Nurse-Family Partnership
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Click here to read an article on the Gift of Life
Nurse-Family Partnership that was featured in the Summer
2011 issue of Alabama School Boards. |
Nurse-Family
Partnership (NFP) is an evidence-based, nurse home visitation program
that improves the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income,
first-time parents and their children.
Program Goals:
- Improve pregnancy outcomes
- Improve child health & development
- Improve the economic self-sufficiency of the family
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NFP Staff |
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left to right (Front): Wendy Taylor-Nurse Home Visitor,
Kathy Pounds-Nurse Home
Visitor. (Back): Johnna Horn- Nurse Home Visitor,
Sandra Kelley- Program Coordinator,
Saundra Ivey- Nurse Supervisor,
Laurie Gregory-Nurse Home Visitor,
Jenni Bass- Nurse Home Visitor. |
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Program Structure: Nurse Home Visitors (Registered Nurses) and
their clients make a 2 1/2 year commitment to one another. The number of
planned visits consist of 14 during pregnancy, 28 during infancy, and 22
during toddler-hood.
The Nurse Home Visitors' caseloads do not exceed 25 families per
nurse. The clients are referred to this program by the Gift of Life
Maternity Care Program Care Coordinators.
For more information on the Nurse-Family Partnership, visit their
website at www.nursefamilypartnership.org.
Car Seat Safety
Nurse-Family Partnership staff recently participated in the Child
Passenger Safety program. Technician Instructor Woody Johnston was on
hand to demonstrate the correct way to install car safety seats. He also
demonstrated some of the more common incorrect ways that safety seats
are
installed. The hands-on training provided nurse home visitors the
opportunity to ensure that they are educating their clients with
accurate and update to date information as it relates to safety and
state laws.
100 Clients!
Gift of Life Nurse-Family Partnership is celebrating the enrollment
of 100 consecutive clients – a major milestone! Since its
implementation, NFP has sustained a constant flow of enrollees; however,
the program has not had 100 clients enrolled at the same time.
Congratulations NFP! |
