Prenatal services available only at Women's Health Services site. Provides counseling, referral and support services to high risk clients, prenatal, and newborn to one year of age. Included in the high risk category are substance exposed newborns. These services are designed to promote positive birth outcomes and enable infants to experience normal growth and development. Services include counseling and education regarding nutrition, breastfeeding, smoking cessation, parenting and monitoring for developmental delays.
Special attention is given to ensuring proper medical care and immunization services.
Services are available county-wide, and the program offices are located in Green Cove Springs. To promote healthy growth, development, safety and school readiness for children under five years old. This program is by referral from health care providers, self referrals or community referrals, Targeted group are at risk families. In home services are provided by trained paraprofessionals to increase copying and parenting skills, and thereby reduce the potential for future stress related family dynamics such as child abuse. Services are available for at risk families residing in Orange Park, Green Cove Springs and Middleburg zip codes.