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Healthy Families: Palm Beach

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

Healthy Families Palm Beach (HFPB) is a local implementation of the nation-wide evidence-based program Healthy Families America. HFPB Is a voluntary home visitation program that has been proven to prevent child abuse and neglect through promotion of positive parent-child relationships, child health education, and child screenings for developmental delays.

The program uses the Healthy Families Florida Assessment Tool to identify eligible families, and offers them participation in the program either prenatally or at the birth of a child. Depending on the needs of the family, the program's services are provided for up to five years.

This program is locally funded by Children Services Council of Palm Beach County.

Goal / Mission

The goal of Healthy Families Palm Beach is to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Impact

The Healthy Families program improves birth outcomes, nurtures child development, prevents child abuse and neglect, improves family functioning, and help parents develop more positive beliefs in their parental roles.

Results / Accomplishments

Healthy Families America has undergone multiple randomized control trials and quasi-experimental research studies. Key findings include reduction of child maltreatment, improved parent-child interactions and school readiness, decreased dependency on welfare, and increased access to primary care medical services and immunization rates.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Families First of Palm Beach County
Primary Contact
Yvette Branch
3333 Forest Hill Blvd.
2nd Floor
West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
(561) 318-4226
ybranch@familiesfirstpbc.org
https://www.familiesfirstpbc.org/portal/healthy-fa...
Topics
Health / Children's Health
Community / Domestic Violence & Abuse
Community / Social Environment
Organization(s)
Families First of Palm Beach County
Source
Children Services Council of Palm Beach County
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Palm Beach County
For more details
https://www.familiesfirstpbc.org/portal/healthy-fa...
http://www.healthyfamiliesfla.org/index.asp
Target Audience
Children, Families
Submitted By
Children Services Council of Palm Beach County

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An Evidence-Based Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.