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Healthy Start program works to reduce South Carolina’s rising infant mortality rate despite funding uncertainty

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s infant mortality rate has increased, according to the latest report from the Department of Public Health, prompting renewed attention on programs aimed at protecting ...
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Analysis: How One Florida Program Significantly Reduced Preterm Births

One in ten babies in the U.S. — nearly 374,000 infants — were born preterm in 2023, meaning before 37 weeks of pregnancy. More than 15 percent were very preterm, meaning they were born before 32 weeks ...
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Funding Florida Healthy Start is not an expense; it’s an investment | Opinion

(Editor's note: This story was updated to change or add a photo or video.) Every child deserves a healthy start in life. But for too many Florida families, access to maternal and infant health ...

Spectrum gives $15,000 to Pee Dee Healthy Start

Spectrum recently announced Pee Dee Healthy Start has received an additional $15,000 through Spectrum Community Center Assist (SCCA), the company’s philanthropic initiative to revitalize local communi ...