We are back in the office and working remotely. if you need us, call or email!
About Us
Our Team
Our amazing team of coalition workers and service providers work hard at serving our community to meet the needs of expectant and new families.
Our History
Healthy Start Florida started with a realization that pregnant women and newborns were not getting the care needed to insure healthy pregnancies, healthy babies. Premature births and infant mortality were high. Because of healthy start and providing services to pregnant women and new parents, the number of infant death and preterm delivery has dropped drastically over the last 25 years.
Our Mission
It is the mission of Healthy Start to educate, promote positive birth outcomes, and protect the health and well-being of all women of childbearing age and children up to age three (3) in Santa Rosa County.
The Healthy Start Coalition of Santa Rosa County, Inc. is a local, non profit, 501(c)3 organization that works with moms and babies to ensure they have the services and care they need to live a long and healthy life!
Healthy Start is the foundation for early intervention, child protection, and school readiness programs. A healthy baby saves state tax dollars: for every $1 spent on preventing an unhealthy birth, $6 is saved in neonatal intensive care costs, recurrent hospital and medical expenses paid by Medicaid, exceptional and remedial education, child abuse and neglect investigations, and disability and dependency costs.
Resources
Connect Services offer referrals as well as program services if desired. Please call 850-262-2992 or text 850-776-3830 for more info. email Deb @ dshuler@hscsrc.org
Healthy Start Coalition is moving!
The Healthy Start Coalition of Santa Rosa County, Inc is moving!
We are available by phone until further notice beginning June 30, 2022
9 am – 5 pm Monday – Friday
We are often out serving our community on a regular basis.
All incoming lines are forwarded to our cell phones.
Please leave a voicemail or send a text regarding your needs, so we can get back to you as soon as we are free.
Remember: We can still take referrals over the phone!
We refer to Healthy Start Care Coordinators and Healthy Families Family Support Workers for in home services. We also link them to any outside community referrals they may need – do not hesitate to refer!
Please use fax line: 850-373-4807 which comes to a secure email address immediately.
For Contact: Please call 850-626-6751 (Healthy Start main line) and leave a message, we check often.
For Healthy Start or Connectservices, please call the Connect office 850-626-2992 or text 850-776-3830
Update on our Baby Shower: Don't despair!!
Due to Covid Guidelines we cancelled the baby shower for 2020 & 2021.
We are planning our 2022 shower for September this year!
Even though our office may be closed, we are working remotely & out in the community and we encourage you to contact us with any questions or concerns. We are also updating our website www.healthystartsantarosa.org and our https://www.facebook.com/healthystartSRC/ regularly.
Please email us and we will reach out as soon as possible
Martha Zimmermann, Executive Director mzimmermann@hscsrc.org
*For all Baby Shower related questions
Deb Shuler, Coordinated Intake and Referral Supervisor – dshuler@hscsrc.org or call/text (850) 776-3830 *For Community Referrals or if you are a Healthy Start Client or
looking to become one* or if you are an OB Office with questions regarding screening*
As things are always changing, we will do our best to keep everyone informed.
Thank you,
The Healthy Start Coalition of Santa Rosa County
Annual Baby Shower
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BABY SHOWER WILL BE BACK 2022!! ON A BEAUTIFUL SEPTEMBER SATURDAY. WE WILL BE BACK WITH MORE UPDATES SOON
Healthy Start Hosts an Annual Baby Shower every year. With the help of our community partners and folks like you we are able to supply information on service programs and supplies that can help us aid families in need. The baby shower is packed with fun and games from programs and businesses all over Santa Rosa County. Door prizes are given out all throughout the event help out local families! Examples of donated prizes (other than monetary) are: changing tables, rockers, washer/dryer, diapers & baby care items, family fun nights, gift cards, grocery cards and anything else you can imagine to help families!
P.S. Not one dime of your donation will be used for anything other than serving families in our community!!
Diaper Drive
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Because sometimes you need a little help. Healthy Start sponsors a diaper drive for families in need. Parents are allowed to pick up diapers once a quarter when things get tight or there is a general need from uncontrollable circumstance . The majority of diapers are donated by area churches and community members. If you would like to donate diapers, funds or fill out a voucher, please call 850-626-6751 for more information or click the donate now button. Thank you so much for supporting our families of Santa Rosa County.