Iowa has been struggling with racial disparities in maternal and child health outcomes, and at the same time the state’s young children are diversifying at a rate unmatched by any other age group. Iowa’s MIECHV program philosophy is to select evidence-based home visiting models based on their ability to mitigate the specific risk factors that … Continued
The first Nurse-Family Partnership program in Kansas was established in 2013 at the Shawnee County Health Agency in Topeka. Shawnee County Health Agency has provided public health services and support to mothers, infants and families for more than 20 years. In January of 2017 Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, in Olathe began implementing … Continued
Louisiana has been a leader in evidence-based home visitation as one of the earliest implementers of Nurse-Family Partnership, beginning in 1999. Nurse-Family Partnership is operated by the Louisiana Office of Public Health and through a strong collaboration with the Tulane University Department of Psychiatry. Thanks to public-private partnerships, Nurse-Family Partnership nurses are serving first-time, low-income families in … Continued
In 2012, the Nurse-Family Partnership began offering services in Baltimore City through the Baltimore City Health Department in partnership with Baltimore Medical Systems. Nurse-Family Partnership is one of the programs offered through B’more for Healthy Babies to reduce infant mortality in the city through programs that emphasize policy change, service improvements, community mobilization and behavior change. … Continued
Since 2000, Nurse-Family Partnership has partnered with local and state agencies to improve outcomes for first-time moms and their babies. A proud partner of the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, NFP serves families as part of the Michigan Home Visiting Initiative established to provide moms with services that best meet their needs. 10 agencies work … Continued
In 2000, Minnesota Department of Health began to administer family home visiting services for families at risk for poor maternal and child outcomes. Nurse-Family Partnership began serving families in Minnesota in 2000 to address the factors that impact relationships and environments for pregnant and parenting families such as improvement in prenatal health, fewer childhood injuries, … Continued
Missouri adopted the Nurse- Family Partnership model and began serving the program’s first clients in 1999. Today, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services funds Nurse-Family Partnership programs in 18 counties, from east to west and on down to the Bootheel. Missouri adopted the Nurse- Family Partnership model and began serving the program’s first … Continued
Nurse-Family Partnership of Montana collectively represents four counties. The first Montana Nurse-Family Partnership program was established in 2012 through a collaboration between the health departments in Missoula and Yellowstone Counties. Nurse-Family Partnership of Montana expanded soon after to also include services to families in Lewis & Clark and Silver Bow Counties. By partnering vulnerable mothers … Continued
The Nurse-Family Partnership program began serving as a Nevada charity in 2008, and already results show that 97 percent of babies born to mothers in the program are delivered at a healthy weight. The Southern Nevada Health District was chosen to target NFP services to the North Las Vegas area because it has long been an area … Continued
Established in 2002, NFP operates as a program of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families Home Visitation Initiative. Funded through state investments and the federal Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visitation (MIECHV) program, Nurse-Family Partnership serves eligible women in all 21 New Jersey counties to support the state’s efforts to be the safest place for women to … Continued