Healthy Start Home Visiting Services are based on risk factors, not income and are available to pregnant women and mothers or care givers with children under the age of three. A Healthy Start Screening, which is a simple set of questions, determines if a woman and/or her baby could benefit from Home Visiting Services.
How can Healthy Start make a difference?
Good nutrition, healthy habits, and a positive state of mind for the expecting mother are important for positive pregnancy outcomes and to have a healthy baby. Healthy Start can help you learn how to achieve a healthy, baby-friendly lifestyle. A Healthy Start Care Coordinator is like your personal pregnancy consultant and can help you arrange a variety of services including:
Things you can do to help your baby have a Healthy Start:
Healthy Babies:
Okaloosa County Services Provided by
Amy Miller
Program Supervisor & Okaloosa County WIC Director
Elsia Goss
Healthy Start Worker
Michaela Mitchell
Healthy Start Worker
Rebekah Mitchell
Healthy Start Worker
Amy Miller
Healthy Start Worker
Kristen Porterfield
Healthy Start Worker
Walton County Services Provided by
Doris Bontrager
Program Supervisor & Sr. Community Health Nursing Director
Peggy Gill
Healthy Start, Community Health Nursing Supervisor
Rosalia Nevins
Healthy Start Worker
Jessica Craig
Healthy Start Worker
Kristy Armstrong
Healthy Start Worker
To obtain Healthy Start Services, be sure to say YES when offered a Florida Universal Prenatal Screen or Infant Questionnaire:
To learn more about the Florida Universal Prenatal and Infant Screen, click here.
Or you can call your Local Connect Representative at 850-833-9284. Click here for more information on the Connect Program.