Healthy Start
Programs & Services
Support for Navigating Pregnancy and Early Parenthood
Healthy Start is a free program for pregnant women and caregivers (both men and women) with children up to 18 months of age who live in Central Louisiana (Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon, and Winn parishes). The program focuses on supporting and assisting families with the challenges of raising small children.
We know that becoming a parent brings many new questions and decisions. Healthy Start was developed with a desire to give you the support you need, when you need it, so that you have the best chances for a healthy birth outcome while also maintaining your physical and mental health. Parenting skills are taught with an evidence-based curriculum and mental health services are provided as needed, either in-home or in-office. The Healthy Start program provides information to help you better understand pregnancy, prepare for labor and delivery, and meet the challenges of parenting a newborn and toddler. Healthy Start is a way to ensure that your child gets the healthy start on life that he or she deserves by providing individualized assistance and information specific to your needs. This includes home visitation, case management, health education, depression screening, lactation consultation for breastfeeding women, support services, and fun, family-friendly events.
Healthy Start is a program supported in part by Project No. H49MC27810 from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act).
*This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,122,899 with 0 percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
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