Partners
Our partners are dedicated to not only educating expectant mothers about prenatal care, but also educating families about the health, safety and well-being of children as they grow to age 5.
Healthy Families Partners
Arkansas Department of Human Services
"Healthy Families helps Arkansans take control of their children’s health at an early age, which can ultimately lead to healthier teens and adults."
Andy Allison - Director
Division of Medical Services
URL: humanservices.arkansas.gov
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
"Children are our future and their health is one of our highest priorities. It is because they represent our hopes and dreams that Arkansas Children’s Hospital is a Healthy Families Partner."
Scott Gordon - Executive Vice President
URL: www.archildrens.org
UAMS (ANGELS Program)
"Partnering with Healthy Families is one way the ANGELS program is keeping the public informed of Obstetric and Neonatal best practices in Arkansas."
Curtis L. Lowery, Jr., M.D., Director
Maternal-Fetal Medic & ANGELS program
URL: www.uams.edu/angels
Better Beginnings
"Our children deserve the best early childhood education and experience we can give them. Healthy Families is helping us do this here in Arkansas."
Tonya Russell - Director
Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Arkansas Department of Human Services
URL: www.arbetterbeginnings.com
Arkansas Department of Health
"We know that the Happy Birthday Baby Book has helped improve the lives of moms and babies in Arkansas. It’s a terrific educational resource and serves as an important motivational tool to encourage pregnant women to get early prenatal care."
Stephanie Williams - RNP, Director
Center for Health Advancement
Shelby County Health Department
"Healthy Families provides education to families about their health, safety and well-being. It is a program that helps us make a positive impact on the overall health of our community and that is why we’ve partnered with them for almost 20 years!"
Yvonne Madlock - Director
Community Health Services
URL: www.shelbycountytn.gov/index.aspx?NID=24
Partner with Healthy Families
Nothing is more important to the future of Arkansas and western Tennessee than the health of its children. Each additional partner means more healthy families.
There are two ways to partner:
- Program Partner
- Educational Partner
Contact us to find out more!
To become a partner or learn how to get involved contact:
The Communications Group
Phone: 501-376-8722
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Quick Facts
- Each year 27,000 books are distributed to Arkansas and western Tennessee women ages 18-45.
- Over 375,000 Happy Birthday Baby Books have been distributed to pregnant women since the program began in 1992.
- Medicaid is a major supporter of Healthy Families. For every non-federal dollar contributed to this program, Medicaid matches dollar-for-dollar.
“The great thing about the Happy Birthday Baby Book is that it’s not just about the baby, it’s also about what’s going on with the mother.”
- Arkansas Mom
Order your free Happy Birthday Baby Book!
Healthy Families is proud to provide a reliable resource for families in Arkansas and western Tennessee to learn about the health, safety and well-being of children.
The Happy Birthday Baby Book has helped moms stay healthier and have healthier babies since 1992. Now it’s in a convenient pocket size and has expanded content to give you even more information about pregnancy through age 1.
The Happy Birthday Baby Book has a sibling. Now Arkansas families can order a second book that goes beyond prenatal and covers information about caring for a newborn through age 5!
You can now view the ebooks online!
Resources A-Z
Are you overwhelmed with searching for information about your children's health, safety and well-being? Not sure what websites to trust? Healthy Families' resource center has everything you need.
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