HEALTHY START PROGRAM
475 West Story Rd.
Ocoee, FL 34761
(407) 254-6822
GIVE YOUR BABY A HEALTHY START
Say “yes” to a healthy start for you and your baby!
Healthy Start provides maternal and child health services to improve pregnancy outcomes and help children get a healthy start in life. Healthy Start offers services for you when you are pregnant or between pregnancies, and for your baby from birth to age three.
Services may include education and counseling in childbirth, breastfeeding, parenting, nutrition, smoking cessation, between pregnancy care and more.
Find out if you qualify for Healthy Start services by saying “yes” to Healthy Start screenings. Every prenatal care provider in the state of Florida is required to offer a Healthy Start screening to all pregnant women. Every hospital is required to offer a Healthy Start screening to every newborn. Healthy Start screenings are simply a set of questions to determine if there are any risks that could affect your pregnancy and your baby’s growth or development.
For more information contact your Healthy Start Care Coordinator at (352) 357-1668 or call 1-800-451-BABY.
| Who: |
All Pregnant Women and Mothers with Infants |
| What: |
A Free Health Screening to Identify if Your Baby is At-Risk for Poor Outcome Such as: |
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- Pre-term birth
- Health problems
- Fetal/infant death
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- Low birth weight
- Developmental delays
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| When: |
At your First Visit with the Doctor or at the Hospital after Your Baby is Born |
| Why: |
Special Benefits for You and Your Baby |
BENEFITS AND SERVICES
Healthy Start helps all women and teenagers who qualify to obtain the following medical services, social services and instructional support:
- Breastfeeding Support
- Family Planning Counseling
- Medical Referrals
- Transportation
- In-Home Counseling
- High School Completion
- Referrals
- Mom Care Program
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- Baby Care Instructions
- Financial Assistance Referrals
- Nutrition Education
- WIC Referrals
- Job Training/Job Hunting Referrals
- Counseling for Family Problems
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health
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FREE EDUCATION CLASSES
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- Parenting
Classes
- Stop Smoking Classes
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ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
You and your baby may receive free bus tickets or passes when you have a doctor's appointment. You will also receive house calls by a health care professional. If this visit is not wanted, we can arrange for many services by phone.
HOW CAN YOU BECOME A HEALTHY START PARTICIPANT
Simply by completing a one-page questionnaire, you can become a Healthy Start participant. Your answers are kept confidential and used only to provide the best possible care for you and your baby. Ask your doctor or nurse about the Healthy Start Risk Screenings. Healthy Start services are provided through the Orange County Health Department with funding from Orange County Healthy Start Coalition. For more information or scheduling of appointments, call 407-254-6822.
