Healthy
Start Home Visitor Services
Home Visitor's
Training Program
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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
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