephen is the Community Liaison with the Healthy Start Coalition of Orange County and ACOG Region 3 contact for the 39 Weeks project. She shares her role in preventing…

 Ashley Roussell is a Preconception Peer Educator and Chamberlain College of Nursing student. She shares her role in preventing infant mortality: “As a Preconception Peer Educator, I want to raise…

Linda Asay, JD, is a long-time member and former Chair of the Healthy Start Coalition Board of Directors. She is a community volunteer. She shares her role in preventing infant mortality: Linda…