Best Practice

Every Child Succeeds Evidence-Based Home Visitation

State/Jurisdiction: National
Setting: Community Home
Population: Infant Women & Maternal
Topic Area: Access to Quality Healthcare Care Coordination
NPMs: NPM 4: Breastfeeding

The Every Child Succeeds Evidence-Based Home Visitation program was formed in 1999 by a partnership among Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati and Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency. Leaders in these groups and in the local business community responded to research that clearly shows the birth to age three window as a time of incredible growth and development for a child – physically, emotionally and cognitively. Nurturing parent-child interactions are necessary for children to develop optimally and, without such, developmental shortfalls can be difficult or even impossible to overcome later in life. Poor access to healthcare and lack of appropriate care and nurturing at home put children at risk for slowed brain development, accidents, and a disadvantaged start in school, leading to long-term academic struggles. ECS was created to give mothers in under-resourced communities a way to ensure an optimal start in life for their children.


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CONTACT INFORMATION
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Margaret Clark
margaret.clark@cchmc.org
(513) 636-2834
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