Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition (BFHN)

BFHN provides programs and services ensuring the health of the Commonwealth’s mothers, infants, children and youth— including children and youth with special health needs and their families.

Contact Us

Address

250 Washington St., Boston, MA 02108

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Phone

(617) 624-6060

TTY (617) 624-5992

Online

Craig S. Andrade, LATC, RN, DrPH, Director, Bureau of Family Health & Nutrition craig.andrade@state.ma.us

Fax

(617) 624-6062

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Who we serve

We provide resources and support for families with children.

The Bureau includes 4 divisions, the Massachusetts Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention and the Office of Data Translation (ODT) to deliver specialized programming based on your needs:

• Pregnancy, Infancy and Early Childhood Division
• Early Intervention (EI) Division
• Division for Children & Youth with Special Health Needs
• Nutrition Division

What do you need help with?

Featured services

Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program 

Early Intervention Division 

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program Advisory Committee 

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Birth Defects Research & Prevention 

Birth Defects Surveillance 

Breastfeeding Initiative 

Care Coordination for Children and Youth With Special Health Needs 

Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF) 

Early Childhood Initiatives 

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Related organizations to Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition

• Executive Office of Health and Human Services 
• Department of Early Education and Care 

• Massachusetts Department of Children & Families 
• Massachusetts Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention