Services We Provide
Every Florida family deserves a healthy start! We realize this vision through our many programs and our statewide advocacy for Florida families. We seek to understand fetal and infant mortality and the toll it takes on families and society as a whole and to implement preventative measures and proven solutions. We are steadfastly focused on improving outcomes for moms and babies, supporting engaged fatherhood, and being a trusted resource for our families and communities.
Healthy Start
We provide education, support, screenings, and proven interventions to help babies and new families thrive.
Home Visiting
Called Connect, this home visiting program connects families with resources that make parenting easier.
TEAM Dad
TEAM Dad empowers fathers to become responsible and engaged through education, training, and support.
Healthy Start Doula
Doulas provide emotional and physical support to help ensure moms, babies, and families have a rewarding birth experience.
CAPTA
The Florida Department of Children and Families Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) establishes a home visiting program focused on child safety.
Nurse-Family Partnership
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) contracts with the Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions (FAHSC) to administer the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program.
Florida MIECHV
The Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program is designed to improve developmental outcomes for at-risk children.
Other Initiatives
Florida ECCS
We manage the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems: Health Integration Prenatal to Three Program to identify gaps due to race or socioeconomic status.
FIMR
The National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review is a dynamic community process for closing the disparities gap in 200 communities across the country.