Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! We would like to highlight our newest moms, three of our wonderful staff members who are currently expecting! Sherry Nelson,  Program Coordinator Due: November 2015 What is one infant safety practice that you plan to use that you have learned by working at the Coalition? The… Read More

Fifteen percent of all babies in the state born drug-exposed are born in Northeast Florida. The alarming number of babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, a condition experienced by neonates exposed to opioid prescription or illicit drugs during the prenatal period and experiencing withdrawal after birth, has been on the rise over the last decade and… Read More

The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition is participating in the new infant mortality Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network initiative in Florida. Florida CoIIN is comprised of individuals with a special interest and expertise in one of the following targeted focus areas: Safe Sleep, Smoking Cessation, and Social Determinants of Health. The first state COIIN meeting… Read More

The Magnolia Project Outreach Team held the first of three Baby Showers on March 28. The shower, sponsored by Molina Healthcare, was held at Christ Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church Family Life Center adjacent to Roosevelt Gardens Housing Complex. Pregnant women living in Roosevelt Gardens were invited to the shower to learn about the prenatal resources… Read More

Although each group of new moms that completes the Magnolia Project’s Mothers and Babies Course is different, there is one common theme: “I want to be a good mother.” The Magnolia Project began implementing the Mothers and Babies Course, developed by Dr. Darius Tandon, in October. The six-week course is designed to help moms and/or… Read More