Katie Krell
reporter2@greenepublishing.com
The Healthy Start Coalition of Madison, Jefferson and Taylor Counties, Inc. recently nominated eight new board members. The Coalition is a group that focuses on providing proper prenatal care to pregnant women, as well as maintaining health of both mother and baby postpartum. Healthy Start educates women on childbirth, nutrition and other areas of importance and provides counseling and support.
Healthy Start held a meeting to elect new officers on Monday, June 7, as well as to give outgoing members well wishes. Returning members include Marlesa Germain, Eddie Cullaro, Brenda Newman, Janna Grubbs and Mary Wallace. Lucille Day and Ernest Bruton are no longer members of the board. In their place, Linda Jones and Margie Evans officially began their roles as board members on Thursday, July 1.