The Jacksonville Kids Coalition will host an Advocacy Walk at the Jacksonville Landing and a press conference at City Hall March 26 as part of Florida’s Children’s Week. The event is free to anyone who would like to attend. Former Jacksonville Jaguar safety Donovin Darius will lead the Advocacy Walk. The public will have the opportunity to… Read More
Three years ago, Cribs for Kids, a national infant safe sleep initiative created a petition in response to the number of advertisements featuring babies in unsafe sleep positions. The petition, still active today, targets large advertising oversight agencies in hopes to educate advertisers on the importance of depicting a baby in a safe sleep environment and to promote safe… Read More
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Kansas discovered women who take the prenatal supplement, DHA, during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to heavier babies and have a lower risk of preterm birth. DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil. Although small amounts of DHA are produced naturally in the body… Read More
Five months after baby Noah was born, News 4 Jax Morning Show anchor and first-time mom Melanie Lawson made a commitment — to her health. Lawson, who is also a member of the Coalition’s Board of Directors, decided to lose the 20+ lbs of pregnancy weight she was left with and live a healthy lifestyle. “Do I have time to… Read More
The Florida Department of Health is hosting a webinar on “Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUIDs): Causes, Risk Factors & Prevention Strategies.” The webinar will be available March 5 from 10-11am. The webinar will include an introduction to SUIDs, an investigation of SUIDs in FLorida and federal and state initiatives to reduce sleep-related infant deaths. Sleep-related… Read More