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California Home Visiting Program (CHVP)

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May 2019

Preview of CHVP Evidence-Based Home Visiting Models in California

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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant X10MC32179 for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program with an award amount of $21,384,282. This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government

 

Evidence-Based Home Visiting Models in California

This brief presents a snapshot of the number and county location of seven evidencebased early childhood home visiting models implemented throughout California as of fall 2018. Inclusion of models was based on the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) project that designated particular models as evidence-based. Findings were established through a review of websites and information provided by model representatives, county partners and state departments. Funding for model implementation comes from a variety of sources, such as the California Home Visiting Program, CalWORKs Home Visiting Initiative and First 5. 

Evidence-Based Home Visiting Models

Early childhood home visiting programs pair nurses or paraprofessionals with pregnant and newly parenting women. Trained home visitors provide support and education to families to promote positive parenting and improve child health and development. Home visiting services have been shown to improve child outcomes when implemented by evidence-based programs during the first three years of life.1, 2, 3

The HomVEE project, launched in 2009 by the U.S. Health and Human Services Administration, conducts thorough reviews of the home visiting research literature to assess effectiveness of home visiting models that target families with pregnant women and children from birth to age 5.As of October 2018, HomVEE had determined that 18 home visiting models are evidencebased. 4

Location of Models

Seven HomVEE-approved models are included in the presented map and table: Early Head Start ā€“ Home-Based Option (32 counties); Family Connects (1 county); Family Spirit (8 counties); Healthy Families America (20 counties); Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (1 county); Nurse-Family Partnership (20 counties); and Parents as Teachers (11 counties). 

Information was verified by partners from: California Head Start Collaboration Office, California Department of Education; Healthy Families America, Prevent Child Abuse America; Help Desk, Head Start Enterprise System; Home Visiting State Interagency Team Workgroup; and Nurse Family Partnership National Service Office.

Number of Evidence-Based Home Visiting Models by County

California map conveying number of evidence-based Home Visiting models by county.

California Counties Implementing Evidence-Based Home Visiting Models, as of October 2018*

County Early Head Start - Home Based Option Family Connects Family Spirit Healthy Families America Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters Nurse- Family Partnership Parents as Teachers Total Number of Models
Alameda yes no yes yes no yes no 4
Butte no no no yes no no no 1
Calaveras yes no no no no no no 1
Colusa yes no no no no no no 1
Contra Costa yes no no yes no yes no 3
Del Norte no no no no no yes no 1
El Dorado yes no no no no no no 1
Fresno yes no no no no yes no 2
Glenn yes no no no no no no 1
Humboldt no no yes no no yes no 2
Imperial yes no no yes yes no no 3
Inyo no no yes no no no no 1
Kern yes no no no no yes no 2
Kings yes no no no no no yes 2
Lake yes no no no no no no 1
Los Angeles yes no no yes no yes yes 4
Madera no no no yes no no yes 2
Marin yes no no yes no no no 2
Mendocino yes no no yes no no no 2
Merced yes no no yes no no no 2
Modoc yes no no no no no no 1
Monterey yes no no no no no yes 2
Napa no no no yes no no no 1
Nevada no no no yes no no no 1
Orange yes no yes no no yes no 3
Placer no no no no no no yes 1
Riverside yes no yes yes no yes yes 5
Sacramento yes no yes no no yes no 3
San Bernardino yes no yes yes no no yes 4
San Diego yes no yes yes no yes yes 5
San Francisco yes no no no no yes yes 3
San Joaquin yes no no no no no no 1
San Luis Obispo yes no no no no yes no 2
San Mateo yes no no no no yes yes 3
Santa Barbara yes yes no no no no no 2
Santa Clara yes no no no no yes no 2
Santa Cruz yes no no no no yes no 2
Shasta no no no no no yes no 1
Siskiyou yes no no yes no no no 2
Solano no no no yes no yes no 2
Sonoma no no no yes no yes no 2
Stanislaus yes no no no no yes no 2
Tehama yes no no yes no no yes 3
Yolo no no no yes no no no 1
Yuba no no no yes no no no 1
Total 32 1 8 20 1 20 11 93

*Counties not implementing evidence-based home visiting are: Alpine, Amador, Lassen, Mariposa, Mono, Plumas, San Benito, Sierra, Sutter, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne and Ventura

References

  1. Daro, D. (2006). Home Visitation: Assessing Progress, Managing Expectations. Chicago, IL: Ounce of Prevention Fund and Chapin Hall.

  2. Harding, K., Galano, J., Martin, J., et al. (2007). Healthy Families America Effectiveness: A Comprehensive Review of Outcomes. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 34(2): 149ā€“179.

  3. Olds, D.L., Kitzman, H., Hanks, C., et al. (2007). Effects of Nurse Home Visiting on Maternal and Child Functioning: Age-9 Follow-up of a Randomized Trial. Pediatrics, 120(4): e832-845. 

  4. MIECHV Performance Indicators Summary (2017). https://mchb.hrsa.gov.

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