SOUTH KINGSTOWN – South County Home Health, a visiting medical care service and part of South County Health, has been accredited for its new family advisory services by Prevent Child Abuse America, an affiliate of Healthy Families America.
Healthy Families America is a voluntary home-visiting program founded in 1992. The organization was recognized by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services in 2011 as one of seven proven home-visiting models. Accreditation is granted following home visits of clients and examination of the program.
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South County Home Health staff receive extensive training in many areas that can cause stress to a new parent: caring for a new baby, ensuring the baby is receiving the nutrition needed, promoting healthy child development and coping with a myriad of other potential stresses, such as financial, housing, partner relationship, etc., that may become heightened with an addition to the family.
Prevent Child Abuse America recognized South County Home Health as a provider of high-quality home-visiting services to families who want to improve their child’s health, nutrition and developmental outcomes.
“This is a tremendous accomplishment for the South County Home Health team. It symbolizes a large step forward in the care we provide our community as far as caring for the entire lifespan of the communities we serve,” said Marcia Werber Feldman, associate vice president for home health at South County Health.
Rob Borkowski is a PBN staff writer. Email him at Borkowski@PBN.com.
