About 50 trained preconception peer educators and representatives from community-based organizations participated in a two-day workshop hosted by the Coalition, the University of North Florida and the federal Office of Minority Health to learn how to better collaborate on preconception health inititiaves. Jacksonville is one of four pilot sites that participated in a follow-up workshop… Read More

September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month — a time to bring attention to the rate of babies dying before their first birthday in the United States. The United States has a high rate of newborn and infant death; The same is true in Florida and regionally. While the infant mortality rate in Northeast Florida… Read More

Some of Jacksonville’s highest-risk moms are enrolled in a new program that allows them to have nutritious meals and receive additional resources to help their babies grow healthy. Low-income, pregnant women are identified by Shands Jacksonville — including Healthy Start and Nurse Family Partnership clients — to receive food and services through the Second Harvest… Read More

Congratulations to former Coalition Board member Dr. Thomas Chiu for being a recipient of a prestigious certificate of appreciation from the Florida Medical Association. Dr. Chiu recently stepped down as chair of pediatrics at the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville, but remains on faculty and was appointed as medical director of external affairs for pediatrics. He serves… Read More

The Magnolia Project, the Coalition’s federally-funded Healthy Start project that focuses on preconception health in Jacksonville’s urban core, is one of several dozen programs featured in a new compendium released by the Association for Maternal and Child Health Programs in July 2012. The compendium, entitled “Forging a Comprehensive Initiative to Improve Birth Outcomes and Reduce Infant… Read More