MIECHV is an unprecedented scale - up of evidence - based home visiting models across the country, with each including a thoughtful evaluation to generate knowledge about how to most effectively
implement home visiting programs that produce positive outcomes.
Therefore, every eligible state and jurisdiction has the opportunity to
implement home visiting programs for their at - risk communities.
Researchers should continue building the knowledge base about how to
implement home visiting programs effectively by reporting information on implementation alongside results of rigorous effectiveness evaluations.
For example, implementation research can be used to assess the readiness of local agencies to
implement home visiting programs with fidelity.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act allocated $ 1.5 billion annually for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) to fund states in
implementing home visiting program models for families with children from birth to age 5 as well as pregnant women.
Regardless of the amount of prior experience primary contractors and / or subcontractors within each community had
implementing home visiting programs at the onset of THV, after five years, each of the THV communities was successfully recruiting and enrolling high - risk families.
Although most states were already
implementing home visiting programs, MIECHV increased the use of evidence - based models to deliver care to high - risk families.
He provides training / technical assistant to the local
implementing home visiting programs to include: participant recruitment, enrollment and retention; program fidelity and implementation; data collection and analysis; outcome measure development and evaluation; and provision of support services in the community for enhanced family health, functioning, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Technical Assistance Coordinating Center (MIECHV TACC), led by ZERO TO THREE in partnership with the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, and Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc. (WRMA), regularly provides webinars to support MIECHV grantees in
implementing home visiting programs.
States have successfully
implemented home visiting programs in local communities since the 1980s.
Not exact matches
Over the last two decades, a growing number of
home visiting programs have been
implemented in developed and developing countries.
As interest in the promise of evidence - based
home visiting programs to improve outcomes for children and families grows, policymakers and practitioners need guidance about how to
implement them effectively and sustain high - fidelity implementation over the long term.
With regard to
home visit content,
home visiting programs tend to be more effective when services are comprehensive in focus,
implement the
program model with rigour, and when they target families» multiple needs.
Home visiting programs are designed and
implemented to support families in providing an environment that promotes the healthy growth and development of their children.
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Technical Assistance Coordinating Center (MIECHV TACC) provides support to grantees implementing MIECHV - funded home visiting progr
Home Visiting Technical Assistance Coordinating Center (MIECHV TACC) provides support to grantees implementing MIECHV - funded home visiting p
Visiting Technical Assistance Coordinating Center (MIECHV TACC) provides support to grantees
implementing MIECHV - funded
home visiting progr
home visiting p
visiting programs.
Eight existing
home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rat
home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention
Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps,
Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rat
Home Instruction
Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which
programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one
program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention
Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program and Family Check - up), and all other
programs were given a low rating.
Finally, a Finnish trial of universal
home visiting by nurses35 and two U.S.
programs implemented by master's degree - level mental health or developmental clinicians have found significant effects on a number of important child behavioural problems.36, 37 Additionally, a paraprofessional
home visitation
program found effects on externalizing and internalizing behaviours at child age 2; however due to the large number of effects measured in this study, replication of the findings is warranted.38
Home visiting initiatives at the state level should seek to coordinate across all home visiting programs being implemented within the state (whether federally funded or not), while also embedding home visiting within a broader state early childhood sys
Home visiting initiatives at the state level should seek to coordinate across all
home visiting programs being implemented within the state (whether federally funded or not), while also embedding home visiting within a broader state early childhood sys
home visiting programs being
implemented within the state (whether federally funded or not), while also embedding
home visiting within a broader state early childhood sys
home visiting within a broader state early childhood system.
MIECHV is the federal
program that supports states in
implementing evidence - based
home visiting programs for at - risk families.
Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) provides grants to tribal organizations to develop, implement, and evaluate home visiting programs in American Indian and A
Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) provides grants to tribal organizations to develop, implement, and evaluate home visiting programs in American Indian a
Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) provides grants to tribal organizations to develop,
implement, and evaluate
home visiting programs in American Indian and A
home visiting programs in American Indian a
visiting programs in American Indian and Al...
The Affordable Care Act set aside $ 1.5 billion in funding for states to
implement evidence - based
home -
visiting programs to support the health and development of at - risk children, with three percent earmarked for tribal communities.
Based on the success of the Sacramento effort, California offered $ 15 million in grants for both the 2000 - 01 and 2001 - 02 academic years to districts throughout the state interested in
implementing a
home -
visit program.
Some of those — progress in
implementing Common Core standards, greatly expanded summer
programs, new college and career
programs tied to businesses and the community,
home - school
visits and new parent - teacher partnerships — will survive.
RTI and PTHV, in partnership with Dr. Steven Sheldon from Johns Hopkins University, also plan to extend this research to examine how the
home visit program is being
implemented across the four sites and its impact on parent engagement and student achievement.
The Governor's proposed budget reflects some notable advances, such as providing funding to fully
implement the Local Control Funding Formula for K - 12 education (designed to direct additional resources to disadvantaged students), continuing to invest in early education and higher education, and creating a
home visiting pilot
program that would offer a range of supports for families participating in welfare - to - work (CalWORKs).
That said, if your requirements are extensive or might be prohibitive for a foster parent to
implement (
home visits or the like) the Adoption Ambassadors
program could be a great opportunity to experiment with eliminating or relaxing a requirement that might otherwise pose an obstacle to adoption.
Child Care Group, Manchester, NH 6/2010 — Present Parent Educator • Successfully create and develop core individualized plans to meet the educational needs of participating parents • Proactively provide professional instruction and delivery of information to families
implementing specified curriculum • Coordinate services with community
programs to meet the individual needs of each parent education
program • Assess the needs of each family or parent and provide developmentally appropriate information, guidance and support to them • Ascertain that all documentation regarding
home visits, attendance records and screening summaries is properly maintained • Represent facility or
programs at various events such as seminars and meetings • Organize, facilitate and promote the facility's efforts and vision about parent education directives • Collaborate with teachers and parents to develop and
implement individualized consultation plans for extenuating circumstances
«When
programs are carefully
implemented, participation in
home visiting programs has been linked to improved parenting practices (such as increased sensitivity and reduced detachment), increases in maternal education, and the creation of more stable and nurturing environments for children.»
It provides support for federal, state, and community governments to
implement established and proven
home visiting programs for at - risk children.
The state must clearly define who is responsible for ensuring the
programs are
implemented with fidelity — whether that be the state
program model leads, the primary contractors, or the
home visiting program supervisors.
To that end, the primary purpose of this brief is to guide expectations about the extent to which
home visiting programs can demonstrate significant and meaningful change when
implemented at the community level.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) contracted CFRP to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of THV, and CFRP is conducting an ongoing study to better understand the factors that enhance and limit the delivery of evidence - based
home visiting programs when they are
implemented at the local level.
This brief presents the findings of a larger research paper, currently under review, in which we review the evidence for four
home visiting program being
implemented with MIECHV funding and compare these effects to population averages and professional recommendations to provide a context in which to interpret those effects.
Over the last two decades, a growing number of
home visiting programs have been
implemented in developed and developing countries.
As part of the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), Family Connects is now being
implemented across the country including several new communities in Texas.
Eight existing
home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rat
home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention
Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps,
Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rat
Home Instruction
Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which
programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one
program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention
Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program and Family Check - up), and all other
programs were given a low rating.
To guide expectations about the extent to which
home visiting programs can affect significant and meaningful change when implemented at the community level, CFRP reviewed the effects of four evidence - based home visiting programs participating in the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) on multiple aspects of early parent
home visiting programs can affect significant and meaningful change when implemented at the community level, CFRP reviewed the effects of four evidence - based home visiting programs participating in the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) on multiple aspects of early pa
visiting programs can affect significant and meaningful change when
implemented at the community level, CFRP reviewed the effects of four evidence - based
home visiting programs participating in the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) on multiple aspects of early parent
home visiting programs participating in the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) on multiple aspects of early pa
visiting programs participating in the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) on multiple aspects of early parent
Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) on multiple aspects of early pa
Visiting Program (MIECHV) on multiple aspects of early parenting.
It also spotlights quality improvement activities, including the
Home Visiting Collaborative Improvement & Innovation Network (CoIIN) which is working with 13 MIECHV sites, including Jacksonville and Pinellas County, to test and
implement data - driven strategies to increase
program performance and impact.
The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition is working very hard to improve breastfeeding initiation and duration rates within the Jacksonville Nurse Family Partnership
Program by
implementing strategies through the
Home Visiting Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network.
Implementing Early Head Start -
Home Visiting United States Department of Health and Human Services &
Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (2011) Provides
program implementation information for the Early Head Start -
Home Visiting program, including a
program model overview, prerequisites for implementation, training to support implementation, materials and forms to support implementation, estimated costs of implementation,
program model contact information, and implementation experiences.
Getting to Outcomes for
Home Visiting: How to Plan, Implement, and Evaluate a Program in Your Community to Support Parents and Their Young Children Mattox, Hunter, Kilburn, & Wiseman (2013) Describes a 10 - step process that helps empower groups to better plan, implement, and evaluate home - visiting programs, with the goal of achieving the best possible outco
Home Visiting: How to Plan, Implement, and Evaluate a Program in Your Community to Support Parents and Their Young Children Mattox, Hunter, Kilburn, & Wiseman (2013) Describes a 10 - step process that helps empower groups to better plan, implement, and evaluate home - visiting programs, with the goal of achieving the best possible o
Visiting: How to Plan,
Implement, and Evaluate a Program in Your Community to Support Parents and Their Young Children Mattox, Hunter, Kilburn, & Wiseman (2013) Describes a 10 - step process that helps empower groups to better plan, implement, and evaluate home - visiting programs, with the goal of achieving the best possible
Implement, and Evaluate a
Program in Your Community to Support Parents and Their Young Children Mattox, Hunter, Kilburn, & Wiseman (2013) Describes a 10 - step process that helps empower groups to better plan,
implement, and evaluate home - visiting programs, with the goal of achieving the best possible
implement, and evaluate
home - visiting programs, with the goal of achieving the best possible outco
home -
visiting programs, with the goal of achieving the best possible o
visiting programs, with the goal of achieving the best possible outcomes.
The following resources provide information on selected
home visiting programs States and communities are
implementing to support expectant parents and families with young children.
These include partnering with states to provide evidence - based
home visiting services to at - risk families, working with tribal communities to
implement culturally competent
home visiting programs, and developing a mechanism to systematically review the evidence of effectiveness for
home visiting program models and to conduct a national evaluation of the MIECHV
program.
In 2016, 79 percent of
programs funded by the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting program saw an increase in household income among participating families.60 Furthermore, investments in MIECHV evidence - based home visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that particip
Home Visiting program saw an increase in household income among participating families.60 Furthermore, investments in MIECHV evidence - based home visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that part
Visiting program saw an increase in household income among participating families.60 Furthermore, investments in MIECHV evidence - based
home visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that particip
home visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that part
visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on
implementing the
program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that
home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that particip
home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that part
visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that participate.
How do leaders in communities and at the state level support
Home Visiting programs to
implement their models with fidelity, engage effectively in continuous improvement, and attain the hoped - for outcomes with families?
The Division of Public Health is working with the Center for Child and Family Health and the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University to effectively
implement and sustain Northeast Connects, a short - term, community - based, universal newborn nurse
home visiting program.
A unique aspect of the Mother and Infant
Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) and MIHOPE - Strong Start projects is that they examine how home visiting services are implemen
Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) and MIHOPE - Strong Start projects is that they examine how home visiting services are impl
Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) and MIHOPE - Strong Start projects is that they examine how
home visiting services are implemen
home visiting services are impl
visiting services are
implemented.
Home visiting programs implementing an evidence - based model in tribal communities understand the commitment to operate with fidelity while delivering a service that respects and honors the cultures of the families they serve.
Since 2012, Idaho has expanded the capacity of EHS
programs by selecting the EHS
home - based program option as one of the models to implement under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) prog
home - based
program option as one of the models to
implement under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting (MIECHV) prog
Home Visiting (MIECHV)
program.
Ten
home visiting programs,
implementing different
home visitation models, committed to collect common outcome data,
implement best practices, and explore promising new practices.