1. Public Health Nursing
“Public Health Nursing is the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences.”APHA
Nursing Assessment:
Identification
Prevention
Early Intervention

2. Universal Child and maternal health Services Progressive Universalism
Best Health for Children Revisited (2005) BHFC reviewed and updated, framework in draft
Notification of Births Act 1904
Maternity & Infant Care Scheme
Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children (2011)

3. Evidence Drivers Quality Evidence led & integration
National Maternity Strategy CREATING A BETTER FUTUTRE TOGETHER
Nurture Programme: Infant Health & Wellbeing
Better Outcomes Brighter Futures: The national policy framework for children and young people
The National Healthy Childhood Programme
Integrated Care Children's Programmes
Meitheal: A NATIONAL PRACTICE MODEL FOR ALL AGENCIES WORKING WITH CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES

4. Capacity Building and Integration
Consortium
Strands
Evidence led Programmes
PHN
IMH Masterclass
IMH Network Group
Preparing for Birth & Parenthood Course
CE&IMH
C&FHNA
IMH Specialist
Review of complex cases
YK PHN
Preparation for Birth & Parenthood Screening Tool Assessment

5. Integration Of Services
PHN
Preparating for Birth & Parenthood Classes
BHFC Programme
BF Support Group
Weaning Workshop Kidscope
YK IMH Specialist
Capacity
Building
IMH Specialist
YK PHN
OLO’s
IPSW
NICHE
Springboard
Barnardos
Child Care Services
PCT GP
S&LT
Tusla

6. Thank you “Coming together is a Beginning keeping
together is Progress and working together
is Success”