by Adam Shapiro | Nov 18, 2017 | News |
http://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/11/18/congress-neglect-program-fights-child-abuse-doctors-view/871669001/ Right now, there is an opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to child abuse prevention by reauthorizing funding for the Maternal, Infant...
by Adam Shapiro | Nov 18, 2017 | News |
Nurses or paraprofessionals visit families in their homes on a regular basis to educate them on appropriate parenting, nutrition and the social-emotional development of children, among other things, Rauner said. “They are an important part of the social supports...
by Adam Shapiro | Nov 1, 2017 | News |
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recently received a $7.9 million federal grant to use for the Michigan Home Visiting Initiative through September 2019. The initiative promotes school readiness, parent-child relationships as well as...
by Adam Shapiro | Nov 1, 2017 | News |
The MIECHV Program serves almost 42 percent of U.S. counties with high rates of low birth weight infants, teen births, families living in poverty or infant mortality. In Utah, Washington County is among nine counties to have been served by the program in fiscal year...