Mission Statement: Increase child well-being by bridging the gap between parent needs & community resources.
in-home nurse visits
Description:
Data:
Contact:
- In-home nurse visits free of charge to ALL parents.
- Begin 3 weeks after child's birth.
- Performed by highly trained & registered nurses.
- Nurses provide a weight and health check for baby & make sure the mother is recovering well.
- Breastfeeding assistance
- Child care selection help
- Finding financial resources
- Parenting classes
- Help identifying and coping with postpartum depression
- Support for dealing with social isolation or new family dynamics
Data:
- Evaluations were conducted by the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University.
- 16% increase in community connections
- Utilization of higher quality child care
- Higher quality parenting behaviors
- Higher quality home environments
- 35% decrease of clinical anxiety reports
- Reduced emergency medical care (@ 6 months: 35% less @ 12 months: 50% less)
Contact:
- Phone: 919-419-3474 ext 232
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Program Director: Jeannine Sato