about us
our mission
Our mission is to develop and promote programming that improves birth outcomes,
especially among Black women. We believe that every baby deserves to live a healthy life,
and that no family should have to experience the devastating loss of a child.
our values
We strive to go above and beyond for you — no matter the challenge.
We aim to deliver our very best work every single day across all of our services.
about Getting to 1
Getting to 1 is a free community program connecting hard-to-reach pregnant women
to wrap-around services and referrals to community resources,
working with community partners to address preterm births, low birthweight and infant death
in Lucas County, especially among our Black women and using data to create policy
with the purpose of improving birth outcomes.
April Hille
RN, MSN, DNP
Maternal and Child Health Supervisor
Lucas County Healthy Start
Kendra Kec
MPA
Interim Director of Childhood Wellness Grants Coordinator
ToledoLucas County Health DepartmentA Message from the Maternal
and Child Health Supervisor
Dear Friends,
I would like to welcome you the Getting to 1 Collaborative. Our website is intended to convey our mission and vision as we are dedicated to upholding our role to serve as leaders in maternal, infant and child health in Toledo-Lucas County. As you navigate our site, you will learn more about our programs, the services we provide and the pride we have in our commitment to ensuring that every baby gets the best possible start in life.
TLCHD Maternal and Child Health services aim to improve the health of people of childbearing age, infants, children, and families by connecting essential resources and addressing challenges faced in accessing quality health care/ leading healthier lives. We support healthy behaviors that improve overall well-being and address factors related to social determinants of health. Programs supported within the MCH division include home visitation/ resource navigation services (Healthy Start, Ohio Equity Initiative, Pathways) and the Cribs for Kids program.
Along with our partners, we serve as a network to reduce Toledo-Lucas county’s infant mortality and improve the lives of pregnant women, infants, fathers and families. I look forward to a successful year ahead with continued efforts to share our expertise, passion, and consistent commitment so that every child in our community may have the best possible start in life. I encourage you to follow us on Facebook or use the “contact us” button to get in touch and for more information.
our team
Jada Barnett
CCHW
Certified Community Health Worker
Lucas County Healthy StartIman Sims-Beal
Community Health Worker
Lucas County Healthy StartOhio Equity Initiative
Yashika Bhoge
BS, MPH
Epidemiologist
Fetal Infant Mortality Review Coordinator
Ohio Equity InitiativeJill Duncan
Community Health Worker
Lucas County Healthy Start
Ohio Equity InitiativeEllen Gaitto
MPH, CHES, CHW
Program Coordinator
Getting to 1 and Community ActionNetwork Coalition
Ohio Equity Initiative
Letcher Jones
CCHW
Certified Community Health Worker
Lucas County Healthy StartVanessa Ladriye
BS, RMA
Health EducatorLucas County Cribs 4 Kids
Early Childhood Safety Initiative
Tayler Lewis
MPH
Health Equity Coordinator
Ohio Equity InitiativeGreg Moore
MBA, PMP, REHS
Program Coordinator
Lucas County Healthy Start
Jennifer Turk
Senior Clerk
Maternal Child Health
“Getting to 1 has an amazing team of hard
working professionals. They were so helpful to my needs.
It has been a pleasure to meet them.”
— Client Participant