The current Healthy Start Needs Assessment 2005, is comprehensive and the only document of its kind in Miami- Dade County. It has been developed for the community and provides both broad and in-depth geographical reviews of the Healthy Start target population, its health status and the services designed to serve the population utilizing three regional planning areas.  Additionally, and most importantly, the Healthy Start Needs Assessment 2005 reflects the thoughts and opinions of the local community as expressed through a series of community discussions completed during the Summer and Fall of 2005.

• Needs Assessment 2006 (Full Document)
• Section I. Demographics
• Section II. Maternal and Infant Health Indicators
• Section III. Geographic Areas
• Section IV. Child Health Indicators
• Section IX. Focus Group Summaries
• Section V. Community Resources
• Section VI. Community Prespectives
• Section VII. Conclusions
• Section VIII. Technical Notes
• Section X. Literature Review
• Section XI. References
• Acknolwedgements
• Executive Summary
• Table of Contents

• Map of Live Births 2003
• Map of Low Birthweight Births by Zipcode 2003
• Map of Preterm Birth 2003
• Map of Births to Teens by Zipcode 2003
• Map of Births to Unwed Women by Zipcode 2003
• Neighborhood ZipCode Definitions