This blog post was written by AmeriCorps member Alex Tarabochia. Alex is a member of the 2014-2015 North Florida Health Corps and is currently serving a 10 1/2 month term at the Magnolia Project, an initiative of the Healthy Start Coalition. Serving as the North Florida Health Corps AmeriCorps member/Male Responsibility Case Manager at  is… Read More

In honor of June, which is Men’s Health Month and also the time we celebrate Father’s Day, the Coalition is holding a Father’s Day Photo Contest! Who: Open to Northeast Florida residents (Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties) What: Post a photo of you and your dad or father figure; of your and… Read More

Thousands of the highest-risk babies in the Duval County Healthy Start program will get a head start on learning as part of a new initiative, Happy Birthday, Graduate! The early learning initiative aims to shrink the word, school readiness and educational attainment gaps in Jacksonville’s Health Zone 1 by providing families with materials to encourage early… Read More

In a duel between Tom Brady’s New England Patriots and Russell Wilson’s Seattle Seahawks, the real star of the 2015 Super Bowl was Dads. Fatherhood emerged as a theme among the numerous comical and poignant Super Bowl commercials, which are their own spectacle in the annual football championship. Several brands aired commercials that focused on… Read More

Both Florida and the city of Jacksonville have some of the highest rates of uninsured kids in the nation, even though many may be eligible for low-cost health insurance. A new initiative was launched to increase the capacity of the community to link those kids with the state children’s health insurance program. Jacksonville was selected… Read More