1. Idaho Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Presentation to WIC October 22, 2014

2. The Home Visiting and Parenting Education Committee works to develop and implement a roadmap for building and maintaining quality home visiting programs and systems. Idaho Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

3. What is Home Visiting? Voluntary parent support and coaching for expecting parents, new parents and caregivers, and young children up to the age of five Children do not come with an instruction manual Communities come together to help families in need matching them with trained providers such as social workers, nurses, and educators Help parents learn how to: Care for their children Understand their child’s development Care for themselves Idaho Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

4. What are the Benefits? Reduced health care costs Reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect Decreased welfare use among participants Increased pre-literacy skills and later achievement Increased family self sufficiency Better adult economic social outcomes Idaho Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

5. What are the Benefits? Idaho Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program What is MIECHV? The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program is a federal program that grants money to states to support home visiting services for expecting parents, new parents, caregivers, and their children through 5 years of age. The MIECHV program is designed to achieve the following through scientifically proven home visiting programs: Provide comprehensive services to improve the health and well-being for families Improve service coordination in communities Strengthen and improve other maternal and child health services and activities in the state Max’s story of making the connection “This father has grown by leaps and bounds as a father, and as a person.”

6. Formula Funds Idaho Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program The Idaho MIECHV program contracts with four local organizations in Kootenai, Shoshone, Jerome, and Twin Falls counties to serve eligible women, infants, young children, and their families through the scientifically proven home visiting programs (shown on the map below). Local MIECHV programs began serving families during the summer of 2012. During this time, Caregivers screened for stress reported lower stress levels after 12 months 21% of enrolled caregivers are men Local MIECHV partnerships have increased from 4 to 26 supporting agencies Kootenai and Shoshone Twin Falls and Jerome Local OrganizationHome Visiting Program# of Families# of Home Visits Mountain States GroupEarly Head Start11278 ICARE, St. Vincent de PaulParents As Teachers38572 Panhandle Health DistrictNurse-Family Partnership50529 Community Council of Idaho Early Head Start18363 = MIECHV Home Visiting Program = MIECHV Service Area

7. Expansion Funds Idaho Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Expansion Target Communities Formula Target Communities Funding PurposeImplementing AgencyHome Visiting ModelService-Delivery Area(s) Public Health Districts Expansion*Panhandle Health DistrictNurse-Family Partnership (4-nurse team) Kootenai & Shoshone ImplementationPublic Health-Idaho North Central District Parents as Teachers OR Healthy Families America Nez Perce & Clearwater ImplementationSouthwest District Health Department Nurse-Family Partnership (4-nurse team) Canyon ImplementationCentral District Health Department Parents as Teachers OR Healthy Families America Ada ImplementationSouth Central Public Health District Parents as Teachers OR Healthy Families America Twin Falls & Jerome ImplementationSoutheastern Idaho Public Health District Parents as Teachers OR Healthy Families America Bannock & Power ImplementationEastern Idaho Public Health District Parents as Teachers OR Healthy Families America Bonneville Community-Based Organizations Expansion*Mountain States GroupEarly Head Start Home-basedKootenai & Shoshone Expansion*St. Vincent de Paul ICAREParents as TeachersKootenai & Shoshone Expansion*Community Council of Idaho Early Head Start Home-basedTwin Falls & Jerome

8. Collaboration with WIC Referral Partner Referring eligible families with young children to home visiting programs. Receiving referrals from home visiting programs for nutrition-related issues. Working with home visiting programs to identify resources to alleviate food- insecurity among families with young children. Service Coordination Developing formal agreements with home visiting programs. Partnering with home visiting programs to address nutrition- related issues with pregnant women and young children. Supporting home visiting programs and families in practical nutrition knowledge and skills. Idaho Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

9. Thank You! Idaho Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program