by Adam Shapiro | Aug 1, 2017 | News |
On her regular home visits, the nurse brought books for Aliah Arneson to read to her baby daughter, Aisaya. She taught Ms. Arneson how to safely install a car seat; how to position Aisaya when her ear hurt so the fluid would drain; and how to confront the anxiety she...
by Adam Shapiro | Jul 19, 2017 | News |
More than half the money Dallas schools spend on an early childhood education program called HIPPY is under the ax for possible federal budget cuts. HIPPY stands for Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters. Parent Vanessa Bahena participated in HIPPY...
by Adam Shapiro | Jul 19, 2017 | News |
The Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, or MIECHV, supports paying for trained counselors or medical professionals to visit the homes of at-risk families. The counselors establish a long-term relationship with parents. They teach parenting...
by Adam Shapiro | Jul 2, 2017 | News |
“My work is made possible, in part, by the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, also known as MIECHV, which supports these efforts on and off reservations, with American Indians and people from every other racial and ethnic heritage in...
by Adam Shapiro | Jul 2, 2017 | News |
Through a $3.3 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Human Services, the Nurse Family Partnership program at ETSU takes a two-generational approach to breaking the cycle of poverty. More than 40 years of evidence shows that Nurse Family Partnership has been...
by Adam Shapiro | Jun 24, 2017 | News |
[The] effort — called the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program — expires Sept. 30 unless Congress reauthorizes it. Key House GOP lawmakers filed a bill earlier this month that would keep the program alive for another five years at the current...
