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
Unsafe sleep, drowning, substance exposure – hundreds of children die each year in Florida from preventable causes. In response to the number of reported deaths that come into the Department of Children and Families Florida Abuse hotline, the agency launched the Child Fatality Prevention website to raise public awareness about child fatalities and assist communities… Read More
Text4Baby is becoming more than just texts — in addition to receiving weekly tips, information and resources through messages, users will now have access to an app beginning November 10, 2014. The app is intended to serve as a companion to the text messages, and will include interactive features about how your baby is growing each… Read More