Home visiting means family support. Right when it's needed most.
Investments in Evidence-Based Home Visiting
N-MIECHV works to support and strengthen communities
In Nebraska, our evidence-based home visiting programs are community-owned and community-driven. N-MIECHV has very strategically made investments in our project communities across the state in planning, professional development, community collaboration and implementing local home visiting programs. No one knows the families and what their needs are better than the people who live, work and go to school there.
Sources of investments
State of Nebraska investments: The Nebraska State Legislature has allocated resources to support home visiting since 2008. Our legislators know that by investing early in children and families, we can positively affect the workforce and overall health and well-being of Nebraskans in the future. N-MIECHV continues to gather the data to prove that the investment is well-spent through demonstrating positive outcomes.
Federal investments: In 2010, the federal government, as part of the Affordable Care Act, reached out to each state and US territory interested in federal funds for evidence-based home visiting, to conduct a Needs Assessment evaluating six lifespan determinants of health: Maternal and Newborn Health; Child Maltreatment, Child Injury and Emergency Room visits; School Readiness and Achievement; Domestic Violence; Family Economic Self-Sufficiency; and Coordination of Referrals and Resources. N-MIECHV conducted the Statewide Needs Assessment and identified 17 “Priority" counties (Home Visiting- Level 1 County Results): Box Butte, Boyd, Buffalo, Colfax, Dakota, Dawson, Douglas, Gage, Hall, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lincoln, Morrill, Nemaha, Richardson, Scotts Bluff and Thurston. Those counties are identified on our map in the shaded areas.
It is easier to build strong children than repair broken men.
by Frederick Douglass
- Local agencies contact information:
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department: serving Lancaster County/Lincoln Metro
Healthy Families Home Visiting
3140 N Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: (402) 441-6297![]()
Program Manager: Kodi Bonesteel
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Panhandle Public Health District: serving Box Butte, Morrill, Scotts Bluff countiesHealthy Families America-Nebraska Panhandle
1930 East 20th Place, Suite 400
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Phone: (308) 633-2866![]()
Health Director: Kim Engel
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Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership: serving Dakota, Thurston, Knox, Cedar, Dixon, Antelope, Pierce, Wayne, Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Dodge, and Washington counties
Healthy Families America
603 Earl St.
Pender, NE 68047
Phone: (402) 385-6300
Program Manager: Dusti Storm
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Nebraska Children's Home Society: serving Douglas County/Omaha Metro
Healthy Families America
3549 Fontenelle Blvd.
Omaha, NE 68104
Phone: (402) 253-5700
Program Supervisor: Kelly Pohlman
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Public Health Solutions: serving Jefferson and Gage counties
Healthy Families America
5109 W. Scott Rd, Ste 410 (#7)
Beatrice, NE 68310
Phone: (402) 826-3880
Program Manager: Laura Wooters
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Visiting Nurse Association: serving Douglas county/Omaha Metro
Healthy Families America
12565 West Center Rd, Ste. 100
Omaha, NE 68144
Phone: (402) 930-4075
Program Manager: Sandy Kirchhoff
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