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Barber, infant mortality advocate honored as “Hero Next Door”

Johnnie Dwayne (J.D.) Upson, has been a barber in his native Jacksonville for more than 14 years at The Cut Above Barber Shop in Arlington, where he has overheard and…

Arlington men learn about infant mortality, 39 weeks at event

In honor of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, the 4th annual “Barbers for Babies: Infant Mortality Prevention & Awareness Event” was held September 22, 2013 at the Jacksonville Women’s Lion…

Board member Shanita Brown featured speaker at Community of Hope event

Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition Shanita Brown was a featured speaker at the Community of Hope event on Sept. 12 that focused on improving the 32209 zip code. Brown, a graduate…

New resource briefs on the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act now available

New resource briefs on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are now available for families and professionals on the  Maternal & Child Health Library at Georgetown University website. The…

Rounds at the Grounds 2013 Recap

The 2013 Rounds at the Grounds “The Beginning of an Era” charity softball game hit a home run this year as doctors, nurses and former Jaguars from the “Cinderella Season” shared the field to raise awareness for infant mortality.

Safe infant sleep webinar

There will be a safe infant sleep webinar hosted by the Association of Women’s Health and Obstetric Neonatal Nurses September 19. The webinar, Safe Infant Sleep: Implementing Evidence-Based Recommendations, will…

September: National Infant Mortality Awareness Month

September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month — a month dedicated to raising awareness of the high rate of infant mortality in the United States. The U.S. ranks 50th in…

Magnolia Project highlighted in Every Woman Southeast “Equity” newsletter

The Magnolia Project’s incorporation of the life course theory into case management services was highlighted as an innovative initiative in the September issue of the Every Woman Southeast e-Newsletter. This ESWE…

Presentation: Health Insurance Marketplace

With the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), women of childbearing age may be one of the biggest beneficiaries of changes to the health insurance landscape. To prepare for…

Healthy Start Coalition — September Board Meeting

When: Thursday, September 19, 2013 Location: Coalition Conference Room, 644 Cesery Blvd. Ste. 210, Jacksonville, FL Time: 9 am