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Project

ECHFS - Parents as Teachers Home Visiting Program

Center:

NM-Center for Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2023

Contact Information:

Marcia Moriarta
[email protected]
505-272-5679

Project Description:

Parents as Teachers is an evidence-based program that partners first-time moms with nurse home visitors. Trained home visitors 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):

home visiting, at-risk infants and children

Core Function(s):

Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

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

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State