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Healthy Start

912 Bellevue Avenue, Dubin, GA 31021

Phone:  478-274 7616         Fax 478-27 4-7622 

Mission Statement

To develop a collaborative effort to advocate for the well being of infants and families through the promotion and support of positive health behaviors.

Who We Are

Heart of Georgia Healthy Start is a locally planned and implemented infant mortality reduction project. Our purpose is to decrease infant mortality and improve the health of all babies in our community. We use research-based methods to combat the causes of infant mortality in our area.

What We Do

• Improve access to preconceptional and early prenatal care.
  

• Link women and families with community resources.
  

• Provide individualized perinatal education, support, assessment, and health care to at risk women and families.
  

• Target specific health behaviors known to decrease infant morbidity and mortality including breastfeeding, smoking cessation, substance abuse treatment, correct car seat use, and improving women's health before a pregnancy begins.

How it is Done

Outreach

Actively reaching out into the community to identify women and families in need. 

• Making referrals to community resources.
  

• Providing support and encouragement to clients.
  

• Providing parenting and health education to individuals and groups.

Case Management

• Coordinating health care through assessment, education, referral, and follow-up.
  

• Providing preconceptional and intensive prenatal/postpartum care to at risk women.
  

• Offering support and guidance to families.
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Health Education

• Offering parenting classes and support groups in ten counties.
  

• Providing classes in childbirth preparation, parenting, breastfeeding, car seat safety, SIDS risk

reduction, stress management, and smoking cessation.

Consortium

• Developing strong collaborative partnerships among community leaders, consumers, health and social service providers, and other members of the community concerned with improving the health of infants and families.