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Are you must 18 years of age or older and provide services or resources within our 16-County service area (Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee, and Union counties? If you answered yes to the questions above, please help the Coalition by completing our short community partner … Continue reading “Action Requested: Community Partner Survey”

Are you pregnant or the parent of a child(ren) aged o (not yet born) through five (5) years of age and live within our service area (Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee or Union counties)? Are you also 18 years or older? If you answered yes … Continue reading “Action Requested: Consumer Survey”

Are you a father or father figure to a child or children aged o (not yet born) through five (5) years of age and live within our service area (Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee or Union counties)? Are you also 18 years or older? If … Continue reading “Action Requested: Paternal Survey”

We are currently accepting applications for the following positions: TEAM Dad Fatherhood Educator – apply here Connect Representative – apply here Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Coordinator – apply here

Your car seat may seem fine, but looks can be deceiving! Knock-off car seats are being sold at major online stores, and they DO NOT meet the standards for car seat safety in the United States. Learn more by reading about counterfeit seats (PDF) and what to lookout for when purchasing a car seat.

Click here to view our infographic outlining the positive impact Healthy Start services are having on our maternal and child health indicators such as infant mortality and premature births.

On behalf of the Central and North Central Healthy Start Coalitions, we are pleased to announce the launch of our My Healthy Start App powered by YoMingo®! The My Healthy Start App is a pregnancy and parenting app that provides education anytime, anywhere and gives you access to tools and support needed through every stage … Continue reading “My Healthy Start App powered by YoMingo®”

DCF Announces Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) in Response to Hurricane Helene and Milton Department of Children and Families announced that Florida’s application for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) has been approved. D-SNAP provides food assistance for individuals and families impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton who are not receiving food assistance through the … Continue reading “Hurricane Helene Recovery Information”

Congratulations to Hernando County Healthy Start Home Visitor, Ruth Vryhof, on being selected as this year’s recipient of the Laura Pan Scholarship Award! We truly appreciate your hard work and dedication in the field of maternal and child health. The Laura Pan Scholarship Award is given to one outstanding Healthy Start worker each year who … Continue reading “Ruth Vryhof Awarded Healthy Start Laura Pan Scholarship”

Please click here to download a copy of the 2022-2023 Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions Annual Report. Be sure to check out how our newest programs, T.E.A.M. Dad, FIMR and G.R.O.W. Doula are doing at the state level!