The mission of the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation
is to reduce infant mortality (death) and morbidity
(illness) and to improve the health of young children
in North Carolina.
The purpose of our Web site is to:
Inform the public about issues that improve women's
health, healthy birth outcomes and the health and
safety of young children
Increase awareness among health and human service
professionals, community leaders and policymakers
of key maternal and child health issues and resources
in order to better assist the families they serve.
Disclaimer
This Web site is designed to provide health and social
service professionals and community outreach workers
with information and resources that promote the health
of children, families and communities. Much of the
information is taken from publications offered by the North
Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and
the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation. The information
provided by this Web site is designed to support, not
replace, the relationship that exists between individuals
and their physicians.
Accessibility
The North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation is committed
to providing access to our Web pages for individuals
with disabilities.
In order to achieve this, we have made every attempt
to ensure compliance with accessibility design guidelines
outlined in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
If you are disabled and have any problems accessing
parts of our site, please notify our Webmaster at information@nchealthystart.org or by calling
919-828-1819.
Editorial Board
Editor: Janice A. Freedman, MPH (Masters of Public
Health)
Authors: Gloria Sanchez, Ania Boer, Terry Alston Jones, Joy Cunningham.
Privacy Policy
The N.C. Healthy Start Foundation believes personal
privacy must be respected and preserved. We do not
collect personal information such as names, addresses,
email addresses, etc. unless individuals voluntarily
give them to us when they complete a form or survey,
email us or place a bulk order for health education
materials.
Personally identifiable information is used solely
for the purposes of:
Responding to requests
Note: At times, we may not be able to answer specific
eligibility and technical assistance questions.
In those cases, we forward questions to individuals
at the state level who are better able to offer
assistance. In those cases, we do pass along the
original sender's identifying information so that
the sender can get a direct and confidential answer.
Collecting comments and recommendations about
the web site
Processing orders and accounting for the distribution
of publicly-funded health education materials
We keep a database of agencies and individuals who
bulk order educational materials, as part of our contract
with the state of North Carolina. The N.C. Healthy
Start Foundation is the only organization who can directly
access this database. Aggregate (non-identifying) information
from this database is, at times, reported to the divisions
within the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
who hold contracts with us. We use the database information
for statistical analysis, for customer surveys and
for product announcements.
All personal user information will remain
confidential and will never be sold or otherwise shared
or communicated to any commercial entity. We undertake
to fully honor or exceed the legal requirements for
medical/health information privacy.
As part of our Web site traffic analysis, we do collect
information that is not traceable to any individual
and is collected as aggregate statistics. The information
we collect includes which browsers visitors use, which
search terms are employed, which pages are visited,
which hyperlinks are selected, etc. We use this information
solely to improve and maintain the Web site.
We do not use cookies on our Web site.
Funding
Support for this site comes from the State of North
Carolina, Department of Health and Human Services through
contract with the N.C. Healthy Start Foundation.
Advertising
This website does not accept advertising.
Copyright
Only the text of this site is copyright free and
may be reused, with the following stipulation:
When reproducing material from the site in electronic
or print format, please attribute it to the following: N.C. Healthy Start Foundation
Web site and the N.C. Department of Health and Human
Services.
Contact
N.C. Healthy Start Foundation
1300 St. Mary's Street, Suite 204
Raleigh, NC 27605
Telephone: 919-828-1819
Fax: 919-828-1446
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