Friday, April 4, 2025
4/4/2025
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program - i. Abstract Address: Mississippi State Dept. of Health, 570 E. Woodrow Wilson, 0-200, Jackson, MS 39216 Project Director: Dr. AnnaLyn Whitt, Director of Health Services; Program Manager: Jermaine Bailey Contact: (601) 576-7465 voice, (601) 576-7825 fax Email: annalyn.whitt@msdh.ms.gov; jermaine.bailey@msdh.ms.gov Web Site: www.msdh.ms.gov Grant Program Funds Requested: $3,983,699.00 Annotation: MIECHV-MS will implement a voluntary evidence-based home visiting (EBHV) program for expectant and new parents with children up to kindergarten in 16 counties to improve their health and well-being. MIECHV-MS will also provide health and developmental screenings for enrolled families and make appropriate linkages and referrals for community resources and supports in partnership with health, social service, and intervention professionals. This project period, MIECHV-MS will improve the program infrastructure, implement EBHV services with eligible families, and engage in continuous quality improvement. Problem: Selected Mississippi communities have poor maternal and child health outcomes, adverse perinatal outcomes, poor health rankings, and significant health disparities. Poverty rates exceeded 23% overall with higher rates for child poverty. Substance use disorders, mental health disorders, and child maltreatment in the target communities are higher than the state averages. Purpose: The purpose of the program is to improve health and well-being for families in targeted areas in Mississippi by providing EBHV. Goal(s) And Objectives: Project goals are: (1) ensure the MIECHV-MS Program has sufficient infrastructure to deliver EBHV services; (2) implement an EBHV model with eligible pregnant women and children up to kindergarten; and (3) engage in continuous quality improvement initiatives that maintain and exceed the program’s fidelity. Project objectives are: 1.1 Through 9/29/2026, MSDH will maintain affiliation and data sharing agreements with the model developer(s) of the selected EBHV model(s). 1.2 Through 9/29/2026, MSDH will recruit and retain personnel who reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the communities served to implement EBHV, including State Program Personnel, Local Area Supervisors, and Parent Educators/Home Visitors. 1.3 Through 9/29/2026, MIECHV-MS will maintain, implement, and review/revise policies and procedures for implementation of EBHV and management of the MIECHV grant. 1.4 Through 9/29/2026, all MIECHV-MS Local Area Supervisors and Home Visitors will complete required EBHV model foundational and implementation training timely. 1.5 Through 9/29/2026, MSDH will complete and submit all applications and collect and report all required data, program activities, and performance outcomes to the HRSA and EBHV Model Developer(s). 2.1 By 9/29/2026, MSDH will recruit, enroll, and provide services for a caseload of 540 eligible families who reflect the racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity of the communities annually, across MIECHV-MS 16 communities. 3.1 Through 9/29/2026, MIECHV-MS will maintain an Advisory Committee and partnership agreements through the duration of the performance period. 3.2 Through 9/29/2026, MIECHV-MS will maintain continuous quality improvement (CQI) team(s) to ensure program effectiveness using Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) methodology. Approach: MIECHV-MS will implement Parents as Teachers with 540 families in collaboration with other organizations to ensure maximum impact in identified communities, including: Claiborne, Coahoma, Copiah, DeSoto, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Neshoba, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Washington, and Wilkinson.
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