A new toolkit is available for primary care physicians to help them meet their patients’ preconception needs. The National Preconception/Interconception Care Clinical Toolkit is available on the BeforeandBeyond website and focuses on the response to the question “Are you hoping to become pregnant in the next year?” Depending on a woman’s answer — she plans on pregnancy,… Read More
Project Moses baskets provide a safe sleeping environment for babies who otherwise don’t have access to a proper sleep surface. With sleep-related deaths increasing in the region, consider making a donation to the Coalition’s WeGive.org campaign for the project: Project Moses on WeGive.org. Babies under the age of one should be placed alone, on their back,… Read More
In honor of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, the Healthy Start Coalition is hosting a city-wide Baby Buggy Walk in the Park and health fair at the Magnolia Project on September 13. The event, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health and other partners, will bring… Read More
What is prenatal care? How long should a health pregnancy last? Participants in the lay health advocate program are quizzed on these questions and more. But before completing the curriculum, many don’t know the answer to these questions. MaN! MaD! was developed by The Magnolia Project and modeled after the successful Community Voice program, and… Read More
Families that received nurse home visits through the Nurse Family Partnership were less likely to experience child and maternal mortality, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics in July 2014. The is an evidence-based home visiting program for first-time mothers. In Jacksonville, the program is currently being implemented through the Duval County and Shands Jacksonville… Read More