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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| Pictured
left to right (Front): Laurie Gregory-Nurse Home Visitor,
Sandra Kelley- Program Coordinator, Kathy Pounds-Nurse Home
Visitor. (Back): Wendy Taylor- Nurse Home Visitor, Gene
Hamrick- Nurse Supervisor, Johnna Horn- 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
