This home-based program provides first time pregnant women and parents with home visits by a trained health educator. The visits are an opportunity for new parents to learn about prenatal and postpartum care, parenting, comforting their new baby, feeding, breastfeeding, infant growth and development, selecting books/toys that teach, community resources, working towards solutions for family challenges and nurturing positive relationships. All first time parents, families and their newborns in New Mexico are eligible for their free program. New moms may begin participation in the program at any time during pregnancy and up until their newborn is 2 months old. Participants may receive home visitor and support until the child reaches age 3.St. Joseph Referral Service: This referral service is integrated with and works in conjunction with the Home Visit program. Needs are identified by families during the home visiting process. Individuals enrolled in the Home Visit program will receive individualized assistance in accessing needed resources in the community.
CHI St. Joseph's Children is engaged in work that will insure New Mexico children reach kindergarten with the health and family capacity necessary to support learning. Now serving ALL counties in New Mexico.
Three primary strategies support this goal: