Healthy Start helps pregnant women, women who are between pregnancies, infants, and children up to age 3. Healthy Start provides education, resource information, case management, and care coordination services in order to improve birth outcomes and decrease infant mortality.
Healthy Start staff members visit families in their homes, providing customized care. Services are voluntary and free to qualified families.
Healthy Start Services include:
- Care coordination
- Childbirth education
- Breastfeeding education and support
- Parenting education and support
- Women’s health education and support
- Tobacco free education and support
- Counseling services
Who can receive Healthy Start services?
All pregnant women, regardless of their marital or economic status, are eligible to participate in Healthy Start if they are at high risk for poor pregnancy outcomes. This includes postpartum women and their newborns up to age 3.
How much does it cost?
Healthy Start is a free program available to pregnant women and families with babies up to age 3.
How do I enroll in Healthy Start?
As soon as you think you may be pregnant, schedule a visit with your obstetrician or health care provider. During this initial visit, ask for the Healthy Start prenatal risk screen. This is a simple one-page questionnaire that is completed by you and your medical provider. The answers to these questions are kept confidential and are used only to provide the best possible care for you and your baby.
For self-referral, call 877-678-9355 or fill out the Connect Referral form and an agent will contact you for scheduling.
For more information, call our Healthy Start office at 352-629-0137, Ext. 2717.