Reference Catalog

Title

Demonstrating Improvement in the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: A Report to Congress

Date

2016

Author(s)

Brief Type

Report to Congress

Model(s)

  • Early Head Start Home-Based Option
  • Family Spirit
  • Healthy Families America (HFA)
  • HealthySteps
  • Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
  • Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
  • Other Models
  • Parents as Teachers (PAT)

Description

Purpose: To describe and summarize activities carried out by state MIECHV grantees.
Example Topics Addressed:
Expansion of home visiting among state grantees
Characteristics of participating families
Federal home visiting program performance and improvement
Advancement of home visiting through quality improvement and research
Provision of technical assistance to build grantee capacity

Data Collection Methods

  • Program administrative record reviews
  • Record and document reviews

Status

Finished

For More Information

https://mchb.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/mchb/MaternalChildHealthInitiatives/HomeVisiting/pdf/reportcongress-homevisiting.pdf

Topics

  • Participant Characteristics
  • Participant, Family, and Program Outcomes
  • Program Quality, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Fidelity