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Project

ECHFS-Nurse Family Partnership Home Visiting Program

Center:

NM-Center for Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2019

Contact Information:

Marcia Moriarta
[email protected]
505-272-5679

Project Description:

Nurse-Family Partnership is a free, voluntary program that partners first-time moms with nurse home visitors in Bernalillo County. Specially trained nurses visit pregnant women until the baby turns two years old. Program goals include: Pregnant women experience improved prenatal health and babies experience improved birth outcomes; Parents/family is available, responsive, attuned with their infants and young children, supporting optimal social-emotional and cognitive development; and Infants and young children experience optimal social-emotional and cognitive development so they are prepared for school success.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Other Direct/Model Services

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source: