The Healthy Start Program is a dynamic system of local support that includes service planning, community involvement, funding and provision of services. Healthy Start provides moms, newborns and families with the resources, support and help they need for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy birth.
Even if you don't have problems or desire to use the Healthy Start services, completing the Healthy Start screen at your doctor or midwife's office will be helpful in gathering the data and funding necessary to improve the system of care for all moms and babies in Sarasota County.
Your participation is not based on your income level. You and your baby are eligible for Healthy Start based on the Prenatal Risk Screen.
To provide your baby with the best possible start in life. Services, classes, and support groups are available to you during your pregnancy and after your baby is born.
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. It's as easy as that – and it's up to you!
Healthy Start provides free services including:
and much more...
Healthy Start is a free program offered in the state of Florida. It is available to all pregnant women and families with babies and toddlers up to age three.
Yes. Before you go home from the hospital or birth center, ask your nurse if your baby has received a Healthy Start Infant Risk Screen. This questionnaire can uncover factors that could affect your health or the baby's growth and development during the very important first year of life.
A questionnaire that helps your health care provider customize your health care.
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