| Healthy Start is a program that provides universal
risk screening to all of Florida’s pregnant women and newborn
infants to identify those at risk for poor birth, health, and developmental
outcomes. Services are available to pregnant women, infants, and children
up to 3 years of age.
Healthy Start Services
- Comprehensive assessment of service needs
- Nutritional Information and counseling
- Smoking cessation counseling
- Childbirth, breastfeeding and parenting support and education
- Prenatal Education
- Infant Education
- Home Visits
- Client Advocacy
- Referral Service
- Care Coordination Services
Healthy Start is a free program; ask your obstetrician or health care
provider for a Prenatal Risk Screening or an Infant Risk Screening. This
is a one-page questionnaire answered by you and your medical provider.
You can call Healthy Start for more information:
(352) 357-1668
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