Community Initiative for Maternal & Child Health in Hardee, Highlands, & Polk Counties, Slides of Nursing

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The Vision of the Coalition is

to be the leader for linking

community resources in order

to maximize the health and

wellness of childbearing

women and their families.

The Mission of the Coalition

is to promote and support

healthy pregnancies, babies

and families by providing a

maternal and child health

system of care through

community partnerships

in Hardee, Highlands

and Polk Counties.

Charlene Edwards, MPA Margaretta Delgado, MBA Terry Linderman Executive Director Finance Director Office Manager Spring Dority, AA Tonya Akwetey, MPH Nina Hooks Contracts Coordinator Community Liaison / FIMR Coordinator Program Assistant Coordinated Intake & Referral Holly Parker, AA / DOULA Dorthia Barrera Gloria Camacho CONNECT Supervisor CI&R Assistant Supervisor CI&R Coordinator Ivette Rivera CI&R Coordinator Teen Pregnancy Prevention Alliance (TPPA) Savannah O’Steen, MPH, CPH Marcia Lawrence Raymond Clay TPPA Program Coordinator Youth Program Specialist Youth Program Specialist Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) - Highlands Anna Edgar, BA, BSN, RNC-OB, IBCLC Sarah Donaldson, RN Idalmy Rios, RN, BSN Nurse Supervisor Nurse Home Visitor Nurse Home Visitor Evelyn Lugo, BS Data Entry Specialist This year we celebrate Healthy Start’s 28th year anniversary of being passed by the Legislature and the late Governor Lawton Chiles. These leaders saw the need for Healthy Start due to Florida’s poor standing on key indicators of community health – infant mortality, teen birth rates and low birth weight. Florida’s Healthy Start is the most comprehensive maternity and infant care program ever implement by a state. We also celebrate the continued vision of the Florida Legislature to continue level funding for Healthy Start this past legislative session. Beginning in mid-March of the 2020 fiscal year the coalition entered the COVID-19 world-wide pandemic. We quickly moved into the era of virtual services for moms and babies. During the initial phase of COVID– 19 most care coordinators and office staff worked remotely from home. Through virtual platforms, telephone calls and drive by deliveries, we were able to continue to connect with moms and families and provide much needed services. We utilized dollars to provide diapers, wipes and other items needed by the families served. The Beds for Babies program remained a critical service as well. During this time coalition staff continued to provide prenatal and postnatal bags to OB providers, midwifery offices and hospitals. The bags included items such as masks and hand sanitizer. As we celebrate the moms and babies who we have served over the past 28 years, we are grateful to each of you, including our funders, our partners, our volunteer Board of Directors, and our providers, including Florida Department of Health in Polk and Hardee Counties and Highlands County Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Reduction d/b/a Drug Free Highlands in Highlands County. In the 28 years since Healthy Start began, Florida’s infant mortality rate has dropped an astounding 36% which means many more babies are seeing their 1 st birthday, and that is really something to celebrate. Charlene Edwards

What is Coordinated Intake and Referral?

The goal of the Coordinated Intake and Referral process is to provide the best services for families by prioritizing their needs and preferences and minimizing duplication of services. The process will ensure the effective use of local resources and collectively track the progress of each family. Through universal screenings, CONNECT identifies needs, and links families to the program that best serves them. The Coordinated Intake and Referral process ensures the best fit for families and simplifies access to services and resources. It improves program enrollment and retention rates, reduces duplication of efforts, and expands the early childhood system of care. Expectant parents have many options for home visiting programs. Each program has its unique benefits for moms, dads and other family members involved in the care of the newborn. While program staff would normally meet families in their home or location of choice, at this time most programs are meeting virtually. All programs have trained staff offering flexible options and a variety of support and services. CONNECT helps pregnant women, caregivers and families with young children by providing a one-stop entry point for needed services, such as education and support in childbirth, newborn care, parenting, child development, food and nutrition, mental health and financial self-sufficiency.

Services Home Visiting Programs

• Pregnancy education and support
• Childbirth education
• Newborn care instruction
• Breastfeeding education and support
• Parenting education and support
• Counseling services
• Help to quit smoking
• Nutritional education
• School readiness
• Child development education and support
• Family planning education
• Car seat safety
• Infant safety
• Other community resources
  • Healthy Start
  • Healthy Families
  • Nurse Family Partnership
  • Parents as Teachers
  • Early Head Start Total number of: Prenatal screens received = 3, Prenatal community referrals = 3, Prenatal referred to a Home Visiting program = 2, Infant screens received = 5, Infant community referrals = 243 Infant referred to a Home Visiting program = 1, The Healthy Start Coalition of Hardee, Highlands and Polk Counties leads a cooperative community effort to reduce infant mortality and improve the health of children, childbearing women, and their families. For more information about the Coordinated Intake and Referral process, please call 863 - 534 - 9224.

Nurse Family Partnership is an evidence-based, community health program with over 40 years of evidence showing significant improvements in the health and lives of first-time moms and their children living in poverty. Nurse Family Partnership Goals

1. Improve pregnancy outcomes by helping women engage in good preventive health practices, including thorough prenatal care from their healthcare providers, improving their diets and reducing their use of cigarettes, alcohol and illegal substances;
2. Improve child health and development by helping parents provide responsible and competent care;
3. Improve the economic self-sufficiency of the family by helping parents develop a vision for their own future, plan future pregnancies, continue their education and find work. Client Getting Needed Supplies During Covid- 19 Halloween Treats and Supplies

NFP Highlands Client Demographics

January 1, 2020 - December 8, 2020

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Assets Cash $ 1,510,110 $ 970, Contract Receivables $ 841,375 $ 700, Prepaid Assets $ 7,505 $ 7, Total Assets $ 2,358,990 $ 1,678, Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities Payables to Subrecipients $ 264,850 $ 152, Accrued Expenses $ 84,660 $ 51, Accounts Payable $ 12,065 $ 19, Total Liabilities $ 361,575 $ 224, Net Assets Unrestricted $ 1,481,792 $ 1,013, Temporarily Restricted $ 515,623 $ 440, Total Assets $ 1,997,415 $ 1,454, Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 2,358,990 $ 1,678,

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