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Alone Back Crib
The Vision of the Coalition is
to be the leader for linking
community resources in order
to maximize the health and
wellness of childbearing
women and their families.
The Mission of the Coalition
is to promote and support
healthy pregnancies, babies
and families by providing a
maternal and child health
system of care through
community partnerships
in Hardee, Highlands
and Polk Counties.
Carolyn Espina - PRESIDENT
New Life Center for Family Preservation
Kathy Dobson - PAST PRESIDENT
Planned Parenthood
LaTonya Smith - TREASURER
Joules Wellness Concepts
Wendy Amos - SECRETARY
Dr. Pamela Schwartz, MD
Innovative Gynecology & Obstetrics, PA
Chrissy Schaff
MIDFLORIDA Credit Union
Cynthia Acevedo
Healthy Families Highlands
Stephanie Rosser
Florida Department of Health
Linda Stone
Sunshine Health
Sheila Hernandez
Central Florida Health Care
Hilaria Cuevas
East Coast Migrant Head Start
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Roselyn Smith
Florida Department of Health
(Polk & Hardee)
Aisha Alayande
Highlands County Community Coalition
for Substance Abuse Reduction
This year we celebrate Healthy Start’s 28th year anniversary of being passed by the Legislature and the late
Governor Lawton Chiles. These leaders saw the need for Healthy Start due to Florida’s poor standing on key
indicators of community health – infant mortality, teen birth rates and low birth weight. Florida’s Healthy
Start is the most comprehensive maternity and infant care program ever implement by a state. We also
celebrate the continued vision of the Florida Legislature to continue level funding for Healthy Start this past
legislative session.
Beginning in mid-March of the 2020 fiscal year the coalition entered the COVID-19 world-wide pandemic.
We quickly moved into the era of virtual services for moms and babies. During the initial phase of COVID–19
most care coordinators and office staff worked remotely from home. Through virtual platforms, telephone
calls and drive by deliveries, we were able to continue to connect with moms and families and provide much
needed services. We utilized dollars to provide diapers, wipes and other items needed by the families served.
The Beds for Babies program remained a critical service as well. During this time coalition staff continued to
provide prenatal and postnatal bags to OB providers, midwifery offices and hospitals. The bags included
items such as masks and hand sanitizer.
As we celebrate the moms and babies who we have served over the past 28 years, we are grateful to each of
you, including our funders, our partners, our volunteer Board of Directors, and our providers, including
Florida Department of Health in Polk and Hardee Counties and Highlands County Community Coalition for
Substance Abuse Reduction d/b/a Drug Free Highlands in Highlands County.
In the 28 years since Healthy Start began, Florida’s infant mortality rate has dropped an astounding 36%
which means many more babies are seeing their 1st birthday, and that is really something to celebrate.
Charlene Edwards
Charlene Edwards, MPA Margaretta Delgado, MBA Terry Linderman
Executive Director Finance Director Office Manager
Spring Dority, AA Tonya Akwetey, MPH Nina Hooks
Contracts Coordinator Community Liaison / FIMR Coordinator Program Assistant
Coordinated Intake & Referral
Holly Parker, AA / DOULA Dorthia Barrera Gloria Camacho
CONNECT Supervisor CI&R Assistant Supervisor CI&R Coordinator
Ivette Rivera
CI&R Coordinator
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Alliance (TPPA)
Savannah O’Steen, MPH, CPH Marcia Lawrence Raymond Clay
TPPA Program Coordinator Youth Program Specialist Youth Program Specialist
Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) - Highlands
Anna Edgar, BA, BSN, RNC-OB, IBCLC Sarah Donaldson, RN Idalmy Rios, RN, BSN
Nurse Supervisor Nurse Home Visitor Nurse Home Visitor
Evelyn Lugo, BS
Data Entry Specialist
What is Coordinated Intake and Referral?
The goal of the Coordinated Intake and Referral process is to provide the best
services for families by prioritizing their needs and preferences and minimizing
duplication of services. The process will ensure the effective use of local resources and collectively track the
progress of each family.
Through universal screenings, CONNECT identifies needs, and links families to the program that best serves
them. The Coordinated Intake and Referral process ensures the best fit for families and simplifies access to
services and resources. It improves program enrollment and retention rates, reduces duplication of efforts,
and expands the early childhood system of care.
Expectant parents have many options for home visiting programs. Each program has its unique benefits for
moms, dads and other family members involved in the care of the newborn.
While program staff would normally meet families in their home or location of choice, at this time most
programs are meeting virtually. All programs have trained staff offering flexible options and a variety of
support and services.
CONNECT helps pregnant women, caregivers and families with young children by providing a one-stop entry
point for needed services, such as education and support in childbirth, newborn care, parenting, child
development, food and nutrition, mental health and financial self-sufficiency.
Services Home Visiting Programs
• Pregnancy education and support • Healthy Start
• Childbirth education • Healthy Families
• Newborn care instruction • Nurse Family Partnership
• Breastfeeding education and support • Parents as Teachers
• Parenting education and support • Early Head Start
• Counseling services
• Help to quit smoking
• Nutritional education
Total number of:
• School readiness
Prenatal screens received = 3,458
• Child development education and support
Prenatal community referrals = 3,280
Prenatal referred to a Home Visiting program = 2,100
• Family planning education
Infant screens received = 5,872
• Car seat safety
Infant community referrals = 243
• Infant safety
Infant referred to a Home Visiting program = 1,141
• Other community resources
The Healthy Start Coalition of Hardee, Highlands and Polk Counties leads a cooperative community
effort to reduce infant mortality and improve the health of children, childbearing women, and their
families.
For more information about the Coordinated Intake and Referral process, please call 863-534-9224.
The FIMR Project is a tri-county action-oriented process of community based fetal and infant mortality reviews aimed at addressing factors and issues that affect infant mortality and morbidity. In 2018, there were a total of 74 infants that did not live to see their first birthday. In addition, there were 71 fetal deaths. Delving further into the faces of our community, we understand that our moms are experiencing challenges such as obesity, increasing rate of c-section surgeries, delivering at a gestational age of less than 37 weeks, and late entry into prenatal care after 12 weeks. The FIMR Project Case Review Team’s top recommendations are as follows: • Continuous education about safe sleep • Continuous education about bereavement services • Continuous education about the importance of family planning • Improved records documentation • Increased knowledge about community resources and community programs The FIMR Project will continue to assess, monitor, and work to improve service systems, influence policy, community education, and direct planning efforts that will lower infant mortality rates. If you would like more information or to join our FIMR Project, please contact the FIMR Coordinator, Tonya Akwetey at 863-534-9224. The Beds 4 Babies Project provides a portable crib (pack n’ play), portable crib sheets, a HALO Sleep Sack Swaddle, and a children’s board book titled, “Sleep Baby, Safe and Snug”, to families in need that do not have the means to provide a safe place for their baby to sleep. Since the implementation of the Beds 4 Babies Project in 2006, more than 5,775 portable cribs have been distributed throughout the tri-county area. During FY 2019-2020, the Coalition assisted 277 families. Beds 4 Babies During COVID-19 2020 has been a year of uncertainty and hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, the world stopped, but the Coalition did not. We provided uninterrupted essential services to pregnant women, children, and families. Healthy Start staff and Healthy Start Program care coordinators met with families to provide Safe Sleep education and a portable crib to ensure their infant had a separate safe place to sleep. Staff took all necessary safety precautions by social distancing and wearing masks. A special “Thank You” to our partners for their support. This project is funded in part through generous donations including a grant from the George W. Jenkins Fund within the GiveWell Community Foundation and a grant from Florida’s Natural Growers Foundation, Inc. of Lake Wales, FL.
Nurse Family Partnership is an evidence-based, community health program with over 40 years of evidence
showing significant improvements in the health and lives of first-time moms and their children living in poverty.
Nurse Family Partnership Goals
1. Improve pregnancy outcomes by helping women engage in good preventive health practices, including
thorough prenatal care from their healthcare providers, improving their diets and reducing their use of
cigarettes, alcohol and illegal substances;
2. Improve child health and development by helping parents provide responsible and competent care;
3. Improve the economic self-sufficiency of the family by helping parents develop a vision for their own future,
plan future pregnancies, continue their education and find work.
Halloween Treats and Supplies
Client Getting Needed Supplies
During Covid-19NFP Highlands Client Demographics
January 1, 2020 - December 8, 2020
AGEThe Teen Pregnancy Prevention Alliance (TPPA) was formed by a small group of volunteers interested in preventing teen pregnancy in Hardee, Highlands and Polk Counties. TPPA continues to bring awareness to teen pregnancy prevention through partnerships with members from all areas of the community including private businesses, public health, social service agencies, law enforcement, schools, and faith communities. This year saw a lot of unique challenges, one of those challenges being switching all of our in-person events and classes to virtual. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, TPPA worked hard to ensure that we still did as much as possible through these unprecedented times. In October, Hardee TPPA was able to run a social media campaign on Let’s Talk, a national campaign to encourage parents to talk to their teens about making healthy choices. Flyers on topics such as bullying, substance abuse, mental health, and sexual health were passed out to the community and posted on Facebook. This year TPPA continued to bring educational resources on teen pregnancy prevention and sexually transmitted infections to the youth and parents of Polk County through educational classes and events. Polk TPPA was able to hold its annual Faith Leaders event in February 2019. This event focuses on the faith community and their efforts to keep their teens healthy. At the event there was a panel of four faith leaders that answered questions about how they talk to their teens about preventing teen pregnancy and STIs. Unfortunately, Polk TPPA’s annual Teen Summit had to be postponed due to the pandemic. TPPA staff educated teens throughout the community at Eckerd CONNECT, juvenile facilities in Polk County, and New Beginnings High School. TPPA also partnered with First Presbyterian Church of Winter Haven to bring youth to feed the homeless for community service. The mission of the Polk Youth Leadership Team (YLT) is to educate and promote teen pregnancy prevention efforts in Polk County. YLT is comprised of youth ages 10-19 who are committed to promoting teen pregnancy prevention in their communities. During the year, YLT members helped advocate for teen pregnancy prevention by volunteering with the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Alliance at community outreach events. “Let’s Talk” is a national campaign that encourages open communication and healthy relationships between youth and their parents. The Polk Youth Leadership Team and Polk Teen Pregnancy Prevention Alliance hosted a “Let’s Talk” night in October at the Oakland Neighborhood Center in Haines City and the public library in Mulberry to teach youth and parents about communication regarding sexuality and relationships. Kathy Dobson, with Planned Parenthood educated members of the Youth Leadership Team and their parents on birth control, consent, and related topics through activities and fun games.
2020 2019
Assets
Cash $ 1,510,110 $ 970,874
Contract Receivables $ 841,375 $ 700,018
Prepaid Assets $ 7,505 $ 7,505
Total Assets $ 2,358,990 $ 1,678,397
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities
Payables to Subrecipients $ 264,850 $ 152,912
Accrued Expenses $ 84,660 $ 51,771
Accounts Payable $ 12,065 $ 19,588
Total Liabilities $ 361,575 $ 224,271
Net Assets
Unrestricted $ 1,481,792 $ 1,013,334
Temporarily Restricted $ 515,623 $ 440,792
Total Assets $ 1,997,415 $ 1,454,126
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 2,358,990 $ 1,678,397James Polatty John McClure - Attorney Vandolah Power Company LLC
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