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Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc. TLC Newborn Program Children's Services Advisory Committee Grant 2006-07 Childbirth Education Association, Sibling Instructor and Lamaze Assistant. TLC 1 year. Mary Rainer, Family Associate . Accredited LaLeche League Leader, Midwife Assistant, Board of Directors Treasure Coast Breastfeeding Task force. Experience: Breastfeeding Counselor for St . Lucie County WIC. With TLC nearly 1 year. Maggie Foreman BS, Clerk. Experience: Indian River County School Teacher. With TLC 3 . 5 years. We propose an additional Family Associate and Data Assistant to handle an increase in the target population and increased program evaluation. 5. How will the target population be made aware of the program? TLC initiates contact at the hospital after the birth of the baby. IRMH personnel are knowledgeable and enthusiastic supporters of TLC ' s Family Associates, talking to new families and recommending TLC resources . Because TLC Newborn is in its eighth year, and has served over 8, 000 babies and their families (at least another 8 ,000 mothers), new mothers are often made aware of the program through word of mouth, or from obstetric and pediatric offices, Healthy Start, Indian River County Health Department, Healthy Families, MomCare, and Indian River Memorial Hospital. TLC brochures describing program services are distributed through these providers . Some births occur at home, in adjacent counties by choice or because of medical risks . Because TLC is widely known, they are sometimes notified of an impending birth by the mother herself or by local physicians and midwives. Coalition and TLC personnel promote TLC Newborn by participating in community events . The community at large is made aware through publication of fundraising events, local news articles and letters to the editor. The Coalition has begun working with CareNet, a local crisis pregnancy center to promote TLC, as well as other Coalition programs, prenatal care and Medicaid accessibility. 6. How will the program be accessible to target population (i.e., location, transportation, hours of operation)? TLC Family Associates adjust their schedules to visit moms in the hospital six out of seven days a week (including holidays, Saturdays and Sundays). They consult with staff at IRMH every day of the week so the most number of deliveries can be accommodated. If moms are breastfeeding, IRMH nurses often refer them to TLC ' s certified breastfeeding counselors for postpartum breastfeeding support while they are in the hospital. One of the two certified breastfeeding counselors on TLC ' s staff will respond to the mother's needs. 7