About Us 
The Healthy Start Coalition of Jefferson, Madison and 
Taylor Counties was established in June 
1993 to serve a predominantly rural, tri-county area.
 The primary focus of the Coalition is 
to ensure the health and well-being of pregnant
 women and their babies and to reduce infant mortality. 
The Coalition has partnered with over thirty 
agencies to identify and provide support for a 
variety of community-based needs that ultimately
affect the lives of pregnant women and their children.

Services Provided
Healthy Start services include the support services
 that produce positive birth outcomes. 
These include care coordination,home visits,
 smoking cessation,breastfeeding education,
childbirth education,parenting education, 
and psychosocial counseling.The Coalition 
contracts with the health department
 in each county to provide Healthy Start Services; the 
health departments are also the primary providers of
prenatal care. We are also pleased to be 
sponsoring a group prenatal project and 
Parents as Teachers Programs in all three counties.
The Coalition is also the facilitator of the Whole Child Connection for the Tri-County area.

Contact Information:

Donna Hagan
Executive Director
dhagan@healthystartjmt.org