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CityMatCH and National Association of County and City Health Officials. 2009. Local health department home visitation programs: Improving health outcomes for children and families. Omaha, NE: CityMatCH; Washington, DC: National Association of County and City Health Officials, (Emerging issues in maternal and child health)

Annotation: This webcast, held on June 18, 2009, focuses on local health department home visiting programs, and in particular the nurse family partnership program. The webcast provides information on (1) general components of the partnership, (2) lesson learned from local health department program development and implementation, (3) strategies for continued evaluation and quality improvement, and (4) identifying potential sources of funding for implementing the program. The presenter was Peggy Hill, director of program development for the Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office. A recording of the conference and PowerPoint slides are available. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: CityMatCH, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, 982170 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2170, Telephone: (402) 552-9500 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.citymatch.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Collaboration, Financing, Home visiting, Local MCH programs, Multimedia, Nurses, Programs, Visiting nurses

Stavrakos JC, Summerville G, Johnson LE. 2009. Growing what works: Lessons learned from Pennsylvania's Nurse-Family Partnership Initiative. Philadelphia, PA: Public/Private Ventures, 42 pp.

Annotation: This report, which focuses on the Pennsylvania Nurse-Family Partnership Initiative, provides lessons for policymakers and funders interested in bringing proven models of home visiting to a statewide scale. The report emphasizes the importance of capitalizing on the unique advantage of geographic proximity to build a network of sites. Topic include (1) reasons to replicate the nurse family partnership, (2) bringing the nurse-family partnership to scale in Pennsylvania, and (3) lessons learned.

Contact: Public/Private Ventures, 2000 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Telephone: (215) 557-4400 Secondary Telephone: (215) 557-4411 Fax: (215) 557-4469 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ppv.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Community programs, Families, Financing, Home visiting, Initiatives, Model programs, Nurses, Pennsylvania, Provider networks, Public policy, State programs

Goodman A. 2006. The story of David Olds and the Nurse Home Visiting Program. Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 20 pp.

Annotation: This report focuses on David Olds, who began developing a nurse home-visitation model in 1977 designed to help low-income, first-time mothers take better care of themselves and their infants. His model eventually grew into the Nurse-Family Partnership, a nonprofit organization serving more than 20,000 mothers in 20 states.The report provides background about Olds and how his model originated and discusses putting the model to the test, rolling out the program, and growing the program.

Contact: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 50 College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540-6614, Telephone: (877) 843-7953 Fax: Web Site: http://www.rwjf.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Family support programs, Home visiting, Infants, Low income groups, Mothers, National programs, Visiting nurses

Anderson C. 2005. Add Healthy Beginnings Nurse Home Visits to Early Head Start Program: [Final report]. Hastings, NE: Healthy Beginnings Parenting Program, Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, 17 pp., plus appendices.

Annotation: This final report focuses on the Add Healthy Beginnings Nurse Home Visits to Early Head Start Program, located in south central Nebraska during the period March 3, 2000, to February 28, 2005. The purpose of the project was to provide nurse home visits to the Early Head Start Program to serve poor and at-risk families in three south central Nebraska counties. Report sections include (1) purpose of project and relationship to Socal Security Act (SSA) Title V maternal and child health programs, (2) goals and objectives, (3) methodology, (4) evaluation, (5) results and outcomes, (6) publications and products, (7) dissemination and utilization of results, (8) future plans and follow-up, and (9) type and amount of resources needed to replicate. The report includes an appendix that contains several forms for record keeping. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Families, Final reports, Head Start, High risk groups, High risk infants, Home visiting, Infant health, Nebraska, Poverty, Visiting nurses

Smith D, Robinson J. 2002. Guidelines and training manual for the Prenatal-5 Nurse Home Visiting Program. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Utah Department of Health, Child, Adolescent and School Health Program, 96 pp.

Annotation: This manual provides step-by-step guidelines for nurses conducting home visits within the Prenatal-5 Nurse Home Visiting Program, which strives to enhance the health and well-being of children and families and foster their healthy growth, increase access to and appropriate use of preventive and primary health care services, and reduce the incidence of vaccine-preventable infections among children and the incidence of childhood injuries. Topics include implementing the program, initial and follow-up home visits, services provided during follow-up home visits, child abuse and domestic violence reporting, and community resources.

Contact: Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Multi-Agency State Office Building, 195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, Telephone: (833) 353-3447 Web Site: https://dhhs.utah.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Child abuse, Child development, Child health, Community based services, Domestic violence, Families, Health services, Home visiting, Infant development, Infant health, Injury prevention, Nurses, Prevention, Programs

Clark D. 1996 (ca.). Healthy Beginnings [Final report]. Portland, OR: Oregon State Health Division, 19 pp.

Annotation: The Healthy Beginnings project was designed to expand the services currently available in the Babies First! program by adding volunteers and paraprofessionals. This staff administered the Parents As Teachers program, in addition to conducting intensive visits to provide health education, case management, parenting support, education, and advocacy under the direction of the public health nurse. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB99-144701.

Keywords: Community Integrated Service System program, Home Visiting Programs, Home Visiting Services, Home Visiting for At Risk Families, Low Income Population, Paraprofessional Education, Paraprofessional Personnel, Parenting Skills, Preventive Health Care, Public Health Nurses, Training

Roberts R. 1993 (ca.). National and Local Models of Paraprofessional Training and Service Delivery for Families of Children with Special Health Needs [Final report]. Logan, UT: Utah State University, 49 pp.

Annotation: This project analyzed the effectiveness of paraprofessional trained home visitors who met weekly with 50 families under the supervision of public health nurses in rural communities. Successful paraprofessional/professional partnerships provided States with an alternative to the problem of insufficient numbers of professionals to deliver services. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB96-181599.

Keywords: Information Services, Children with Special Health care Needs, Children with special health care needs, Early Intervention, Families, Home Visiting Services, Networking, PL 99-457, Paraprofessional Education, Professional Education, Public Health Nurses, Rural Population

Borlick MM. 1961. Guide for public health nurses working with children. Washington, DC: U.S. Children's Bureau, 35 pp. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 392-1961)

Annotation: This pamphlet, developed by the Department of Public health of the District of Columbia and issued by the Children's Bureau, draws together various facets entering into public health nurse work with children. Topics covered include case finding, recording, analysis of families, appraisal of the mental, physical and social development of boys and girls, and the formation of plans for working with families. Guidelines for conferring with parents about their child are also provided. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Child development, Child health services, Developmental stages, Home visiting, Manuals, Public health nurses
   

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