The Healthy Start Coalition has partnered with local child welfare organizations to implement the Plan of Safe Care locally for substance-exposed newborns. The Coalition has worked as part of the…
For over two years, Kathy Irvine has worked as a case manager with the Coalition’s Fatherhood P.R.I.D.E. program, making a positive impact in the lives of fathers and their families.…
For three years the Women’s Centers of Jacksonville primarily offered violence prevention training to Jacksonville University students only. With a newer community focus, the Women’s Center of Jacksonville has now…
The first complete analysis of all local infant deaths from a year was presented on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at “From Data to Action: A review of all 2018 infant…
By Debra Smyers, Sunshine Health Debra Smyers is the Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Sunshine Health. She is responsible for utilization management, case management and quality improvement…
Michael Skiathitis is the assistant program manager for the Coalition’s Healthy Families Jacksonville program and has been working with the Coalition for over two years. He is passionate about advocating…
Former Healthy Families Jacksonville participant Laurie Moore credits the program for many triumphs in the primary stages of raising her boys, including discerning developmental delays early and providing the family with…
The Baker County Infant Mortality Task Force & Substance-exposed Newborn Workgroup hosted a community baby shower Sunday, September 29 during National Infant Mortality Awareness Month to provide education and awareness…
Healthy moms, dads and babies were celebrated at the third annual Magnolia Project & Healthy Start Community Baby Shower, sponsored by State Representative Tracie Davis, on Saturday, September 28. The event was held…
Nurse home visitors, nursing students and care coordinators from maternal and child health programs across the region gathered for “Living My Best Life,” the 2019 Northeast Florida Home Visiting Symposium…