Home visits followed a standardized curriculum that
covered maternal and child health, child growth and development, and parenting skills.
The third national report on key indicators
covering maternal and child health, preventative health and chronic disease management showed improvements across the board, though some areas slipped including:
Not exact matches
These include a new «at - risk» code in Oregon that allows young
children to receive Medicaid -
covered mental
health services before they have a full - blown mental
health disorder; Medicaid coverage in Oregon
and Michigan for evidence - based parenting programs that can help parents learn parenting practices that promote a positive parent -
child relationship
and address challenging
child behavior;
and extensive training
and support for pediatricians in Minnesota who want to conduct
maternal depression screening during well -
child visits
and respond appropriately when the screen indicates that the mother needs further evaluation
and support.
The five
maternal /
child health workers, four
health practitioners
and eight
child health nurses / midwives, must
cover around 140,000 square kilometres to meet the needs of approximately 2,500
children.
It will
cover a review of MTB research results, including positive outcomes for secure attachments, parental reflective functioning,
maternal life - course,
and maternal and child health.