More than 70 staff members from Healthy Start programs at eight different agencies in the region came together Monday, March 23 for a day of training, team-building activities, mindfulness exercise and fun. The training was arranged by Coalition staff to allow all eight agencies to come together in one place. The workshop covered care coordination-specific… Read More

Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. Join the Healthy Start Coalition team as we walk in the 2015 First Coast March for Babies for stronger, healthier babies. The three-mile walk will be held April 18 at 9 am at Everbank Field in Downtown Jacksonville. Visit our… Read More

February is the month of love — a time for sweethearts, galentines and friends to send cards, give gifts and celebrate affection. But it’s also a time to remind women of childbearing age that they should show themselves some love — by taking care of their health! Show Your Love is a national campaign designed… Read More

The Healthy Start Coalition was awarded a grant to improve breastfeeding initiation and duration rates within the Jacksonville Nurse-Family Partnership program by implementing strategies identified through a Home Visiting Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (HV CoIIN). The initiative is funded through the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ “Reducing Disparities in Breastfeeding through Peer… Read More

The Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions (FAHSC) is focusing on premature births/low birth weight babies and minority health disparities for the 2015-16 legislative session. The need and requests for these areas are outlined in the 2015-2016 legislative priorities handout. Florida received a “D” grade on the annual March of Dimes Prematurity Report Card for the… Read More