Healthy Start Home Visitor Services

Home Visitor's Training Program

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Healthy Start Home Visitor Program Brochure - English
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MCH Grants are provided to local health departments so they can provide outreach visits to pregnant women and families with newborns. Under public health nurse supervision, visitors provide in-home interventions such as education, support and referrals to other community services.

1. Increase the use of cost-effective preventive health care services such as prenatal care, family planning, immunizations, nutrition and well childcare.
2. Promote early entry into and compliance with prenatal care.
3. Discourage unhealthy maternal behaviors such as alcohol and tobacco use.
4. Identify families at risk and link them with services and supports.
5. Improve and enhance parenting and problem solving skills.
6. Reduce costs through use of paraprofessional visitors under nursing supervision.

For further information, contact:
HSHV Coordinator (785) 296-1307
Kansas Department of Health & Environment

2012 FALL REGIONAL HSHV TRAINING

It is required for every Healthy Start Home Visitor to attend one day of the Fall Regional HSHV Training.  The same training will be provided in six locations across the state.  The requirement is stated in Continuing Education, of the “Grant / Contract Application Guidelines.

2012 Healthy Start Home Visitor Fall Regional Training
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and training is 9 am – 4 pm.

September 28 Jefferson County Health Dept. 1212 Walnut St US Hwy 59, Oskaloosa	October 5 Veteran's Room in Reno County Courthouse 206 West 1st St hosted by the Reno County Health Dept., Hutchinson
October 30 Lawson Room in the Civic Center 1000 W Patterson St hosted by the Grant County Health Dept., Ulysses	November 2 Old Iron Club Town Hall 10392 Jade Rd (close to Hwy 400 & Hwy 47 intersection) hosted by the Wilson County Health Dept., Fredonia
December 6 Jay Johnson Public Library 411 Main St, Quinter Hosted by the Gove County Health Dept.	December 7 First National Bank 101 C St (park on north side) hosted by the Washington County Health Dept, Washington

Register on KS-TRAIN at https://ks.train.org/ using course id #1035061 and select the location or date that works best for you.  A certificate of attendance will be provided through KS-TRAIN.  There is no fee for this training.  All six trainings will consist of the same agenda, only the locations are different.  This is a required training in the MCH grant for all Healthy Start Home Visitors to attend.  Contact Jamie Klenklen for more information at jklenklen@kdheks.gov or phone 785-296-1234.