First Things First-Nihiyazhi Ba'iit'ih-Home Visiting
Project Description:
The purpose of the Nihiyazhi Ba?iit?ih Program is to promote healthy child development and school readiness through family support that provides information on:
? Issues related to child health and development, including early language and literacy;
? Positive parenting; and
? Community based resources for family services and early education.
The Nihiyazhi Ba?iit?ih Program is available to families residing on the Navajo Nation. Eligible families are those who experience risk factors that include first-time parents, teen parents, grandparents raising grandchildren, geographic and/or social isolation, or extreme poverty, and who are not receiving other home visiting services. The program, is funded by a grant to the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University by Arizona?s First Things First program. Home visits are conducted by trained, local Home Visitors under the supervision of Family Training Coordinators with expertise in early childhood and service coordination.
Each family who chooses to participate works with a Home Visitor to complete a family assessment that identifies their family?s strengths, as well as their priorities. The number of home visits each month varies from one to four visits per month depending on the results of the family assessment. Together each family and their Home Visitor develop a Family Plan. For each child in the family, age two months through five years, child development is tracked through periodic developmental screening.
Keyword(s):
Home Visiting
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention
Target Audience:
Family Members/Caregivers
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Reservation
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Mulit-County
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
