Healthy Start works to reduce infant deaths, decrease the number of low birth weight babies, and improve the health and developmental progress for all Florida babies. Care coordinators provide education, support, and guidance to women who are pregnant or have a child under age three years and connect families to community resources.
Any woman can elect to be screened by their OB provider, or their infant maybe screened at the time of delivery. The confidential screening helps to identify babies who may have a greater risk for poor health outcomes.
Call Connect (Coordinated Intake and Referral) at 850-696-2291 for more information or to make a referral.
Location, hours, and Contact Information
For more information about Healthy Start services, call 850-595-6641.
1295 West Fairfield Drive
Pensacola, FL 32501
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Services
- Home visits by a care coordinator
- Assistance in making doctor appointments
- Referrals for nutrition counseling
- Referrals for mental health counseling
- Depression Screening
- Stress Management
- Growth and Development for infants and children under 3 years of age
- Breastfeeding support and education
- Family planning education
- Safe sleep education
- Smoking cessation support, referrals, and education
- Coordination with local agencies and resources
Connect with Coordinated Intake and Referral
Coordinated Intake and Referral (CI&R) connects families to community programs. There are no income requirements. For additional information, please call 850-417-3690.
Resources
- Access Florida
- Ages and Stages
- Early Steps
- Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition
- First Words Project
- Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalition
- Florida Health Charts – Maternal Child Health Problem Analysis
- Mixing formula pictograph
- Poison Control Center or call 800-222-1222
- ABC’s of Safe Sleep