Children are Mentally and Physically Healthy – Children's Services Council of Broward County

Our Goal in Action

Committees are working hard to safeguard the mental and physical health of Broward Children. It is necessary to have in place a continuum of maternal and child health services for at-risk families. Committees are working to ensure that:

There is a reduction in the Number of Children Drowning (ages 1-4)
There is a reduction in Childhood Obesity
All Black babies in Broward County will be born healthy, and remain healthy.
Babies will be born substance free
Women will have healthy pregnancies with positive birth outcomes.
There will be zero perinatal HIV transmissions
Broward County teens will be healthy.

Maternal Depression Indicators of Community Need

There were 22,563 live births in Broward County 2016 (Florida CHARTS). Based on extrapolation using national pre...

Safe Sleep Indicators of Community Need

Of the 18 infant sleep-related deaths in Broward County for 2016, 78% were not on their back to sleep, 67% were ...