• MIECHV families averaged 18 home visits per family since January 2012.
• 100% of families have received at least 1 screening (depression, domestic violence, substance abuse), thus far in year 4.
• The mean number of weeks that mothers breastfeed has increased to over 32 weeks. 
• Parental support of children's learning and development show improvement  over one year.
• 8 out of 10 women and children are covered with health insurance. 
• Data quality site visits are coming in the next few months.

 The capacity to work with non-English speaking mothers and families has been an ongoing and increasing challenge faced by the local home visiting and coordinated outreach and referral programs, particularly in Wyandotte County.  Many programs have engaged the use of interpreters to communicate with families, yet there are difficulties with this process and local MIECHV partners have requested further training on effective practices.  To meet this need, KU-CPPR has designed a one-day training workshop, "Equitable Access: Bridging Cultural and Linguistic Barriers through Interpretation" that will provide separate tracks for interpreters and home visitors who work with interpreters.  Training modules will cover interpreting best practices, role and rights of the interpreter, interpreting technical language, and cultural considerations.  Coaching and practice to improve interpretation experiences will be interwoven throughout the workshop.

 This full day workshop for MIECHV partners is scheduled Monday, March 30, 9:00 - 4:00, in Kansas City, free of cost to home visitors, supervisors, and interpreters.