HealthyStart
Healthy Start is a home visiting program that provides one-on-one support throughout a woman’s pregnancy.
This free program is designed to meet the individual needs of each participant to ensure that every baby has a healthy start.
Healthy Start offers a variety of services at no charge:
- Individualized Care Coordination & Home Visiting
- Preventative & Developmental Screenings
- Safe Sleep Education & Resources
- Baby Clothing, Diapers, Blankets and more
- Childbirth & Parenting Education
- Breastfeeding Education & Support
- Smoking Cessation Assistance
- Community Referrals
Who is eligible?
Pregnant women and children up to age three
How to Enroll
Say YES to The Florida Universal Prenatal Risk Screen on your first prenatal visit and yes to the The Florida Universal Infant Risk Screen at the hospital or birth center. If you are not offered the either risk screen — ask for it!
Healthy Start is a community-based program for expectant and new mothers, infants through age three, and their families; it is designed to help participants have healthy pregnancies and babies through the following:
Coordinated Intake and Referral: Well-trained and knowledgeable staff and providers connect with pregnant women and new moms once they have completed a Florida Universal Prenatal or Florida Universal Infant Risk Screen form or a community referral has been received. Intake Coordinators provide brief education, either via telephone or face-to-face, as well as connection to local home visiting services and other necessary resources.
Individualized Care Coordination: Through our individualized case management approach we provide clinic, hospital and community-based care coordination for clients to help ensure they are linked to and access appropriate prenatal and pediatric health, as well as support, services.
In addition, Healthy Start provides comprehensive wrap-around, support services, including:
- Breastfeeding Education and Support
- Childbirth Education
- Parenting Education
Who is eligible to participate & how much does it cost?
Services for pregnant women regardless of their marital, economic or immigration status are eligible to participate, which is free and voluntary. This includes postpartum women and their newborns up to age 3.
The screening and program are free and answers are confidential; they will only be used to help you have the best possible care for your pregnancy and baby.