The West
Virginia Home Visitation Program must show quantifiable, measurable improvements
in benchmarks such as:
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Prenatal,
maternal and newborn health including pregnancy outcomes;
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Child
health and development, including prevention of child injuries, child abuse,
neglect or maltreatment, and reduction in ER visits;
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School
readiness and achievement;
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Family and
economic self-sufficiency; and
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Coordination and referrals to other community resources and supports.
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The
models participating in the West Virginia Home Visitation Program must also:
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Be
grounded in empirically-based knowledge and linked to benchmark areas and
participant outcomes;
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Employ well trained and competent staff, demonstrated by education and
training;
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Provide ongoing and specific training on the model being delivered;
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Maintain high quality supervision to establish home visitor competencies;
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Demonstrate strong organizational capacity to implement required activities;
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Establish appropriate linkages and referral networks to other community
resources and eligible families; and
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Monitor the fidelity of program implementation to ensure services are
delivered to the specifications of the national model.
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