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Magnolia Project Spring Celebration draws crowd

The  Spring Celebration was help on April 11, 2015. Over 250 community residents attended the event. They had an opportunity to learn about project services, receive health screenings participate in…

National Women’s Health Week 2015 — Recap

The Magnolia Project celebrated National Women’s Health Week May 11 – 15, 2015. The project hosted a series of events each day, which were co-sponsored by Molina Healthcare: Project Participants’ Appreciation…

Magnolia brings Yoga in the Street to urban core residents

Magnolia Project participants are adding mountain pose, downward facing dog and more yoga poses to their repertoire of stress management and healthy living techniques. The first Yoga in the Streets class…

Preconception Health trainings equip local providers to address health prior to pregnancy

The Magnolia Project hosted the National Preconception Health Care Initiative: Improving Preconception Health, Every Woman, Every Time on May 20th. Clinical staff, insurance providers and organizations were trained on the…

New crop of Make a Difference! Leadership Academy leaders graduates

Nine new community leaders graduated from the the Spring 2015  on May 13, 2015. The Leadership Academy is a 16-week “Grassroots” course design for community residents. Coalition  member Rev. Tom Rodgers was…

Three Jacksonville zip codes see significant rise in infant mortality

The landscape of infant deaths in Duval County has altered over the last few years, with rates improving in historically high areas of the city like Health Zone 1 and rising in…

Community joins conversation on adolescent sexual health

From providing youth life skills and cultural development to working with young men to sex education in the schools, more than 30 community members shared ideas and had an open…

Healthy Start nurses recognized as Great 100 Nurses of Northeast Florida 2015

Congratulations to two Healthy Start nurses from the Florida Department of Health — Duval County for their recognition at the Great 100 Nurses of Northeast Florida 2015 Celebration on May…

National Nurses Week: Beverly Smith, RN

In honor of National Nurses Week (May 6-12), join us in celebrating the many wonderful and invaluable nurses who work with and impact our programs! Meet Beverly Beverly has more…

National Nurses Week: Sue Combs, RN

In honor of National Nurses Week (May 6-12), join us in celebrating the many wonderful and invaluable nurses who work with and impact our programs! Meet Sue Sue is a…