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INVEST IN RESULTS – THE STORY OF NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
A new Trust publication – Invest in Results. The Story of The Colorado Trust's Nurse-Family Partnership & Invest in Kids Initiative – looks at the ingredients of a success story: the Nurse-Family Partnership.  This program pairs nurses with at-risk, first-time mothers in their homes with the goals of improving their prenatal health and the outcomes of their pregnancies; improving their children’s health and development by equipping parents with good parenting skills; and improving the mothers’ life courses by helping them plan future pregnancies, stay in school and find employment. The evaluation findings show the results of this program in Colorado to be phenomenal: the children are healthier and have fewer injuries, as well as better language, behavior, thinking skills and readiness for school than their peers; fathers are more involved; and mothers experience significantly better health and employment. The program is now up and running in 80% of the state and has served nearly 7,000 women to date.
This publication illustrates the process that resulted in bringing this program to families across Colorado, including providing funding for research, program development, implementation, evaluation and sustainability.
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