Florida Times-Union reporter Beth Reese Cravey spoke with our CEO Faye Johnson and other community and civic leaders about our local area’s “long battle against a stubbornly high infant mortality rate.”…
Teleauba Revels has triumphed over personal challenges, reshaping her life into a journey of empowerment and advocacy within the Healthy Start community and beyond. As a participant in NEFHSC’s Azalea…
A doula is a non-medical trained person who has direct contact with pregnant women and their families and advises on matters of health education during the perinatal period. Doulas provide…
Thanks to new funding awarded by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), the Magnolia Project, our federal Healthy Start program focused on preconception health and mitigating stress for healthier birth…
In Duval County, 80 babies have died over the past five years (2018-2022) due to unsafe sleeping conditions, most of which were preventable. In 2022, nearly 22 percent of infant…
The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition is seeking qualified providers to implement Healthy Start services in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties aimed at addressing the region’s infant…
Thanks to the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association and the D.W. Perkins Bar Association, our Hey, Mama Mobile Pantry is ready for a variety of community events in the coming weeks.…
National Health Corps (NHC) Florida, through its partnership with AmeriCorps, provides service opportunities to help meet health care and health education needs in Baker, Duval, Clay and Nassau counties. We’re…
Father First is a groundbreaking statewide initiative, driven by both community and state-level support, dedicated to empowering fathers and enhancing their pivotal roles intheir children’s lives. Our agency secured two,…
A new social marketing effort is underway thanks to support from the Kids Hope Alliance (KHA), a funding agent for the city of Jacksonville. Over the past five years (2018-2022),…