Baltimore Healthy Start, Inc.

10/18/2025

This week we said Farewell to two members of our team. Best wishes to Sherron and Kenisha as they take on new endeavors.

10/18/2025

It was a pink out at BHS earlier this week. This month, we wear pink not just as a color—but as a symbol of strength, resilience, and hope. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a time to honor the fighters, remember the taken, and support the survivors. Let’s stand together, raise our voices, and push for a future where no one faces this battle alone.

10/06/2025

**BHS Feature in Monarch Magazine!**

Thanks to our partnership with Susan Smallwood and Grandiosity Events, this spring's 9th Annual Celebrity Charity Polo & Jazz event on the Baltimore Peninsula has been featured in Monarch Magazine's Summer 2025 edition! BHS is grateful to Susan, her amazing team, and all of the sponsors, vendors, and guests that came out to the city in support of infant lives and the families we serve.

Seeing our mission in print, on such a grand scale, shines a light on why we do what do and who we do it for!

Check out more of Monarch Magazine's content by visiting their website: Monarch Magazine - Affluent Luxury Lifestyle

10/02/2025

Members of our team received certificates from our partner Kaiser Permanente of the Mid Atlantic at a ceremony sunsetting the Good Hair Great Health initiative. It was a wonderful partnership that served countless community residents with outreach and preventative services in and around Baltimore area Barbershops and Beauty Salons. Thanks to Alma Roberts for the vision to initially include BHS!

09/29/2025

The BHS team thanks our sponsors The CDC Foundation and the Angel C. Reese Foundation, our vendors, donor , volunteers and attendees!! Special thanks to our platform guest Baltimore City Health Commissioner, Dr. Michelle Taylor! This year’s Baby Buggy Walk was a success. Official pictures and video coming soon.

09/26/2025

Hey friends, I hope you got your ticket for tomorrow’s Baby Buggy Walk. The event is SOLD OUT! We look forward to seeing our families, partners and friends tomorrow. Thanks to our sponsors the CDC Foundation and the Angel C. Reese Foundation!

09/18/2025

Pregnant? Live in Baltimore? You may be eligible to join our virtual Belly Buddies Prenatal group. See the interest form and flyer below for more details. https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2F14Qbn2eN1kNhOqnUk-h-YHoYfYwDiXH1XrZ7xoLreAXE%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Ddrivesdk&data=05%7C02%7Clstewart%40baltimorehealthystart.org%7C1770266bf7a94c6bd0e408ddf6bbbf5a%7C6c5a85f4a80843dfbfd64503083dea17%7C0%7C0%7C638938009157117603%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mcSyF9Bfm4YwOHksN2%2BjHxl3W6MQQPj38BHLtiWxNH0%3D&reserved=0

09/14/2025

09/13/2025

**HEALTHY START UPDATE!**

On Friday, September 12, 2025, in Washington, DC, the Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health passed the bipartisan Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025, which will now be sent to the full committee for a vote. This legislation would reauthorize the Healthy Start program through Fiscal Year 2030, which provides critical funding for community-based efforts that improve maternal and infant health.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) delivered remarks, and had this to say about the Healthy Start program:

"There's a reason Healthy Start has had such strong bipartisan support. It's because it works. Women in Healthy Start receive earlier and more frequent prenatal care. Fathers are more engaged and babies are born healthier.

If we continue to reduce infant deaths and improve infant and maternal health outcomes, we need Healthy Start programs in our states and districts now more than ever."

Read the full press release and Representative Ocasio-Cortez's full remarks by clicking here: http://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/energy-commerce-health-subcommittee-advances-ocasio-cortez-malliotakis-bill

Let's keep fighting for our babies and families!

09/08/2025

Hey Friends, it’s that time of year again. Please register and walk with us in recognition and support of reducing infant and maternal deaths. Register here and

In honor of Infant Mortality Awareness Month BHS is hosting our 13th Annual Baby Buggy Walk. Join us to

09/02/2025

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month (NIMAM) is the National Healthy Start Association's (NHSA) official observance held every September, to raise awareness about the high rates of infant mortality in the United States. This month-long campaign, led by NHSA, aims to educate the public on the causes of infant mortality and in partnership with Healthy Start sites, promotes community-driven strategies to reduce it.

The campaign, "Celebrate Day 366… Every Baby Deserves a Chance," has a goal of ensuring that babies live beyond their first year of life, and to reduce the infant mortality rate. Healthy Start's year-round efforts focus on improving maternal health and access to healthcare and addressing social and environmental factors that contribute to infant mortality.

Please save this post and share your content throughout the month to help us Celebrate Day 366.