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Salt Lake County health officials outline home‑visiting programs aimed at preventing child maltreatment and improving school readiness
Summary
Health department officials told the County Council about three home‑visiting programs that serve new parents and young children, described funding sources and capacities, and asked the council to continue support for the evidence‑based models.
Salt Lake County Health Department staff presented an overview of the county’s home‑visiting programs to the County Council during the April 29 meeting, describing program models, funding sources and measurable outcomes.
The presentation summarized three programs: Nurse‑Family Partnership (NFP), Parents as Teachers (PAT) and an early childhood targeted case management (TCM) Medicaid service. County health staff said the NFP program serves first‑time moms with visits from registered nurses from pregnancy through the child’s second birthday; it currently has eight home visitors and a nursing supervisor and is funded roughly half by Intermountain Primary Promise and half by the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV / “McPhee”) grant. PAT, described as an education model…
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