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 Roberson, LMSW
Community Programs Administrator
Dallas Healthy Start
Dallas County FIMR
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 five zip codes that cover the west (75212), southeast (75210), south central (75215), (75241), (75216) and northeast (75231) areas of Dallas County.
Provided Services
- Community Outreach
- Case Management Home Visits
- DSHS Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women (CPW)
- Medicaid Access
- Health and Social Services Referrals
- Prenatal Education
- Depression Screening & Referrals
- Substance Abuse Prevention, Screening & Referrals
- Food and Housing Assistance
- Breastfeeding Promotion
- Folic Acid Education
- Well Baby Care
- Nutrition Counseling
- Family Planning Referrals
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention
- Transportation Assistance
- Dental Care Referrals
- Safety Education
- Father & Male Involvement
- Car Seat Education and Distribution Program
- Parenting Education
Collaborative Services
DHS works in collaboration with community based organizations
to meet maternal/child health needs.
