Healthy Start

Healthy Start

Healthy Start

Healthy Start Facts

• 3,748 women received Healthy Start Prenatal Services

• 1,547 infants received Healthy Start Infant Services

Sanford Location
400 W. Airport Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773
Phone: 407.665.3278

Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Give Your Baby a Healthy Start

The Healthy Start program is available to all Pregnant Women and Mothers with infants in Seminole County. This program is voluntary and eligibility is not based on financial factors. A Free Health Screening is provided at your first visit with the Doctor or at the Hospital after your baby is born. This helps to identify if Your Baby is At-Risk for Poor Outcomes Such as:

  • Pre-term birth 
  • Health problems 
  • Fetal/infant death 
  • Low birth weight 
  • Development delays 

Benefits and Services:

Healthy Start helps all women obtain the following medical services, social services and instructional support: Assistance in Spanish is available (Hablamos Español).

  • Breastfeeding Support 
  • Family Planning Counseling 
  • Personal Care Coordination 
  • Mom Care Program 
  • Childbirth Classes/Lamaze 
  • Baby Care Instructions 
  • Nutrition Education Referrals 
  • WIC Referrals 
  • Mental Health Referrals 
  • Community Referrals as needed 

You can become a Healthy Start Participant by asking for your
Healthy Start Screening from your Doctor or midwife and
when your baby is born.

All you have to do is say “YES” to the Healthy Start Screening!