Welcome to the NHSA Blog!
The National Healthy Start Association is venturing out into the world of social media and has launched a new blog, “Healthy from the Start”. We are very excited about the potential conversations we will have through the blog. Topics and news stories will focus on the health of women and children but also on the overall health of families in this country.
NHSA is committed to reducing infant mortality and health disparities, specifically in minority communities. Our plan is to update you on how we are achieving this goal and how you can play a role in ensuring there are healthy women, healthy children, and healthy communities. Through the blog, we will also share what Healthy Start Projects are doing in communities around the country to improve birth outcomes, reduce pre-term births, increase access to prenatal care, and eliminate domestic violence. There are 102 Healthy Start projects in 38 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico that are on the frontlines in some of the poorest neighborhoods ensuring that women and children are healthy. The blog will help tell their stories.
We hope that you will visit this blog regularly to stay current on not just what Healthy Start is doing but also what our national partners and others are doing around the world to improve the health of women and children. From policy updates on home visitation to a story on reproductive health in Uganda, we will keep you informed on the happenings of women and children’s health globally. We will feature posts from our partners in the field of maternal and child health (MCH) and our friends in the community.
We are so thrilled about where this new avenue of communication will take us and that you will join us on this journey as we effect change for the health of women, children, and families. We know that with healthy families we will have healthy communities.
Healthy from the Start 
The Heart of Georgia Healthy Start Coalition just put the finishing touches on plans for events next week including a Kick-Off for National Infant Mortality Awareness Month at our annual meeting. Our State Representative and the Chief of Neonatology from our nearest Level III NICU will be the featured speakers. HGHSC’s Clothesline Memorial goes up next week. Articles in the local newspaper are upcoming. Our hearts go out to families who have lost their babies, and we hope to decrease that number through our education efforts.