CFPHD Public Education Campaign for Maternal/Child Health

The CFPHD’s Public Health Campaign for Maternal and Child Health, currently being conducted in Seminole County, aims to increase awareness among African-American women of health risks during pregnancy.  According to the CDC, the risk of dying from complications of pregnancy is almost four times greater for African-American women than for white women. 

Topics include but are not limited to:

• Preconception health
• Prenatal and postnatal care
• Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
• Smoking during pregnancy
• Importance of folic acid 

The program is providing educational outreach through churches in Seminole County with high populations of African Americans.   It was funded by a grant from the Seminole County Healthy Start Coalition.  For more information contact Lauren Josephs at (407)646-7120.