Healthy Start at UH

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Healthy Moms. Healthy Families.

About

Healthy Start is a national program that helps improves the lives of mothers, infants, and families before, during and beyond pregnancy. Through coordinated care case management, home visits and outreach and education Healthy Start seeks to reduce infant and maternal mortality rates, increase access to prenatal care and remove barriers to service. Houston has high rates of infant and maternal mortality with black mothers being most at risk.

Clients referred to UH Healthy Start will receive in-home case management services and will be navigated through health care and community resources based on eligibility and need.

Services are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL.

Eligibility

Both:

Non-pregnant but of childbearing age, pregnant, postpartum and parenting (child is under 18 months)
fathers residing in one of the 10 zip codes are eligible for fatherhood education and referrals from our fatherhood involvement coordinator
Lives in one of the following zip codes: 77004,77016, 77021, 77033, 77035, 77047, 77067, 77088, 77091,77093

Or Either:

You received no or late prenatal care during current or previous pregnancy
You have experienced previous complicated pregnancy or related maternal health complication

Check out this video on Healthy Start at UH

The Maternal Health Equity Research and Training Center, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.

Contact

Call us TODAY for more information: (713) 743-5500 Or email: hsi@Central.UH.EDU

If you would like to enroll yourself or refer someone to the Healthy Start at UH program, please CLICK HERE. Please include at least a first name and phone or e-mail so one of our outreach staff can follow up.

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