LIFT Healthy Start

LIFT Healthy Start Pregnant??? Let us give your baby a Healthy Start! Why Healthy Start? Although the U.S. infant deaths.

Healthy Start works to prevent infant mortality in 87 communities with infant mortality rates at least 1.5 times the national average and high rates of low birthweight, preterm birth, maternal mortality and maternal morbidity (serious medical conditions resulting from or aggravated by pregnancy and delivery). Healthy Start communities are some of the nation's poorest and Healthy Start families frequently struggle to meet their most basic needs. Healthy Start reaches out to pregnant women and new mothers and connects them with the health care and other resources they need to nurture their children. infant mortality rate has declined in recent years, major disparities persist. More than twice as many African American babies do not live to see their first birthdays as their white counterparts. African American women are more likely than white or Hispanic women to deliver their babies before 37 weeks gestation, putting them at risk for infant death. Healthy Start programs use proven strategies to reduce preterm birth, low birthweight, birth defects, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), maternal complications and unintentional injuries, which account for more than half of U.S. Healthy Start programs also address social and economic factors that have been shown to have a negative impact on child health and development, including having a mother who is younger than 18 or older than 35, has less than a high school education, is low income, has a disability and/or lives under stressful conditions. What Works

Since Healthy Start awarded its first 15 grants in 1991, the program has learned that successful programs
•Improve women's health – before, during, after and between pregnancy
•Discourage alcohol use during pregnancy
•Promote breastfeeding
•Include fathers
•Develop interventions that culturally sensitive, community specific and family-oriented
•Foster partnerships with other programs and organizations

Santa stopped by yesterday to spread some Holiday Spirit at the McCurtain County Parent Training! The kids and our staff...
11/26/2025

Santa stopped by yesterday to spread some Holiday Spirit at the McCurtain County Parent Training! The kids and our staff absolutely loved the surprise!

Hey Broken Bow Community! We’re here at the city park having a parent training from 1pm-3pm. We also have Ami Richards f...
11/25/2025

Hey Broken Bow Community! We’re here at the city park having a parent training from 1pm-3pm.

We also have Ami Richards from the Choctaw Nation WIC handing out goodies and information.

Come join us anytime! We have chalk!

11/22/2025

📚🦃 Operation Story Time! 🦃📚
Join us as Carly Bell reads How to Catch a Turkey by Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton!

Get ready for a fun, silly Thanksgiving adventure your little ones will love. 🎉
Tune in and enjoy the story! 🍁✨

Family Fun Resource Day in Antlers!
11/20/2025

Family Fun Resource Day in Antlers!

11/20/2025

📚🍂 Operation Story Time! 🍂📚
Join us as Jennifer reads “Baby Loves Fall” by Karen Katz!

Celebrate the season with a sweet, colorful story perfect for little ones. 🍁🎃✨
Tune in and enjoy Story Time! 💛

11/20/2025
Come join us at our next Parent Training in McCurtain County!
11/18/2025

Come join us at our next Parent Training in McCurtain County!

Our next group session will be hosted at the Johnston County Library! Please see flyer for details
11/18/2025

Our next group session will be hosted at the Johnston County Library! Please see flyer for details

11/16/2025

Operation Story Time 🎄🦌
Join us as Chelsea reads Eight Jolly Reindeer, a festive favorite published by Scholastic!
Snuggle in and enjoy this cheerful holiday story. 📚✨

11/14/2025

Operation Story Time 🍂
Tune in as AJ reads Leaf Jumpers by Carole Ge**er!
Get cozy and enjoy this beautiful fall story with us. 🍁📖

The Healthy Start team at the 2025 LIFT Community Action Agency In-Service! Always learning, growing, and lifting our co...
11/10/2025

The Healthy Start team at the 2025 LIFT Community Action Agency In-Service! Always learning, growing, and lifting our community higher. ❤️💙

Pediatric services offered at the Pushmataha Family Medical Center of Boswell and Pushmataha Family Medical Center of Cl...
11/06/2025

Pediatric services offered at the Pushmataha Family Medical Center of Boswell and Pushmataha Family Medical Center of Clayton!👩‍⚕️🩺

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104 N E
Hugo, OK
74743

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+15803266441

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