Current (2003) Birth Data for Hillsborough County can be found here

• The Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County serves all of Hillsborough County, which includes a mix of rural and urban areas.  The racial and ethnic make-up is 75% White, 15% Black, 18% Hispanic and 82% Non-Hispanic.
• There were 14,946 births in 2001 with a 8.41% rate of infant mortality, 8.35% rate of low birth weight births, and 1.63% rate of very low birth weight weights.
• Predominate local challenges include limitations of transportation, housing, job training, and childcare, a significant population of undocumented and uninsured citizens, and a teen pregnancy rate that is 15% higher than the state of Florida’s rate and 20% higher than the national rate.
• Additional funds leveraged by the Coalition: $3,457,461
• Number of volunteer hours donated to the Coalition: 750
• Value of in-kind contributions: $126,308
• Number of Coalition members (agencies and individuals): 66 voting members, 870 general members
• Kinds of organizations and persons represented in the membership: Social service agencies, hospitals, businesses, education, government, community health centers, physicians, attorneys, county health department, foundations, religious organizations, migrant organizations, health insurers, and child/family advocates.

Description of special grant-funded initiatives:

• The Coalition was awarded a $1 million annual grant from the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County to take over the management and growth of geographically-targeted Family Support and Resource Centers.  The Centers are safe and welcoming places in the community that are managed with input from Family Advisory Councils and focus on co-location of services and programming to support the health and safety, child development, and self-sufficiency of families.
• The Coalition was also awarded $860,000 in funding for teen pregnancy prevention and teen pregnancy and parenting programs by the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance ($300,000), the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ($280,000), and the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County ($280,000). Services for the teen programs are provided in partnership with the School District of Hillsborough County, the Tampa Metro YMCA, and the Child Abuse Council of Hillsborough County.