Healthy Start Coalition-Jefferson, Madison, and Taylor

04/14/2026

Brandi, Baily, and Tonya planted the pinwheel garden at City Park in Perry in observation of Child Abuse Prevention Month. Join us on April 25th (at City Park in Perry) for the Children's Fun Festival to plant a pinwheel of your own and enjoy the games, prizes, and food!

04/14/2026

Healthy Families Seven Rivers can help your family manage stress by supporting your basic needs through community connection and helping you build concrete support for your family.

04/08/2026

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04/06/2026

Healthy Families Seven Rivers offers Parenting Education and Support that help strengthen families, promote positive-parent-child relationships, and optimize the health and development of children.

03/17/2026

Hey, Madison County! Check out the Health Fair going on until 3pm at Springhill Apartments! 🍀 🌈

03/11/2026

Do you know the signs of TOXIC STRESS? We're excited to announce our next mental health event happening virtually on April 1st! * Seats are limited and registration is required*

03/02/2026

What. A. Day! 🩷
The 2nd Annual Taylor County Baby Expo was a HUGE success! We were thrilled to see so many families come out, connect, learn, and leave with helpful resources in hand. Shoutout to our amazing partner agencies for showing up and pouring into our community. It truly takes a village- together we made it a day to remember!

02/27/2026

It was so wonderful to see everyone yesterday at the Community Planning Meeting here at the Coalition. We are so thankful for the all who came out and to Dr. Shamarial Roberson of DSR Public Health for helping us lead this conversation. Our communities deserve the BEST!

02/26/2026

Jefferson County- it's your turn! Join us on March 11th at the R.J. Bailar Public Library for our Spring Women's Health Event! Door Prizes will be given out and lunch will be provided! Get registered today!

02/25/2026

We are pleased to announce new Board members for the Healthy Start Coalition. We are so excited to have them on Board to serve the needs of the maternal and child population in our three counties. They bring a wealth of knowledge from their respective careers in early childhood, health, child welfare, and community engagement. Please join us in welcoming:

Taylor County
Brittany Upshaw, a local daycare owner and community advocate

Courtney Folsom, a child welfare expert from 4 Sisters Solutions

Madison County
Kelly Reeves, APRN, a Certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, currently serving as a nursing instructor at North Florida College

Lisa Burnham, MS, currently the Executive Director of the Madison Senior Center and active community volunteer

02/24/2026

We are so excited to have handprints of some of our local kiddos displayed at The Capitol! What a fun event!