Healthy Start Program

The Healthy Start Program in Florida was enacted by state legislation in 1991 with the goals of reducing infant mortality, reducing the number of low birth weight babies and improving health and developmental outcomes for all Florida’s babies. The Sumter County Healthy Start Program strives to improve infant developmental outcomes, reduce the number of low birth weight babies born in Sumter County, and reduce infant mortality in the state of Florida. The Sumter County Healthy Start Program is offered at Langley Health Services-Sumterville and is available to all women and children free of charge. Services available through the program include: