Healthy Start
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Need to know how to contact the local Healthy Start Maternal and Child Health Assessment
Center?
702 S. Ridgewood Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Phone: (386) 947-2446 or Toll Free 1 (866)
301-2066
Healthy Start is funded by the Florida Department of Health.
It is a short term voluntary program for parents like you who
are expecting a baby or have a newborn. Healthy Start can help
you and your family have a healthy pregnancy and a  healthy baby.
The Healthy Start program focuses on prenatal services, parental
and developmental services for children from birth though age
three.
The first step to entering the program is to complete a Healthy
Start screen. Two Healthy
Start screens are made
available to you and your baby at no charge.
The first is offered at your prenatal care
provider's office. The second screen is
offered at the hospital after your baby
is born.
The screen is a simple one-page questionnaire that you fill out
with your doctor, nurse, or midwife. Information from the screen
can help you get the care, support and services you need to have
a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. The answers to these questions
are strictly confidential. If you are not offered the Healthy
Start screen, ask for it or call Healthy Start at (386) 947-2446
or toll free at 1 (866) 301-2066.
Healthy Start can give you extra help and encouragement at a
time when you may be feeling overwhelmed. Below is a list of Healthy Start's basic and enhanced services:
Enhanced Services:
In addition to Healthy Start's basic services, the following enhanced services are available to our Healthy Start participants.
Child Birth Education
Dental Services
Nutrition
Psycho-Social Support Services
Tobacco Education and Cessation Counseling
Women's Health Action and Empowerment in the Front Porch Area of 32114
Basic Services:
The Healthy Start program can help you learn more about:
Prenatal care
- How to have a healthy pregnancy
- Prenatal medical provider options
- Fetal Development (how your unborn baby
is growing)
- Bonding with your baby
Immunizations and well-baby care
- Pediatric medical provider options
- Immunizations and well-baby care schedules
Breastfeeding and nutrition
- Feeding options for you and your baby,
i.e., breastfeeding vs. bottle feeding
- WIC (Women Infants & Children Program)
How your baby grows and develops
- Your baby's progress in his or her development (developmental
screenings are completed every four months)
- Activities to enhance your baby's growth
and development
Parenting
-
Bonding with your baby
- Circle of Parents Support Groups
- Child safety issues
Fun activities for parents and babies
- Homemade toys and other hands-on creative
activities
- How to find affordable activities in the
community
How to find community services for you or your family
- Resource & referral information based on your needs
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