Title
Improving Home Visiting Program Implementation using a Learning Collaborative Model
Date
2016
Author(s)
Katie Stetler, Christine Silva, Susan E. Manning, and Karin Downs
Brief Type
Presentation
Model(s)
- Healthy Families America (HFA)
- Other Models
Description
Purpose: Conduct home visits through Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles to support mothers with newborns for health, safety, emotional health and family well-being. Provide brief interventions, education and support, and make appropriate referrals to formal and informal services.
Example topics addressed:Â Implement sleep safe training in home visits and follow up calls; Referrals to external resources, such as Healthy Families America
Bilingual home visitors
Data Collection Methods
- Focus groups
- Parent-child observations
- Program administrative record reviews
- Site visits
Status
Ongoing
For More Information
Katie Stetler
Katie.Stetler@State.MA.US
Topics
- Collaboration and Coordination
- Participant Characteristics
- Participant, Family, and Program Outcomes
- Program Enhancements, Innovations, and Promising Approaches
- Program Quality, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Fidelity