The results of a study published April 22, 2021 in JAMA Pediatrics found that women diagnosed with COVID-19 during pregnancy have an increased risk of complications and mortality. Pregnant women with COVID had a 22 times greater risk of maternal mortality and four times greater risk of preeclampsia/eclampsia. Read more about the study here. The… Read More

Tiffany Knight is the Azalea Project and Program Performance Director with the Coalition. She joined the agency in June 2019 and oversees one of the Coalition’s longstanding initiatives, Azalea, while also working closely with the Healthy Start providers and Contracts and QI Committee. Tiffany joined the Coalition to continue her work serving high-risk populations and… Read More

“Connect”ing families to care: Connect is a one-stop entry point for home visiting services for moms and babies. Connect utilizes the universal prenatal and infant screens and referrals to streamline access to community services and supports that best meet families’ needs. Read below how Connect has helped families in Northeast Florida. Connect AmeriCorps member Sabrina… Read More

The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition received a $100,000 grant from the PGA TOUR’s flagship event, THE PLAYERS Championship, to address the area’s high rate of infant mortality. The Coalition will utilize the two-year funding to expand clinical health services to women in the Arlington area, a community with growing infant mortality rates, and provide… Read More

For first-time mothers, the sight of a nurse on the doorstep after a sleepless night with a newborn can be like a small miracle. The Northeast Florida team has worked diligently to holistically build happier and healthier babies and mothers through the evidence-based home visiting program. For more than seven years our team, through home… Read More