Healthy Start Home Visitor Services
Home Visitor's Training Program
Healthy Start
Home Visitor Program Brochure - English
Healthy Start Home Visitor
Program Brochure - Spanish
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.
- Increase the use of cost-effective preventive health care services such as prenatal care, family planning, immunizations, nutrition and well childcare.
- Promote early entry into and compliance with prenatal care.
- Discourage unhealthy maternal behaviors such as alcohol and tobacco use.
- Identify families at risk and link them with services and supports.
- Improve and enhance parenting and problem solving skills.
- 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 |
October 5 |
October 30 |
November 2 |
December 6 |
December 7 |
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.