National Handwashing Awareness Week is December 1-7. The week, sponsored by the Henry the Hand Foundation, observes and promotes the importance of handwashing in preventing the spread of diseases and infections such as the flu, common cold, conjunctivitis, bronchitis and pneumonia. Help “Spread the word, not the germ” by practicing the 4 Principles of Handwashing:… Read More

New resource briefs on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are now available for families and professionals on the  Maternal & Child Health Library at Georgetown University website. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the national health reform law signed into effect by President Obama in March of 2010. The resource briefs… Read More

The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs is now accepting public comments on the final set of life course indicators proposed by participants of the Life Course Metrics Project. Florida was one of the seven states that participated in the project.  The Florida team consisted of Department of Health staff and representatives from the Florida Association… Read More

Since April 1, 2013, 46 men — 36 fathers and 10 non-fathers — from the Jacksonville community participated in the Coalition’s Responsible Fatherhood Training.

Maternal depression can affect any woman. But recent studies show low-income mothers of young children are more likely to suffer from maternal depression than those with higher incomes. One in 11 low-income mothers with young children reportedly experienced episodes of severe depression in the last year. Research shows children living with depressed parents are predisposed… Read More