ANNUAL REPORT 2013
KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT DURING PREGNANCY
HAS RESOURCES FOR 2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND BABY-TO-BE
QUIT SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY
HEALTHY START aims to reduce Florida’s infant mortality rate, improve birth outcomes and promote healthy child development. Towards this goal, Healthy Start works with local prenatal care providers and birthing facilities to screen all pregnant women and infants, identify at-risk individuals and refer them to Healthy Start for needed services. These services benefit those who need them most; they may be our friends, neighbors and relatives. Unfortunately, the costs of a poor birth outcome are great, not only on a personal level but also on a financial and societal level. By investing in Healthy Start we invest in our communities and Florida’s future.
BEGAN PRENATAL CARE IN FIRST TRIMESTER
PRACTICES BETTER PARENTING
BREASTFEEDS BABY
OUR COALITION
CENTRAL HEALTHY START is one of 31 Healthy Start Coalitions in the state. The Coalition serves four counties covering 2,561 square miles, most of which is rural with low population density. Income levels within the Coalition are slightly lower than the state. Given its sheer size and demographics, access to prenatal care and health disparities among minorities remain the pressing challenges in this area. Central Healthy Start is dedicated to using its funding strategically to reach a large percentage of the communities we serve—and specifically, families with pregnant women, infants and children up to age three who are most at-risk for poor birth outcomes and need help with healthy child development. SERVICES Prenatal care, care coordination, and support and education in childbirth, breastfeeding, parenting, tobacco cessation and women’s health.
Coalition Counties
Philip Scarpelli Department of Children and Families President
SCREENED
Total Pregnant Women in Coalition Area 5,971
Sherry Olszanski Lifestream Behavioral Center
Total Pregnant Women Screened for Healthy Start 4,341
89%
Sandra Woodard Early Learning Coalition of Nature Coast Secretary
Becky Bennett Pasco Kid’s First, Inc. (Healthy Families)
Services $1,371,877 Prenatal Care $99,285
SCREENED
Total Number of Infants in Coalition Area 5,971
Total Infants Screened for Healthy Start 5,332
Total number of services to Moms and Babies
INVEST IN HEALTHY START
TO OUR STATE LEGISLATORS
q Increase funding by $2.5 million for
81%
73%
Lesha Buchbinder Early Learning Coalition of Lake County Vice-President
Maria Granado Lake County Community Health Worker Treasurer
6%
9%
4%
Planning $147,900 Administration $75,462
Total $1,694,524
WOMEN & INFANTS SERVED BY HEALTHY START
Citrus Hernando Lake Sumter
Board of Directors July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
FUNDING FY 2012-2013
62% SERVED
Total Women Determined At-Risk and Received Healthy Start Services 2,671
49% SERVED
Total Infants Determined At-Risk and Received Healthy Start Services 2,613
70,710
Healthy Start services as recurring funds to protect Florida’s babies and reduce immediate and future costs.
q Fund $2.5 million to fortify the
Healthy Start Coalitions for mandates associated with Medicaid Reform expansion.
q Expand resources and funding of the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review project for Healthy Start Coalitions.
q Provide health coverage to women of childbearing age before, during and between pregnancies.
TO OUR COMMUNITIES
q Write, call or email your legislators to show your support for Healthy Start and request they take action on the above legislation. Visit the advocacy page of our website to learn how.
q Become a Coalition member and
share your expertise. Contact us!
q Make a donation via our website. q Spread the word about Healthy
Start. Visit our website, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Share your stories about how Healthy Start has improved your lives.
CONTACT US
1785 NW 80th Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32606 352-313-6500 www.CentralHealthyStart.org