+ district of columbia department of health home visitation program
TRANSCRIPT
+
District of Columbia Department of
Health
Home Home Visitation Visitation ProgramProgram
+
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting Program(MIECHV)
Funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Authorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
2
+
Federal HV Program Goals
Strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under Title V
Improve coordination of services for at-risk communities; and
Identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for families who reside in at-risk communities.
3
+
Benchmark Areas
1. Maternal and Newborn health
2. Child injuries, abuse, neglect, or maltreatment, and reduction of emergency department visits;
3. School Readiness and Achievement
4. Crime or Domestic Violence;
5. Family Economic Self-Sufficiency; and
6. Coordination and referrals for other community resources and supports.
Quantifiable, measurable improvements for the populations participating in the program.
4
+
DC HV Programs
Formula Grant
Competitive“Development”
Grant
The Framework is a key strategy supporting the efforts of the Home Visitation Program and the vision for the District is:
“All children and families will have access to a continuum of comprehensive, high-quality early childhood programs and services that promote child well-being and school readiness and ensure that all children are healthy, ready to learn and
have safe passage through the early years”. 5
+ DC’s One City System for Early Success: Home Visitation
SECDCC DC HV Council
Resources, experiences, and
relationships that strengthen
families.
DC Home Visitation Program
DOH
Comprehensive HV services to
families.
Community Providers
GUCCHD
Evaluating evidence-based home visitation
program and determine impact on
program participants.
Collaboration of multiple DC agencies and community partners.
Families with children are screened to determine
appropriate supports and engagement, including home
visiting.
Families are linked to opportunities and
resources that strengthen their role as parents.
Professionals working with young children have the
knowledge, skills, and supports to work effectively with and on behalf of children and families.
Communities are safe places where resources are available to help children
and families thrive.
CFSA
HCF
DMH
DDOETANF
OSSE
UDC
HVTI
GUCCHD
ECCS
Project LAUNCH
MIECHV
HFA
Mary Center
Family Place 6
+ District of Columbia “MIECHV Funding"
7
+Home Visiting Formula Grant
Improving health and development outcomes for at-risk children through evidence-based
home visiting programs.
Parents As Teachers(PAT)
At-risk communities:
Programs:
Wards 5, 7, and 8
Home Instructions for Parents of Preschool Youngster (HIPPY)Mary’s Center = PATFamily Place = HIPPY
Contractors:
Birth Outcome Ward 5
Ward 7 Ward 8
Low birth weight infants (<2,500 grams)
10.8% 13.8% 14.2%
Infant mortality (Rate per 1,000 live births)
16.3 16.6 19.2
Births to mothers 15-19 years
16.6% 19.0% 20.6%
Births to unmarried women
71.1% 85.9% 88.9%
Wards with the Poorest Health Indicators :
8
+
Special Features
Real time data can be collected
during home visits; reduces paper-based forms.
Reports for model
developers
Continuous Quality
Improvement
Performance
Management
DOH owns the data and has access to the
system and the data at any
time.
Home Visitation Data Collection and Reporting
System
Reports can be generated off of any variable in the system.
The system can be interfaced with other data systems for data transmission.
Can accommodate multiply programs and vendors.
Data system's capacity to report similar data and indicators from multiple funding streams. 9
+Home Visiting Development Grant
Improving health and development outcomes for at-risk children through evidence-based
home visiting programs.Healthy Family America(HFA)
At-risk communities:
Programs:
All Wards
• Low-income eligible families
• Eligible families who are pregnant who have not attained age 21
• Eligible families that have a history of child abuse or neglect or have had interactions with child welfare services
• Eligible families with children with developmental delays or disabilities.
High Risk Priority Population:
10
+
Special Aspect11s of Project
11
+
12