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BACKGROUND: Kalamazoo County is rich with community resources, particularly those surrounding maternal and infant care. Unfortunately, these resources are not being utilized by those with the highest risk of poor birth outcomes (defined as birthweight less than 2500g, gestation less…
This document reviews the literature on the definition and measurement of quality of home visiting programs designed to promote early childhood development, with a particular focus on those interventions aimed at enhancing child cognitive, language, and socio – emotional outcomes.…
This concluding chapter promotes the central belief that all development occurs within the context of relationship and that it is a healthy and reliable relationship that promotes and protects growth and change (National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2004).…
Purpose: Reports innovative home visiting workforce support trainings and evaluation activities linked to training in Washington State. Example Topics Addressed: Evaluation methods and results of two home visiting models Workforce exit interview results Deign workshop results Regional implementation insights on…
Purpose: To provide an overview of the HomVEE review process and summary of the review results. Example Topics Addressed: Rating the quality of impact studies Assessing evidence of effectiveness Gaps in research
This toolkit provides state policymakers and advocates with strategies for extending and expanding access to state- or federally-funded home visiting through partnerships with providers of FFN child care. This toolkit includes: Part I: What are Family, Friend, and Neighbor and…
Purpose: Describes ways that home visiting programs can support postpartum care. Example Topics Addressed: Importance of postpartum care Barriers to obtaining postpartum care Coordinating health care and home visiting services to address barriers
This chapter illustrates the development of an intervention for low-income, ethnic minority infants and toddlers that is based in cultural meaningfulness and accessible through community-based developmental services. Research showing differential effects of book sharing interventions for children of varying socioeconomic…
The Building Healthy Children (BHC) home visiting program was designed to provide concrete support and evidence-based intervention to young mothers and their infants who were at heightened risk for child maltreatment and poor developmental outcomes. BHC flexibly delivers three evidence-based…
Purpose: Summarizes findings across eight California counties to better understand the home visiting landscape, data collection methods, and potential for linking home visiting data to administrative data for research and evaluation purposes. Example Topics Addressed: Methodology County home visiting profiles…