NEFL Healthy Start Coalition Press Packet
News Releases + Media Advisories
10.29.24 – Five-Year Review of Infant Deaths Released by NEFHSC
9.4.24 – A call to action for Infant Mortality Awareness Month
5.1.24 – Safe Sleep Practices at the Center of the ABCs of Safe ZZZ’s
2.7.24 – Local Women Recognized with NEFHSC Community Service Awards
1.10.24 – MLK Day of Services Project Focuses on K-8 Students
9.28.23 – Family-friendly events help raise awareness of infant mortality
9.18.23 – Root Causes of Infant Mortality Annual Summit 2023
9.6.23 – Infant Mortality Awareness Month calls attention to complex issue
5.10.23 – New mobile pantry providing essential supplies to Duval County families
4.10.23 – Driving enrollment in local programs focus of “Hey, Mama”
1.30.23 – Inaugural summit explores root causes of infant mortality
1.26.23 – Dr. Ron Salem recognized with 2023 Carol Brady Leadership Award
11.3.22 – NEFHSC awarded federal funding to address infant health equity
9.1.22 – Infant Mortality Awareness Month helps drive understanding of root causes
8.24.22 – Working to close the gap of racial/ethnic disparities in breastfeeding
6.14.22 – Too many babies in Duval County don’t celebrate their first birthdays
In the News
10.30.24 – Health News Florida: Infant mortality rises sharply in Northeast Florida counties
10.29.24 – WJCT’s First Coast Connect: New report examines fetal and infant mortality in Northeast Florida
10.21.24 – JAX Today: Campaign aims to keep infants safe while they sleep
10.21.24 – News4Jax: JSO, local organizations raise awareness about infant safety for Safe Sleep Awareness Month
10.21.24 – Action News Jax: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to hold safe sleep awareness conference to address infant mortality prevention
9.3.24 – South Florida Sun-Sentinel: New funding coming to Florida to help keep women alive in childbirth
5.1.24 – South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Babies born early, ill or dead: Florida spends millions on prevention. Why isn’t it getting better? (third of a three-part series)
4.22.24 – Florida Times-Union: Infants are dying: Efforts in Jacksonville strive to help moms and reduce mortality, SIDS
4.15.24 – South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Steep cost of long-term preemie care takes heavy tool on overburdened families (second of a three-part series)
3.21.24 – South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Babies born to die: Florida’s infant mortality crisis (first of a three-part series)
3.4.24 – First Coast News: Experts share ‘ABCs’ of safe sleep after 10-week-old dies from apparent co-sleeping in Jacksonville
2.29.24 – News4Jax: Dying to be pregnant: Toxic stress plays a role in maternal deaths
2.20.24 – Medriva: The importance of safe sleep practices to prevent infant mortality
12.14.23 – News4Jax: Addressing infant and maternal mortality
12.14.23 – Action News Jax: Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition offering doula training
12.13.23 – News4Jax: Mayor Deegan to sign nearly $26 million spending plan approved by City Council
12.12.23 – News4Jax: The Duval County infant mortality rate is higher than the Florida rate. New legislation aims to change that.
10.28.23 – Florida Times-Union: October sheds light on complex issue for Jacksonville parents
10.27.23 – Florida Politics: State launches website to support Christ Sprowls’ ‘fatherhood initiative’
5.24.23 – WMFE Orlando: Thousands of Floridians kicked of Medicaid
5.23.23 – Orlando Sentinel: Health advocacy groups ask DeSantis to pause Medicaid purge
5.12.23 – WOKV Talk Radio: CEO Faye Johnson talks about the Hey, Mama Mobile Pantry
5.10.23 – Florida Times-Union: Hey, Mama Mobile Pantry caters to Jacksonville families with babies
4.11.23 – Action News Jax: Infant mortality rates in Duval are higher than in the state
4.10.23 – First Coast News: Jacksonville mom shares advice for expecting mothers in honor of Black Maternal Health week
2.2.23 – The Famuan: Hey, Mama tackles infant mortality
9.24.22 – Action News Jax: Sixth annual community baby shower for expectant and new moms
9.23.22 – WOKV Talk Radio: Tracie Davis hosts community baby shower with Magnolia Project and Healthy Start
9.22.22 – First Coast Connect: Driving down infant mortality rates
7.1.22 – News4Jax: Responsible Fatherhood law offers opportunities to local nonprofits
6.23.22 – First Coast Connect: Hey, Mama campaign
4.13.22 – WTXL-TV: Florida dads are getting a chance to improve there parenting skills through a fatherhood program
4.6.22 – News4Jax: Learning how to prevent infant deaths
2.28.22 – First Coast News: Midwife impacting infant mortality rates in the Black community though her business