Promoting the best from the beginning

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Promoting the best from the beginning
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• Women who see a health care provider regularly
  during pregnancy have healthier babies, are less
  likely to deliver prematurely, and are less
  likely to have other serious problems related to
  pregnancy. March of Dimes

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The Mission

• of Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies
• is to improve birth outcomes, promote healthy
  families and build healthy communities by
  providing cooperative community-oriented programs
  to the residents of Palm Beach County.

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Office Locations
Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies was established in
1986 after 900 Palm Beach County women delivered
their babies at local hospital emergency rooms
and had received little or no prenatal care. One
office and a staff of four served the county.
Today, there are 7 offices and a staff of 78
dedicated individuals.

• Delray Beach Administrative Office
• Lake Worth
• West Palm Beach
• Lantana Centro de Bienestar Familiar
• Lantana/Lake Worth Health Center
• Delray Health Center
• Belle Glade Health Center

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HM/HB has grown from 4 employees in 1986 to a
staff of 78 dedicated people representing 10
countries and speaking 4 languages
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Expenses
The annual budget continues to reflect the growth
of the organization
2006-2007 2007- 2008
Payroll and Related Taxes
Operating Expenses Other Expenses
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Revenues
2006-2007 2007- 2008
Zero Balance Budget Grants
Per Client Based Grants
Miscellaneous Grants Other
Funding/Income
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Services and Programs
to assure healthier futures for all Palm Beach
County Families
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Prenatal Outreach

• Educates the community about the importance of
  early and uninterrupted prenatal care
• Targets at-risk hard to reach women
• Links them to Care Coordination

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Care Coordination

• Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies is Palm Beach
  Countys Prenatal Clearinghouse
• Prenatal Care for low to moderate income women
• Health Care Provider Linkage
• Education about Public Assistance Eligibility
• Individual Education
• Healthy Start Screening
• Childbirth Classes Referrals
• Immunization Follow Up

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Health CareNavigation

• Assists women that face challenges obtaining
  services
• Assists mothers to navigate all systems involved
  in obtaining care and a payer source
• Visits homes and accompanies clients to
  interviews, appointments.

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MomCare

• Contacts pregnant women who have applied for
  Medicaid
• Explains available healthcare benefits (private
  Physician, Midwife Clinics)
• Provides pregnancy related educational materials
• Provides Community Referrals

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HospitalLiaison

• Hospital-based, voluntary prevention program
  designed to identify at risk mothers infants
• Assists mothers to enroll for eligible services
  such as home visits by RNs, Immunization
  reminders and promotes healthy child development
• Completes postnatal risk screen

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Emergency Assistance Pantry

• Three offices (LW, WPB and GS) have an emergency
  pantry to provide nonperishable items to
  families in need.
• Donations are accepted for the pantry.

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Responsible FatherhoodInitiative

• Fathers are encouraged to be involved in the
  lives of their children through
• Parenting information for prospective fathers at
  FOCEP classes
• Support Groups

• Youth are given a forum for discussion
• Education for middle school and high school
  students on male responsibility sexually
  transmitted diseases
• Conflict Resolution in elementary schools
• Guy talk

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MaleHealthAdvocacy

• Goal is to increase access to prenatal care by
  reaching out and educating males
• Men receive the same information as women as to
  the importance of prenatal care as well as where
  to find the services throughout the county

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Education

• HM/HB staff visits PBC middle high schools to
  discuss consequences of teenage pregnancy, male
  responsibility, birth control STDs
• Childbirth preparedness classes
• Parenting babysitting classes
• Girl Talk

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• Pregnant Hispanic women and families who live in
  Lake Worth and Lantana have a easily accessible
  center where they receive prenatal care and other
  services designed to meet their own cultural
  needs.
• The new centering model gives pregnant women a
  chance to learn about pregnancy, childbirth, and
  parenting with other women in a group setting.
• Women spend more time with their health care
  provider
• Parents gain important skills for bringing up
  healthy, happy children.

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Mobile Outreach Center

• Staff aboard this vehicle register women for
  services in their own communities, eliminating
  waiting time.

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The Board of Directors of the Corporation,
Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm
Beach County, Inc. (HM/HB), is the legally
designated and authorized body of members charged
with the responsibility and fiduciary duty to act
on behalf of HM/HB as towards all Corporate
business matters, transactions and activities.
Members are held to a general standard of good
faith in carrying out their Board duties in a
prudent manner that they reasonably believe to be
in the best interests of HM/HB.
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Board of Directors
Peter Nicoletti Chairperson
Dr. Marsha Fishbane Vice Chairperson
Jeanne Matullo Treasurer
Thomas Andres
Scott Evelyn Immediate Past President
Don Chester Secretary
Geoff Solomon
Ryan Carney
Brandon Dorsey
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Board Members

• Exercise wise and prudent decision-making in
  carrying out the business affairs of HM/HB
• Identify at least five candidates for donor
  solicitation or for board membership to advance
  HM/HB mission and goals
• Commit their time, efforts and resources by
  attending board meetings, participating in
  Corporate activities and being involved in fund
  development
• Commit to an active two-year term
• Give or Get a minimum of a 1000 donation
  annually in addition to donations of goods or
  services
• Participate in HM/HB fundraising events and serve
  as a spokesperson to promote the mission

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Annual Meeting 2007
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HM/HB 20th Anniversary
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Girls Night Out 2007
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Children who are born to mothers that are
provided with early prenatal care are more
likely to have increased cognitive and language
abilities along with increased behavioral and
motor skills functioning. Childrens Services
Council of Palm Beach County
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