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CHC To Head Up New Fundraising Initiative in Central Florida. Read the article here.
Florida County Health Rankings
Where we live matters to our health. The health of a community depends on many different factors, including quality of health care, individual behavior, education and jobs, and the environment.
To find out how your county ranks visit: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/florida
> National Birth Defects Prevention Month
 Community Health Charities partners with March of Dimes – working
together for stronger, healthier babies - to raise awareness about
National Birth Defects Prevention Month.
Birth defects are
problems that happen while a baby is growing during pregnancy. These
problems can cause physical or mental disabilities, and in some cases,
death. There are thousands of different birth defects and about 120,000
babies in the United States are born each year with a birth defect. The
most common birth defects are heart defects, cleft lip and cleft palate,
Down syndrome and spina bifida.
While in many cases the cause of a birth defect is unknown, there are
several steps you can take before and during pregnancy to help prevent
birth defects:
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Community Health Charities of Florida
Chloe was born with only two heart chambers, no septum, which separates the left, and right side of the heart. One side of her heart was enlarged and the other was under developed. 
