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H.O.M.E Visiting Program serves 77 families in 2014
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Posted on Jun 01 2015
The CNMI H.O.M.E (Healthy Outcomes for Maternal and Early Childhood) Visiting Program was recently acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for efforts in improving lives of the families that the program serves in the following areas: Maternal and Newborn Health, Child Injuries, Child Maltreatment and Emergency Department Visits, School Readiness and Achievement, Family Economic Self-sufficiency, and Coordination and Referral to other Community Resources.
The CNMI H.O.M.E Visiting team of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Division of Public Health Services at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. (Contributed Photo)
H.O.M.E. Visiting is a program under the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Division of Public Health Services at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and has been serving families in the CNMI since May 2013.
The program is free, voluntary, and serves pregnant women and women who have recently given birth, along with their families, by providing individually-tailored support through education on their children’s health, development and safety, and coordination of referrals to other needed community support services. Home visits range from weekly to quarterly, in which an assigned Family Partner Advocate meets with a family in the convenience of their homes or at an agreed upon location. Family Partner Advocates are trained to support family functioning through the use of an evidenced-based curriculum. Other services include prenatal and well-baby check-up planning, goal setting, and developmental assessments.
The program is offered to those who qualify in the villages of Garapan, Kagman, Dandan, San Antonio, and Koblerville and has recently been expanded t the neighboring islands of Tinian and Rota. For more information regarding H.O.M.E. Visiting, contact 236-8711 or send an email to hvpcnmi@gmail.com. (CHCC)
