HEALTHY START COALITION OF MIAMI-DADE, INC.

Description:

The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade (HSCMD) is a community-based non-profit organization designated by the State of Florida Department of Health to serve as Miami-Dade County!€™s prenatal and infant care coalition. HSCMD serves as part of a statewide network of community-based organizations working to improve the health outcomes of pregnant women and their families. HSCMD!€™s primary goals are to reduce infant mortality; reduce the number of low birth weight and pre-term births; and improve maternal child health and developmental outcomes in Miami-Dade County. To accomplish these goals, HSCMD partners with local community-based organizations and healthcare professionals to plan, coordinate and provide high quality health and education services to women of childbearing age, children to age three, and their families.

The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade conducts assessments of community needs and resources, develops and implements community-based service delivery plans, monitors providers delivering Healthy Start funded services, ensures a coordinated, integrated system of care, maintains a resource directory for prenatal health care available in the area, conducts public awareness and outreach activities aimed at helping more pregnant women and infants access health care, educates the medical community about various public health issues and its responsibility to encourage patient participation in Healthy Start services. HSCMD also works to assure all women and children up to age 3 have access to prenatal care screening and risk.

General Information

Hours:

9:00am-5:00pm, Mon-Fri

Intake Process:

Varies on program needed

Program Fees:

Free

Languages:

English, Spanish, Creole

Eligibility:

Varies on program needed

Is Shelter?

No

Related Resources

Miscellaneous

AKA:

HSCMD

Date of Official Change:

January 8, 2024

Wishlist:

#ThrivingMind

Legal Status:

Non-Profit

Year Incorporated:

1999

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