What is Healthy Start?
A statewide program that can help you have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy child. Healthy Start offers support and care to pregnant women, their infants and their families. The goal of Healthy Start is to reduce infant mortality, reduce the number of low birth weight babies, and improve health and developmental outcomes in children.
What does Healthy Start offer?
Home visits to assess family needs
Emotional support and counseling
Childbirth and parenting education
Breastfeeding support and resources
Birth control and family planning counseling
Tips and recipes for eating healthy
Resources to help you quit smoking
Who can get Healthy Start services?
Any pregnant women in Florida
Any child 0-3 years old