Healthy from the Start

Hello to all of readers, writers, and fellow public health advocates! I am Tatyana Louis, a current student at Elon University in North Carolina and the summer 2016 intern for the National Health...

https://healthyfromthestart.com/2016/06/09/a-helping-hand-meet-tatyana-louis/

NHSA is excited to announce Dr. Camara Jones will open  our 2016 Annual Spring Conference on Monday, February 29, 2016!  Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, is research director on social det...

https://healthyfromthestart.com/2016/01/06/17th-annual-spring-conference-to-open-with-dr-camara-jones/

NHSA is excited to announce Dr. Gail Christopher will be kicking off our 2015 Annual Spring Conference on Sunday, March 1, 2015! Dr. Gail Christopher, DN, is vice president for policy and senior ...

https://healthyfromthestart.com/2015/02/11/spring-conference-opening-with-dr-gail-christopher/

Hi all! My name is Katherine Brown and I am the summer intern here NHSA. I have an interest in the genetic field, specifically with the prenatal aspect and advocating for prenatal screening/testi...

https://healthyfromthestart.com/2014/07/14/prenatal-genetic-testing/

The role of the expectant father and the significance of paternal impact on maternal and child health are often overlooked.  We know that men play a vital role in pregnancy and child birth, and ...

https://healthyfromthestart.com/2013/08/05/breastfeeding-support-fathers-needed/

World Breastfeeding Week is August 1-7 and this year’s theme is Breastfeeding support: close to mothers. It is time to raise awareness on the importance of breastfeeding to not only families bu...

https://healthyfromthestart.com/2013/08/01/celebrate-world-breastfeeding-week-august-1-7/

Hello, I’m Alice. I am a summer intern here at National Healthy Start Association (NHSA) from Jun 10th to Aug 10th. I come from China, and this is my first time to abroad. I soon realized it’...

https://healthyfromthestart.com/2013/07/01/international-summer-intern/

Louisville Metro Healthy Start has added a new event for recognition of the families served by having its First Birthday Party on April 24, 2013. Healthy Start recognizes that often families do n...

https://healthyfromthestart.com/2013/04/25/celebrating-healthy-babies/

Lisa Matthews is the MomsFirst Project Director and Secretary for the NHSA Board of Directors. Despite the allocation of substantial resources and the hard work of many dedicated public health wo...

https://healthyfromthestart.com/2012/12/04/turning-up-the-volume-on-infant-mortality-every-baby-matters/

Ken Scarborough is the volunteer coordinator for the NHSA Male Involvement Initiative and Male Involvement Coordinator at REACHUP, Inc. November is recognized as Prematurity Awareness Month by th...

https://healthyfromthestart.com/2012/11/20/prematurity-awareness-and-men/