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Florida's Healthy Start initiative was signed
into law on June 4, 1991. Healthy Start legislation provides for universal
risk screening of all Florida's pregnant women and newborn infants to
identify those at risk of poor birth, health and developmental outcomes |
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Healthy Start includes targeted
support services that address identified risks. The range of Healthy Start
services available to pregnant women, infants and children up to age three
include: |
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- Information and referral
- Comprehensive assessment of service needs in light of family and
community resources
- Ongoing care coordination and support to assure access to needed
services
- Psychosocial, nutritional and smoking cessation counseling
- Childbirth, breastfeeding and parenting support and education
- Home visiting
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In Baker County, we deliver services by
phone, office visits or by home visitation. The program participants and
Healthy Start staff decide jointly which forms of service delivery will be
most beneficial for clients to receive. An interdisciplinary team of
social worker, health educator and nurse provide the following services: |
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- Childbirth and Postpartum Care Education
- Care of the Newborn Education
- Breastfeeding Education and Consultation
- Supportive Counseling
- Smoking Cessation
- Reference Library
- Car Seat Program
- Referrals to Additional Services as needed
- Safe Sleep Promotion for Infants
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The Baker County Healthy Start Program is
committed to the goal of reducing infant deaths and the number of low
birth weight babies born to the women of this community. |
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For more information, click on the Healthy
Start logo at the top of the page. Link will open in a new window |
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