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P/PV Recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services

On December 7, P/PV received a Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration 2010 Science and Service Award for our work implementing the Nurse-Family Partnership in Pennsylvania. The award recognizes "exemplary implementation of evidence-based interventions that have been shown to prevent and/or treat mental illnesses and substance abuse." For more information, click here.

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Highlights P/PV's Role in Ensuring Strong Program Implementation

An article published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine examines Pennsylvania's statewide replication of the Nurse-Family Partnership, which pairs trained nurses with low-income first-time mothers for one-on-one home visits, highlighting the importance of "monitoring fidelity and program standardization" accomplished in partnership with P/PV. To read the article, click here.

Overview


P/PV has been involved with a number of programs designed to bring quality health services and health education into schools and homes in low-income areas, often as part of comprehensive community initiatives. More >>

Recent Publications

Early Outcomes for Programs and Families in Children's Futures
Children's Futures is a multiyear community-change initiative designed to improve the well-being of children in Trenton, NJ. This report examines programmatic achievements and outcomes for the city's families at the end of the initiative's first five years and addresses issues related to cost, partnership development and future sustainability.

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Growing What Works: Lessons Learned from Pennsylvania's Nurse-Family Partnership Initiative
Using the Pennsylvania Nurse-Family Partnership experience as a case study, this report provides key lessons for policymakers and funders interested in bringing proven models to a statewide scale.

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Major Initiatives

Children's Futures
P/PV is conducting an evaluation of this Trenton, NJ, initiative, which aims to increase access to prenatal and other health services, parenting skills education and childcare.

Replication of Nurse-Family Partnership
P/PV played an integral role in this well-regarded program's early expansion, and continued its involvement for more than a decade, focusing on site development and management in the northeastern Unites States.

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