National Healthy Start Association

Infant Mortality Awareness Month

September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month! Please join NHSA as we Raise Awareness on Twitter @NatlHealthyStrt using hashtags #InfantMortality & #NIMAM. Learn more about the CELEBRATE DAY 366 Campaign and Baby Buggy Walk in the Park. Find additional resources and events on the Office of Minority Health website.
Getting Off to a Healthy Start! - Celebrating 25 Years!

The National Healthy Start Association is pleased to announce the relaunch of the association newsletter - Getting Off to a Healthy Start! As Healthy Start celebrates 25 years, we thought this would be the ideal time to celebrate all that has been accomplished from the very first days.

Read the Summer 2016 edition here, and check out other NHSA publications!
NHSA Launches Interconception Toolkits

The National Healthy Start Association announces the launch of the Interconception Toolkit!

Developed by Merry-K. Moos, a consultant for the Center for Maternal and Infant Health for the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the Interconception Toolkit provides a wealth of information for caregivers and community health workers to use with patients and clients. Access the toolkits here.

Talk About Healthy Start!

Coming to Washington, DC for the Spring Conference? Make sure to schedule visits to talk about Healthy Start with your Members of Congress!

To locate your U.S. Senators, visit www.senate.gov.
To locate your Member in the U.S. House of Representatives, visit www.house.gov.

Healthy from the Start: NHSA blog

June 9, 2016

Meet Tatyana Louis, our summer intern!

NHSA is excited to have Tatyana Louis, of Elon University, with us this summer. Read all about her on our blog!

Support NHSA!

Join NHSA in its efforts to promote the development of MCH programs and increase awareness to the issues of infant mortality, low birthweight and disparities in perinatal health. NHSA members are composed of Healthy Start project directors, maternal and child health professionals, social workers, health care providers, community and outreach workers and other individuals concerned about the well-being of women and children.

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Saving Our Nation's Babies: The Impact of the Federal Healthy Start Initiative

Check our our 2nd Edition! It chronicles the birth of Healthy Start and NHSA and includes profiles and photographs from the federally-funded Healthy Start Initiatives.