Emergency Plan, Florida Hurricane
As of October 6, 2026, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 26-202, declaring a state of emergency for 25 Florida counties in preparation for Tropical Depression Nine. Since then, Tropical Depression Nine has strengthened and is now Hurricane Isaias. The National Hurricane Center is continuing to monitor the storm and its potential impact on the […]
Thank you GWFC!
On behalf of the Chipola Healthy Start Coalition, we would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to the Chipley Women’s Club and the GFWC Florida District 2 clubs: Marianna Woman’s Club, Gulf Coast Woman’s Club, Woman’s Club of Panama City, Wewahitchka Woman’s Club, and Blue Umbrella Chattahoochee Woman’s Club. We are truly grateful for the […]
CHSC Doula Program
Chipola Healthy Start Coalition has a Doula Program. WHAT’S A DOULA? It is support for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth. Chipola Healthy Start Coalition has two Doula’s, Trina Johnson, Program Manager at Jackson Healthy Start and Valery Lawton, CHSC Community Liaison. A Doula is a non-medical professional trained to support birthing mothers and families with […]
Community Liason
Chipola Healthy Start Coalition has entered REALLY exciting times. We are growing in areas of community outreach for Maternal Child Health in fulfilling our mission to reduce fetal and infant mortality and to improve health outcomes for women of childbearing age and children under the age of three. This mission cannot be accomplished alone but […]
Chipola Healthy Start Trainings
Our Leaders, Executive Director, Theresa Harrison, and Tierra Franklin, CHSC Program Director believe in keeping CHSC staff updated on changing trends that affect us within our communities. One of the trainings recently was the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP training. Whereas, “The Chipola Healthy Start Coalition recently energized its team with a staff-wide training on […]
