Healthy Start
(Alachua, Hernando, & Lake Counties)
Healthy Start is a free home visiting program that provides education and support for expectant mothers and their families.
Through every step of pregnancy and babies first three years, families can expect tailored services delivered by an experienced home visitor in their home or location of their choosing. Universal screening helps to identify mothers and babies at risk for poor prenatal and birth outcomes while specialized assessments help to determine if baby is meeting their developmental milestones.
ABOUT HEALTHY START
Healthy Start Services Include:
It’s never too late or too early to receive a screening for Healthy Start services. You can ask your obstetrician or health care provider at your initial visit upon learning of your pregnancy or you can ask your nurse for a Healthy Start Postnatal Infant Screening before you go home from the hospital.
Healthy Start is a free program offered in the state of Florida. It is available to all pregnant women and families with babies up to age 3.
Kids Central has 3 Healthy Start contracts in Alachua, Hernando and Lake Counties. Kids Central’s Healthy Start programs are the first Healthy Start programs to be accredited by the Council of Accreditation (COA).
If you have questions or would like a screening, please contact a Healthy Start location.
