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Home Visiting Programs
Home visiting programs focus on the importance of children's early years and the crucial role parents play in shaping children's lives. A guiding philosophy behind many home visitation programs is that one of the best ways to reach families with young children is by brining services to them, rather than expecting them to seek assistance in their communities. Home visitors can assess the environments in which these families live, get a better understanding of the families' needs, and as a result, tailor services to meet those needs.
Healthy Families America and Nurse-Family Partnership are two home visiting programs that include a focus on improved maternal and child health outcomes. |
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Healthy Families America
Healthy Families America is a voluntary home visitation  program designed to promote healthy families and children through a variety of services, including child development, access to health care, and parent education. The program targets families identified as at risk, with children ages prenatal to 5. Program goals include prevention of negative birth outcomes (low birth weight, substance abuse, criminal activity, child abuse, and neglect), increased parenting skills, healthy pregnancy practices, and the use of social systems. Assessments are conducted prenatally or at the time of birth.
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The Nurse-Family Partnership
 Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence-based, nurse home visiting program that improves the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income, first-time parents and their children. The Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office, located in Denver, Colorado is a nonprofit organization that provides service to communities in implementing and sustaining this program.
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 Local Health Department in Action
Solano County Health & Social Service: BabyFirst Solano
BabyFirst Solano provides comprehensive case management services. These services include a home visiting program by case managers, public health nurses, and social workers to provide optimal support to pregnant and postpartum moms and their families. Services also include client workshops and events to support and educate pregnant moms and families about different aspects of pregnancy and parenthood.
To learn more about this program, visit http://www.babyfirstsolano.com/
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| NACCHO Exchange Summer 2007: Improving Health Outcomes
Feature on Nurse-Family Partnership
 NACCHO Exchange promotes effective local public health practice. The summer 2007 issue (volume 6, issue 3) explores ways that local health departments are working to improve public health outcomes in their communities. This issue discusses the Nurse-Family Partnership program, injury prevention through traffic safety programs, telephone-based tobacco cessation services, the "Plain Talk" approach to preventing teen pregnancy, and more.
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| Emerging Issues in MCH Series:
Promising Approaches to the Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
Thursday, September 20, 2007 3:00 PM- 4:30 PM (ET)
 NACCHO and CityMatCH present the fifth year of the Emerging Issues in Maternal and Child Health Series. These presentations highlight research, information, and collaborative efforts on a variety of MCH topics. Guest speakers from national, state, and local health departments discuss their experiences and share information on programs related to the featured topic.
September's presentation will feature an overview of family violence and highlight the role of local health departments in addressing and preventing violence among MCH populations.
E-MCH CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
NACCHO and CityMatCH have been approved by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to provide continuing education credits (CME, CNE, CECH, and CEU's) for the Emerging Issues in Maternal and Child Health Series beginning September 20, 2007 through September 19, 2009. The accreditation statements is located here: www.naccho.org/topics/hpdp/mch/emch.cfm |
Excerpts from NACCHO Public Health Dispatch
MCH- Related Tools and Resources
 This monthly newsletter sent to all active NACCHO members contains brief updates, events, resources, job postings, funding opportunities, member highlights, and other information of relevance to LHDs. Regular sections include family health, reproductive health, environmental health, emergency preparedness, mental health, and immunizations among others.
For a free download of past issues, visit http://www.naccho.org/pubs/category.cfm?Category_ID=8 | |
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NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments. NACCHO works to support efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.
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