Helping you every step of the way…

Central Oklahoma Healthy Start Initiative is a national federal program whose mission is to reduce infant mortality, the incidence of low birth weight babies, and perinatal disparities in Oklahoma and Pottawatomie County. The program strives to engage women at risk in prenatal health care early in their pregnancy and provide ongoing care, education, and support throughout their pregnancy and postpartum period.

In addition to delivering Prenatal Health Care, the program also provides critical screenings, counseling, and referrals for drug and alcohol dependency, domestic violence, and mental health issues that impact the mother's and child's health.

Our case managers are a trusted source of guidance and support. In addition to linking families to quality services through our agency, Community Health Centers, Inc., we provide support through vital resources, such as transit cards and employment referrals.

This voluntary program provides services and support for mothers and fathers before, during, and after pregnancy to assist them in having healthy babies.

Services and support provided include information families can use to take care of themselves and their babies, such as:

• Parenting support and education

• Pregnancy support and education

• Breastfeeding education and support

• Relationship development and support

• Reproductive Life Planning

• Healthy lifestyle choices

• Fatherhood engagement, education, and support

Services also include connecting families with needed community services such as:

• Insurance enrollment assistance

• Referrals to doctors/clinics so mothers and children can get proper medical care

• Referrals for food assistance

• Referrals for job training

• Parenting programs

• Nutrition and breastfeeding counseling

Who can enroll? 

• Women of childbearing age, pregnant women, mothers and their babies, infants, and children under 18 months of age

• Expecting fathers or fathers of a child under 18 months. 

For more information, contact the Healthy Start Program at (405) 427-3200.

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