7/4/2023 0 Comments Home visitsIdentify strategies for managing family stress and family basic needs, and support family engagement.Encourage COVID vaccination among staff and eligible clients/family members.Inform families about current public health recommendations related to COVID-19 and vaccinations.Coordinate with the medical home to ensure that children are up to date with well-child visits and all routine preventive care and that birthing people are up to date with pregnancy-related and routine preventive care.Home Visitors and/or Home Visiting Programs are encouraged to: Localities should monitor community transmission, vaccination coverage, the occurrence of outbreaks, and local policies and regulations to guide decisions on the use of layered prevention strategies. Promoting vaccination among eligible individuals can help home visiting programs protect staff and children in their care, as well as their families. Vaccination is currently the leading public health prevention strategy to end the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important for home visiting programs to coordinate with their state and local health departments and frequently review the CDC website for updated information. National, state and local guidance, policies and regulations, including mask mandates are subject to change. As a result, home visitors and home visiting programs play important roles in addressing the potential impacts of the emergency on pregnant people and families’ health and well-being, and promoting access to critical health, early care and education, and family economic supports. Home visitors develop trusted relationships with families and home visiting programs have a reach into communities experiencing disparities. Related Resources The Role of Home Visiting During a Public Health Emergencyĭuring the COVID-19 public health emergency, home visiting programs continue to play a vital role in addressing the needs of pregnant women, young children, and families, whether in-person or virtually. The Role of Home Visiting During a Public Health EmergencyįAQs on the Consolidated Appropriations Act Read our joint letter (PDF - 58 KB) with the Administration for Children and Families to encourage family support programs to offer prevention and family strengthening strategies virtually and through other safe means during the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]() Home visitors can provide families with information about the importance of COVID-19 vaccination as the most effective prevention strategy as well as other mitigation approaches. ![]() As more home visitors return to in-person home visits, CDC offers guidance on how to do so safety while also considering local situations. ![]() States, tribes, territories, and local implementing agencies are encouraged to follow CDC, state and local health department, and home visiting model guidance, and use appropriate alternate methods to conduct home visits in alignment with model quality standards. The Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program, and evidence-based home visiting service delivery model developers have released guidance to encourage using telephone and/or video technology to maintain contact with families during an emergency. Some states continue to recommend the use of telephone and/or video communication in lieu of face-to-face home visits to protect the health and safety of families and the home visiting workforce while others are returning to in-person visits. HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau is committed to supporting state and local early childhood home visiting programs and providers in outlining safeguards for home visitors and families during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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