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What’s your role? Preconception Peer Educator Ashley Roussell

 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…

What’s your role? Board member Linda Asay

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…

What’s your role? Board member Rev. Tommy Rodgers

Rev. Tommy Rodgers is a long-time member and former chair of the Healthy Start Coalition Board of Directors. He is currently pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church. He shares his role in…

Whats Your Role? Coalition Member Nangy Davidson

Nangy Davidson, BSN is a member of the Coalition member. She represents Flagler Hospital in St. Johns County. She shares her role in preventing infant mortality: “I am a mother,…

Whats your role? Healthy Family

Everyone in a family plays a role in preventing infant mortality. Fathers play an important role in a family. Unmarried mothers are less likely to obtain prenatal care & more…

Training on Bullying Prevention for Young People available September 24

A training on “Bullying Prevention for Young People” is available for adolescent-serving agencies on September 24 from 9 am-12 pm at the Jacksonville Children’s Commission. Space is limited. Register here.…

Whats your role? Nurse-Family Partnership participant Denise Mills

Denise Mills was scared when she found out she was pregnant with her first child, so she enrolled in the Nurse-Family Partnership program to help her prepare for motherhood. Now,…

Whats your role? Healthy babies

Getting a healthy start in life is important but so is maintaining health throughout childhood. All children need vaccines to protect them from dangerous childhood diseases. Vaccines help a child’s body…

Whats Your Role? AmeriCorps alum Valerie Eldridge

Valerie Eldridge is an alumnus of the 2013-2014 North Florida Health Corps AmeriCorps program. She currently is a Human Services Counselor with the Florida Department of Health in Nassau County…

Whats your role? Pregnancy

A healthy pregnancy is key to having a healthy baby. Prenatal care is the care a woman receives when she is pregnant. As soon as a woman “thinks” she is pregnant…