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9780789036803

The Healthy Families America Initiative: Integrating Research, Theory and Practice

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  • ISBN13:

    9780789036803

  • ISBN10:

    0789036800

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-10-16
  • Publisher: Routledge

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The Healthy Families America Initiative: Integrating Research, Theory and Practice is the most up-to-date examination of the home visitation program aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect. This contemporary and comprehensive summary of research and practice contains five empirical articles at the national, state, and multi-state levels, scholarly reviews, insights into Healthy Families America (HFA) challenges and successes, and commentaries about the next steps for HFA. This detailed study of HFA is a roadmap for prevention efforts of the future, discussing in detail its past and present, the benefits and challenges of researcher/practitioner partnerships, and expert suggestions to improve practice. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Challenge of Integrating Research into Practicep. 1
Healthy Families America: Ruminations on Implementing a Home Visitation Program to Prevent Child Maltreatmentp. 13
Healthy Families America Research Practice Network: A Unique Partnership to Integrate Prevention Science and Practicep. 39
Healthy Families America State Systems Development: An Emerging Practice to Ensure Program Growth and Sustainabilityp. 67
Development and Implementation of a Quality Assurance Infrastructure in a Multisite Home Visitation Program in Ohio and Kentuckyp. 89
The Evaluation of Healthy Families Arizona: A Multisite Home Visitation Programp. 109
The Promise of Primary Prevention Home Visiting Programs: A Review of Potential Outcomesp. 129
Healthy Families America Effectiveness: A Comprehensive Review of Outcomesp. 149
The Role of Community in Facilitating Service Utilizationp. 181
Potential Lessons from Public Health and Health Promotion for the Prevention of Child Abusep. 205
Indexp. 223
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