Health Department Administrator

www.cdc.gov

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www.bradford-co-fla.org

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Please Call for The Healthy Start Mom's Meeting Times and Locations Say “yes” to a healthy start for you and your baby! Healthy Start provides maternal and child health services to improve pregnancy outcomes and help children get a healthy start in life.  Healthy Start offers services for you when you are pregnant or between pregnancies, and for your baby from birth to age three. Everyone qualifies for Healthy Start services by saying “yes” to Healthy Start screenings with your prenatal care provider and at the hospital at the time of the birth of your child.  Healthy Start screenings are simply a set of questions to determine if there are any risks that could affect your pregnancy and your baby’s growth or development. Services include: Case Management Childbirth Education Parenting Classes Smoking Cessation Breastfeeding Counseling and Assistance Referrals for Counseling Nutrition Counseling Mom's Meetings (Please call for date and location) Please contact Cely Wood or Melissa Johns at (904) 964-7732 for further information. Resource Websites: This website serves as an information portal for healthcare providers on preconception health. The site contains health tips, assessment tools and printable patient education handouts and guidance for providers on provision of preconception health services based on the CDC recommendations. Click on the logo for more information.