U.S. HHS sending $10.2M to R.I. for home health visit expansion

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES has awarded $10.2 million to Rhode Island to expand access to home health visitation to benefit mothers and infants in at-risk families.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES has awarded $10.2 million to Rhode Island to expand access to home health visitation to benefit mothers and infants in at-risk families.

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $10.2 million in federal funds to expand the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program.

Originally created as part of the Affordable Care Act, the federal funds are designed to help at-risk families voluntarily receive home visits from nurses, social workers and trained parent educators to improve health, child development and school readiness, according to a release from Gov. Gina M. Raimondo.

The funds were announced also by U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse.

The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The state’s Department of Health oversees the visits by professional workers.

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The program is available to all families and is free. An emphasis is placed on visits to young mothers, families in poverty, as well as families at risk for domestic and substance abuse, maternal mental health issues and joblessness.

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