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Healthy Start Resources

Florida Department of Health in Nassau County - Healthy Start Program

Call Lines

  • Suicide Lifeline (24 hour): 1-800-273-TALK
  • Abuse Hotline: 1-800-96-ABUSE
  • First Call: 211
  • Smoking Quit Line: 1-877-U-CAN-NOW
  • Parent Help Line (24 hour): 1-800-FLA-LOVE
  • Florida Family Health Line: 1-800-451-2229

Text4baby

Text BABY to 511411 or BEBE for Spanish

Receive free text messages each week, timed to your due date or baby's birth date, with health tips for pregnant women and new moms.

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Text NEFLTeen to 66746

A new text message warmline available to teens in the region. It provides confidential, medically accurate answers to sexual health questions via text message for teens aged 12-18 in Baker, Duval, Nassau, Clay, and St. Johns counties.

The service is anonymous, provides real-time responses, and is free (standard text message rates may apply). To use the BrdzNBz NE Florida service, teens can text NEFLTeen to 66746 to opt-in and then submit their questions.

Health educators with over 40 years of combined public health experience respond to questions within 24 hours.

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Nassau County and Healthy Start

Meetings are open and free to anyone in Nassau County.

Join Us

  • Every 1st Friday, at 1 p.m. 45401 N, Mickler St. Callahan, FL 32011
  • Every 3rd Friday at 1 p.m. 1620 Nectarine St. Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

Topics Include

  • Stress management
  • Self-care as parents
  • Trivia games
  • Nutrition for picky eaters
  • Family yoga
  • Doula services
  • Art classes
  • Safety education/ information and much more!

For more information, contact 904-557-9129.