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Healthy Start

Every Child Deserves A Healthy Start
The mission of Dallas Healthy Start (DHS) is to improve perinatal outcomes, reduce infant mortality, and pre-term (low birthweight) births by decreasing health disparities in targeted areas of Dallas.

Healthy Start Contact Info:
Eulalia Gillum, Program Manager
Dallas Healthy Start
4917 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75235
Phone: 214.590.1670
Fax: 214.590.1672

Models & Service Area
The core service models of DHS are Outreach and Client Recruitment, Case Management and Interconceptional Care, Depression Screening/Referral, Health Education and Consortium. The DHS service area includes six zip codes that cover the southwest southeast (75210,
75215), south central (75224), east (75227, 75228) and southwest (75237) areas of Dallas County.

Referral Services

  • Transportation
  • Health and Social Services
  • Medicaid Access
  • Community Outreach
  • Dental Care
  • Teen Pregnancy Prevention
  • Well Baby Care
  • Parenting Education
  • Prenatal Education
  • Behavioral Healthcare
  • Family Planning
  • Food and Housing Assistance
  • Case Management Home Visits
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Substance Abuse Prevention & Screening
  • Safety Education
  • Father & Male Involvement
  • Breastfeeding Promotion
  • Folic Acid Education
  • Paternity Testing

Collaborative Services
DHS works closely with agencies who are interested in the needs of the Healthy Start population such as Dallas Children's Advocacy Center, Family Forward®, Dallas Urban Inter-Tribal Center, DISD, WIC and the Visiting Nurses Association.

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