The goals of the Healthy Start Center are:

• To reduce infant deaths, premature deliveries, and low birth weight babies among women in the city of Rochester.
• To provide women the resources to help themselves improve the health of their infants and families through confidentiality, respect, dignity, and encouragement.

The Healthy Start Center offers "one-stop shopping" for obstetrical, gynecological, and pediatric medical services as well as the following free services:

• Breastfeeding Classes
• Case Management
• Childbirth Education
• Cooking/Nutrition Classes
• GED Preparation Classes
• Health Education Classes
• Legal Assistance
• Mental Health Support
• Self Esteem Activities
• Smoking Cessation
• Support Groups
• Parent
• Teen
• Victims of sexual abuse

The following free services are also available for individuals who have medical and human service appointments or are involved in Center activities:

• Child Care
• Healthy Snacks
• Transportation

Eligibility Requirements

Pregnant women, or women with a child under age two who live in one of the following zip codes are invited to participate:

• 14605
• 14606
• 14607
• 14608
• 14609
• 14611
• 14613
• 14619
• 14621

Healthy Start works in partnership with many community agencies including:

• American Cancer Society
• Family Resource Centers of Rochester
• Monroe County Legal Assistance Corporation
• Rochester City School District
• Unity Health System

Healthy Start is supported in part by the Healthy Start Initiative, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, and Department of Health and Human Services.

For more information on how you can become a Healthy Start participant, please call the Center at (585) 436-7827.