Best Start Health Coalition In Peel
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Record #: CDR0030 Last Modified: 22 May 2013 Last Full Update: 22 May 2013
Record Details
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Website Website: www.beststartpeel.com/
SOCIAL_MEDIA_ICONFacebook Website
Phone
Office Phone905-452-1246
Fax905-452-0948
Address/Location Info
Address4 Automatic Rd, Ste 102
Brampton, ON L6S 6K9
 
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Located In CommunityBrampton
IntersectionWilliams Pkwy & Airport Rd
AccessibilityFully Accessible
Description/Eligibility/Service Details
DescriptionBest Start Health coalition whose mandate is to reduce the incidence of low birth weight babies and improve the health of families in Peel. Support is provided through public education in the form of written materials, displays and community programs for pregnant women (Healthy Start) and pregnant teens (Teen Prental Supper Club). 
 
For more details: refer to specific Peel Health programs: Pregnancy Programs - Teen Programs; Adult pregnancy Programs; Healthy Start Program for Pregnant Women. 
 
Offered at 10 Sites throughout the region.
HoursMon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Areas ServedPeel Region
EligibilityPrograms open to pregnant women and pregnant teens in need of support. Living in poverty, isolation, substance abuse, new Canadians, struggling to make ends meet.
ApplicationRegister at program site.
FeesNone
LanguagesEnglish
Contact Information
Websitewww.beststartpeel.com
Primary ContactMaria Gonsalves-Lemos, Financial Administrator; Email: Maria@beststartpeel.com
Primary ExecutiveBarbara Wallace, Executive Director; Email: Barb@beststartpeel.com
Volunteer CoordinatorBarbara Wallace
Other Info
Established1993
Service Level(20) Regional Government
Subjects
SubjectsNutrition ; Postnatal care ; Pregnancy ; Prenatal care ; Public health ; Teen mothers ; Women
Broader TermsEnvironmental health ; Health services ; Parents ; Patient care ; Womens health