Healthy Families Howard County is part of the Healthy Families America Initiative in the United States. This free, national program identifies first-time parents in the community, aligns them with community resources and offers them support in their new role as parents. Optimally, families are welcomed prenatally into the program and are qualified to enroll up to 90 days after the birth of baby.
ELIGIBILITY: You must be a Howard County resident and you and/or your partner must be first-time parents to qualify for the Healthy Families program.
To Join the Healthy Families Program: Register online or print a registration form. (Formulario de registracion en espanol).
For more information, call 410-715-3716. Healthy Families Howard County is a program of Howard County General Hospital and Family and Children’s Services.
What Families Are Saying About Healthy Families Howard County
- “I like knowing that someone is there to care about me, my baby and my family.”
- “I love everything about the program especially the information about child development.”
- “Gaining the network of other new mom’s has been priceless.”





