Healthy Families Putnam is part of the nationally accredited Healthy Families statewide home visiting program for expecting and new mothers. Putnam County’s Florida Department of Health provides the program at no cost to Putnam County residents and is sponsored by the Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida.
Healthy Families promotes healthy child development and empowers families to be self-sufficient through individualized parent support.
Families may be eligible for services if they live in Putnam County and are expecting a baby or have a baby less than 3-months-old.
To enroll or learn more about Healthy Families Putnam, contact us at 386-326-3200 or HealthyFamiliesPutnam@FLhealth.gov
Healthy Families provides:
- Free voluntary home visiting program
- Community resource referral service
- Child development assessment services
- Support in achieving the goals important to you, positive discipline techniques, coping with the day-to-day stress of parenting in healthy ways, and setting and achieving short- and long-term goals
- Education on home safety, children’s health, and age-appropriate play