Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program - Project Title: Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program in Kentucky Applicant Name: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Address: 275 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-2321 Project Director information: Christine Sawalha, (502) 564-3363. Email: Christine.Sawalha@ky.gov Annotation: Kentucky's Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program aims to provide high-quality, evidence-based home visitation services to families in need of additional support during pregnancy and the early years of their child's life across the Commonwealth. By promoting access to equitable health services, the MIECHV project addresses the identified problems through a needs assessment. It focuses on serving overburdened parents using the Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) model, strengthening the public health workforce's capacity, and maximizing impact through leadership, partnership, and stewardship. The project supports families and promotes the health of mothers, infants, and young children, tailoring services to the specific needs of each community. Moreover, it supports community efforts to develop an infrastructure that integrates early childhood and home visitation, with a focus on sustainability and health equity within the service delivery system. Purpose: The purpose of the project is to establish a statewide system of high-quality, evidence-based home visitation services through the HANDS model. This system aims to strengthen and support families while promoting the health, safety, and development of mothers, infants, and young children. Goals and Objectives: A: Provide equitable health services for at-risk communities, including improved maternal and child health outcomes. B: Enhance family resilience by strengthening social support networks, parenting skills, and economic stability. C: Promote health equity and workforce development through cultural competency and improved access to community resources. D: Strengthen workforce development and capacity by enhancing communication, training, leadership, and partnership. Methodology: Kentucky will utilize the HANDS model to provide home visitation services. Priority for serving at-risk populations will be ensured through a screening tool and assessment to identify at-risk families. Local collaborations will continue with Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems initiatives, incorporating feedback and resources from community stakeholders, state departments, and advocacy groups. The current approved maximum service capacity is 6,941 families, and the proposed home visiting services will be provided to an estimated caseload of 4,792 families in year one and 4,841 families in year two of the project period.
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