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Healthy Start
MCHC's Healthy Start Program is part of a national effort in 100 communities to improve the health and well-being of women, infants, and children. Infant mortality and low birthweight remain major public health issues in the U.S. and Chester County, particularly among women of color.
Bilingual, bicultural Family Health Advocates in Coatesville, Kennett Square, Phoenixville, Oxford and West Chester provide prenatal and postpartum home visiting, health insurance enrollment, health education, and connections to community resources to increase self-sufficiency.
Healthy Start provides individual and group Prenatal and Parent Education in both English and Spanish on pregnancy, prenatal care, labor and delivery, and infant safety and development.
For more detailed information about the results of our program please look at our 10-Year Report "Healthy Start: Closing the Gap ... Improving the Health of Mothers and Children in Chester County"
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Healthy Start Community Sites
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Coatesville
Coatesville Community Health Center
1001 East Lincoln Highway, Suite #104
Coatesville, PA 19320
610-383-0630
Kennett Square
625C East Cypress Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-4002
Oxford
Oxford Neighborhood Center
35 North Third Avenue
Oxford, PA 19363
610-444-4002
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Phoenixville
723 Wheatland Street; Suite 2B
Phoenixville, PA 19460
610-917-1360
West Chester
Cambridge Square Plaza
323 East Gay Street, B-1-C
West Chester, PA 19380
610-696-5122
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Kennett Square Family Center
The Kennett Family Center works to ensure that children through age 5 begin school prepared to succeed. Using the Parents As Teachers, evidence based Born to LearnTM curriculum, families receive home visits, developmental screenings, parenting education and support groups, parent and child activities, health insurance enrollment, and linkages to medical, social, and educational services.
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Family Center Location
637 Millers Hill
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-925-4631
fax 610-925-4636
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Family Benefits Program
MCHC expanded our countywide health insurance enrollment initiative to include enrollment assistance into SNAP (food stamps), an important source of healthy foods for low-income families. Now, MCHC’s Family Benefits Program connects Chester County families with Medical Assistance, CHIP, and SNAP—helping them gaining access to all the resources they need to ensure a healthy family. With a growing number of Chester County residents struggling in this economy, the number of families that seek our help has steadily increased.
We are in partnership with several community-based organizations in order to provide assistance in both English and Spanish at 12 locations throughout Chester County. For more information about this program and public benefits, please see our brochure.
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Cross Cultural Caring
Training and technical assistance including Medical Interpreter Training are offered to health and social service organizations to enhance their capacity to provide accessible, high quality care to a multicultural community. Cultural effectiveness is critical in reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes.
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