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Backwards Until 2 – Latest Car Seat Recommendation

The AAP, a leading resource for child health information, released a new recommendation to keep children in a rear-facing car seat until they are 2 years old or have reached…

Florida Family Physician – Winter 2009

Florida Family Physician – Winter 2010

Smoking Cessation Classes Available for Healthy Start Moms

Is there a smoker in your household? Take action and give your baby a healthy start! Moms who smoke or who have family members who smoke can sign up for…

Florida KidCare

The children’s health care system in Florida ranks near the bottom of the country — particularly in health insurance rates. Statewide, 17.8 percent of children 18 and under in Florida…

Infant Mortality Rates Drop in Jacksonville

More of Jacksonville’s babies are making it to their first birthday. The city has seen a significant infant mortality decrease over the past 10 years. In 2009, 40 more babies…

Azalea Project Houses New STI Treatment Program

Through a partnership with the Duval County Health Department, the Azalea Project now houses a nurse practitioner (ARNP) to treat various sexually transmitted infections (STIs) twice a week at their…

Make a Noise! Make a Difference! Intervention Available to Jacksonville Women

Our babies are dying. Too few of us know. Our babies are dying. Why? Our babies are dying. What can we do? We can “Make a NOISE. Make a difference.”…

CJ Foundation funds Safe Sleep materials

The Coalition received funding from the CJ Foundation for SIDs to reprint safe sleep brochures in both English and Spanish. The brochures are available for distribution to providers’ offices and community organizations and…