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Accept recommendation to approve application to Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office to implement Nurse-Family Partnership, an evidence based first time parent nurse home visitation program, in Monterey County.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors Health & Human Services Committee:
Accept recommendation to approve application to Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office to implement Nurse-Family Partnership, an evidence based first time parent nurse home visitation program, in Monterey County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
More than 29,000 children under in Monterey County - or 26.6 percent - live in poverty. In our County, 61% of babies are born to low-income mothers who qualify for Medi-Cal. Growing up in poverty can be harmful to a child's cognitive development, health, school performance, and social and emotional well-being. Research on brain development has shown that giving children a strong start in life begins before they are born, during a mother's pregnancy. Mothers struggling with poverty are at higher risk for poor birth outcomes such as delivering premature or low birthweight babies.
Nurse-Family Partnership, a nationwide evidence-based program, pairs vulnerable first-time parents with specially trained nurses. During home visits from early pregnancy through the child's second birthday, the nurses support first-time moms to have healthy pregnancies, become knowledgeable and responsible parents, and give their babies the best possible start in life. By strengthening families and improving early child development, Nurse-Family Partnership strengthens communities and aims to improve the health and well-being of residents.
Nurse home visitors and nurse supervisors complete core education sessions required by the Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office and deliver the intervention with fidelity to the Nurse-Family Partnership model. Nurses visit enrolled families once monthly using ...
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