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COVID-19 & Pregnancy: Keep up to date on the latest guidance

Update 12.20.2021: Research shows COVID infections can have long-term effects on babies, while only 35 percent of pregnant women are vaccinated Update 8.27.2021: The March of Dimes addresses a number…

Open Position: FDOH Duval Healthy Start Senior Registered Nurse

The Florida Department of Health Duval County is hiring a Healthy Start Senior Registered Nurse. The job posting will close on 7/22/2021. Visit the People First website to find the…

Meet our staff: Triqana Powell

Triqana Powell is a case manager with the Magnolia Project, providing services to moms before, during and after pregnancy in Jacksonville’s highest risk infant mortality zip codes. She joined the…

Magnolia Project expands partnership with Agape

The Magnolia Project has expanded its partnership with Agape Family Health Services to provide a full array of prenatal, well-woman and primary care services at its two community-based locations. Agape…

Magnolia Project celebrates National Women’s Health Week 2021

The Magnolia Project celebrated National Women’s Health Week May 9-15th with activities around nutrition, mental health, health screenings, fatherhood and concluded with an open house highlighting the services the program…

Coalition featured in Early Childhood Health Equity Landscape Project brief: Embedding equity in early childhood initiatives

The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition was one of eight initiatives featured in a brief entitled “Embedding Equity in Early Childhood Initiatives.” As part of the larger Early Childhood Health…

National Women’s Health Week 2021

The Magnolia Project is hosting a variety of activities May 9-15th to empower women to focus on the many aspects of their health as part of the 2021 National Women’s…

Study finds COVID-19 in pregnant women increases risk of complications, mortality

The results of a study published April 22, 2021 in JAMA Pediatrics found that women diagnosed with COVID-19 during pregnancy have an increased risk of complications and mortality. Pregnant women…

Meet our staff: Tiffany Knight

Tiffany Knight is the Azalea Project and Program Performance Director with the Coalition. She joined the agency in June 2019 and oversees one of the Coalition’s longstanding initiatives, Azalea, while…

Make a Difference! Leadership Academy graduates virtual class

“Because of what I learned about my personal leadership style, I understand that if I make adjustments to how I deal with people I can possible bring change in my…