States

Infant mortality, teen pregnancy and smoking: all threats to young lives in Alabama. Alabama’s infant mortality rate is the second highest in the United States and is similar to rates found in Third World countries. Combine the risks of teen pregnancy and smoking during pregnancy — which also are seen far too often — and … Continued

Nurse-Family Partnership in Alaska Nurse-Family Partnership nurse home visitors work with low-income women who are pregnant with their first child, helping these vulnerable young clients achieve healthier pregnancies and births, stronger child development, and a path toward economic self-sufficiency. Nurse-Family Partnership is a rare community health program that has been documented to achieve lasting and … Continued

Babies born full-term and at healthy weight: Just one of the positive outcomes of Nurse-Family Partnership in Arizona. Nurse-Family Partnership is a rare community health program that has been documented to achieve lasting and significant effects through multiple, well-designed randomized, controlled trials. More than 37 years of research demonstrates that it works. This evidence shows our … Continued

Poverty, preterm births and other poor maternal and child health outcomes, high school dropout rates, domestic violence, and child maltreatment:  all threats to child and family well-being in Arkansas. Arkansas ranks 47 out of 50 states for overall child well being according to the 2011 Kids Count ranking. Nurse-Family Partnership is helping to address the risks … Continued

California’s can-do spirit and creativeness show in the way it brings Nurse-Family Partnership to its most vulnerable citizens. Nurse-Family Partnership in California began with some of the earliest NFP programs in any American communities, thanks to the U.S. Department of Justice Weed and Seed community revitalization program. From that start in 1996, federal and state … Continued

Nurse-Family Partnership in Colorado Colorado is a leader in evidence-based home visitation. Colorado has been a leader in evidence-based home visitation as one of the earliest implementers of Nurse-Family Partnership with nurse home visitors delivering this evidence-based program to families in all of Colorado’s 64 counties. Twenty-two individual agencies operate NFP sites and consist of public … Continued

Nurse-Family Partnership in Connecticut Nurse-Family Partnership nurse home visitors work with low-income women who are pregnant with their first child, helping these vulnerable young clients achieve healthier pregnancies and births, stronger child development, and a path toward economic self-sufficiency. Nurse-Family Partnership is a rare community health program that has been documented to achieve lasting and … Continued

Delaware has historically had one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation. That’s why community leaders saw a need for a program such as Nurse-Family Partnership. Delaware’s infant mortality rate was recently reported as 8.5 per 1,000 births. Teen birth rates are also high. These reasons and others compelled Children & Families First, … Continued

The statistics for Florida’s most vulnerable young families are staggering. In a 2008 state-by-state premature birth rate report card, The March of Dimes gave Florida an “F.” In 2007, the state’s infant mortality rate was 7.1 per 1,000 live births, higher than the national average of 6.78 per 1,000 live births. South Bay, a western … Continued