Journal article
Improving children’s health and development in British Columbia through nurse home visiting: a randomized controlled trial protocol
Abstract
BackgroundNurse-Family Partnership is a nurse home visitation program that aims to improve the lives of young mothers and their children. The program focuses on women who are parenting for the first time and experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage. Nurse visits start as early in pregnancy as possible and continue until the child reaches age two years. The program has proven effective in the United States – improving children’s mental health and …
Authors
Catherine NLA; Gonzalez A; Boyle M; Sheehan D; Jack SM; Hougham KA; McCandless L; MacMillan HL; Waddell C; For the British Columbia Healthy Connections Project Scientific Team
Journal
BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 16, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2016
DOI
10.1186/s12913-016-1594-0
ISSN
1472-6963