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• <br /> 2018-2019 CSAC Funding Application <br /> PROGRAM COVER PAGE <br /> • <br /> Organization Name: Indian River•County Healthy Start Coalition <br /> Executive Director: Andrea Berry, MNM E-mail: andrea©irchealthystart.org <br /> Address: 1555 Indian River Blvd Suite B241 Telephone:772 563-9118 <br /> Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Fax:772 563-9125 <br /> Program Director:Andrea Berry, MNM E-mail: andrea@irchealthystart.org <br /> Address: 1555 Indian River Blvd Suite B241 Telephone: 772 563-9118 <br /> Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Fax: 772 563-9125 <br /> Program Title: <br /> Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) <br /> Priority Need Area Addressed: <br /> Early Childhood Development and Build Parent Capacity <br /> • <br /> Brief Description of.the Program: • <br /> • <br /> Nurse Family.Partnership (NFP) is a community health program that helps vulnerable mothers in <br /> specific targeted communities achieve a healthy pregnancy. This is attained by helping mothers engage <br /> in preventative health practices through early prenatal care, improving their diets, reducing their use of <br /> cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal drugs. NFP helps improve child health and development by assisting <br /> parents with responsible and competent care and by assisting parents to build a positive future for their <br /> children by helping mothers reach economic self-sufficiency of the entire family. Mothers enrolled in <br /> the program receive free home visits from a registered nurse from the prenatal period through the <br /> baby's second birthday. <br /> N <br /> • 1 <br />