Author: Acceleration

The Laura Pan Scholarship Award 2019 Award The Laura Pan Scholarship Award is given to one outstanding Healthy Start worker each year who provides direct services and has: Gone above and beyond to make a positive impact on improving the health of mothers and babies; Demonstrated passion and dedication to her clients; and Been a … Continue reading “The Laura Pan Scholarship Award”

JOB DESCRIPTIONChief Program Officer and FL Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) Project Director Reports To: FAHSC Executive Director   Duties and Responsibilities: Overall responsibility for supporting maternal and child health programming implemented by FAHSC and its member coalitions. Serves as Project Director for the Maternal, Infant & Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) … Continue reading “Job Opening – Chief Program Officer and Project Director”

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida PDF article download Original article at Orlando Weekly

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) has launched a website to promote the maternal mortality review process as the gold standard for measuring and reducing pregnancy related death. Review to Action advances the measurement of pregnancy-related deaths and the translation of maternal mortality review findings into population-based solutions and interventions, and serves … Continue reading “New Website Seeks to Strengthen Maternal Mortality Reviews to Reduce Pregnancy-Related Deaths”

Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions, Inc. and its affiliate Healthy Start MomCare Network, Inc. are soliciting proposals from CPA firms to provide auditing and tax preparation services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, with the option of auditing its financial statements for each of the two subsequent fiscal years. Please read the … Continue reading “Business Opportunities”

Funding was awarded by the Florida MIECHV initiative to establish new evidence-based home visiting programs in four high-need communities, and expand services in four additional programs. New sites include: Bay, Franklin, Gulf Healthy Start Coalition will provide Parents As Teachers to 50 families in Bay County; The Okeechobee County Healthy Start Coalition will offer Parents … Continue reading “FL MIECHV Funds New, Expanded Home Visiting Programs in High-Need Communities”

Healthy Children Project Inc. (HPC) and Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture Unit (MAINN) invite the submission of abstracts for the 2018 conference: International Breastfeeding Conference & Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspective. The Call for Participation event will be held January 9am-12pm at Deerfield Beach, Florida. Proposals are due May 15th, … Continue reading “Call for Participation”