While women across the country report that birth control has a significant, positive impact on their lives, two in five women do not use any birth control at all. Nearly…
Births in Northeast Florida and across the nation are on the decline — nearly 10 percent over the last five years. The CDC reported preliminary number of births for the…
Event: Real Talk… Real Change IV — “All in the Family” When: Thursday, January 24, 2013 @ 6:30 pm Where: Jacksonville Public Library — Main Branch What: The family dynamic of…
If you received Sunland Peanut Butter from Feed The Children after March 1, 2010, please refer to the following link for instructions, http://www.sunlandinc.com/788/html/pdfs/SunlandRecall.pdf. All inquiries regarding Sunland Peanut Butter will…
The Jacksonville Infant Mortality Alliance held its first meeting on October 12. The Alliance is a collaboration between Preconception Peer Educators, community agencies and the Healthy Start Coalition that was…
Sleep-related deaths are down across the region, but STDs, smoking, poverty and life-course issues still are impacting birth outcomes, according to the latest Fetal and Infant Mortality Review findings released at the October 18 Coalition meeting.
The Duval County Public School district passed a policy October 2 to support breastfeeding mothers in the workplace, joining 60 percent of county school districts in the state. The policy, which…
A Candidate Forum/Community Speak Out will be held October 4th from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the FSCJ Downtown campus. The forum will include candidates for the Northeast Florida state legislature, the clerk…
The Duval County Health Department’s Maternal and Child Health Division received a grant from Every Woman Southeast to increase knowledge of reproductive health and reduce STD and teen pregnancy rates…
The time that parents, particularly fathers, spend with their teens is important to mental health, according to a new study. Home and phone interviews were done with 200 families over a seven-year period. Questions…