The reconvened for the first time in almost two years on January 30 to review their community action plan, develop priority areas for moving forward and review the progress of agencies…
The Coalition welcomed new Board and Coalition members at the January 16 Annual Membership meeting. New 2014 member of the Board of Directors: Dr. Kelli Wells, Florida Department of Health…
The Coalition annual meeting will be January 16 and will include the election of new officers and members and presentation of the Philip Gilbert Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service and…
The NEFL Teen Pregnancy Task Force will hold a follow-up meeting January 30 to discuss progress and what else still needs to be done to improve the sexual health of adolescents in Northeast Florida. Task Force members and interested community members are invited to attend.
January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. In addition, January 5-11 is recognized as National Folic Acid Awareness Week. Approximately one in every 33 babies is born with a birth…
New car seat guidelines have got into effect as of January 2014 regarding car-seat weight limits. Car seat guidelines now indicate parents should limit a child’s weight for use with…
Revisit some highlights from 2013, a year of celebration and change for the Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition.
The Clinton Health Matters Initiative, which recently selected Northeast Florida as a new site, held a planning session Dec 18 that brought together local community stakeholders, including Coalition representatives, to develop a blueprint for action for the region.
Did you know that in 2010, emergency rooms across the country treated an estimated 181,500 children for toy-related injuries? Almost half of the children treated were under the age of…
While it is recommended that pregnant women get the flu shot, only half actually get it — leaving both mom and baby at high risk for serious health complications. This…