Healthy families America®: Ruminations on implementing a home visitation program to prevent child maltreatment

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 13-38

  Holton, John K ^a   Harding, Kathryn ^a  

^a Prevent Child Abuse America   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse prevention; Healthy Families America; Home visitation

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY STRESS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PARENTING EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SELF HELP; SKILL; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548817294     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J005v34n01_02     Document Type: Review

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