The community came together on September 13 to bring awareness to infant mortality at the inaugural Jacksonville Baby Buggy Walk in the Park. The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition hosted the city’s first annual walk along with cities across the country in honor of National Infant Mortality Awareness month.  The event emphasizes the important role… Read More

Winnie Holland is a member of the Healthy Start Coalition Board of Directors. She is currently the Health Officer for the Florida Department of Health — Clay County Health Department. She shares her role in preventing infant mortality: Clay County Health Officer Winnie Holland is relatively new to the Northeast Florida region, but not to Healthy… Read More

Kerri Stephen is the Community Liaison with the Healthy Start Coalition of Orange County and ACOG Region 3 contact for the 39 Weeks project. She shares her role in preventing infant mortality: “The timing of my pregnancy couldn’t have been more perfect. I had just begun working for the Healthy Start Coalition of Orange County… Read More

 Ashley Roussell is a Preconception Peer Educator and Chamberlain College of Nursing student. She shares her role in preventing infant mortality: “As a Preconception Peer Educator, I want to raise awareness about Infant Mortality in our community.  I would love to decrease the number of lives that are lost each year and to see more… Read More

Linda Asay, JD, is a long-time member and former Chair of the Healthy Start Coalition Board of Directors. She is a community volunteer. She shares her role in preventing infant mortality: Linda Asay recalls the sad stories she heard in her work before joining the Coalition Board of Directors — how the lack of basic education on… Read More