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Family Spirit Home Visiting Program

Family Spirit is a unique, evidence-based home-visiting model with a reputation for success: dependability with flexibility. Family Spirit addresses intergenerational behavioral health problems, applies local cultural assets, and overcomes deficits in the professional healthcare workforce in low-resource communities. It is the only evidence-based home-visiting program ever designed for, by, and with American Indian families. It

Focus Area: Early Childhood DevelopmentParenting

Family Spirit Nurture – Preventing Early Childhood Obesity

Family Spirit Nurture: Provides support for exclusive breastfeeding, and delaying the introduction of solid foods until the child is 6 months of age Promotes responsive feeding, including recognizing hunger and satiety cues Promotes the creation of safe play spaces for infants and toddlers in the home Provides psychosocial support and activities to help reduce stress,

Focus Area: Diabetes & Obesity PreventionEarly Childhood DevelopmentParenting

Associated Location(s): GallupNavajo NationShiprockWhite Mountain ApacheWhiteriver

Piloting a Prevision Approach to Home Visiting: Precision Family Spirit

Study Rationale Early childhood home visiting plays a critical role in promoting maternal and child health. At scale, home visiting programs share challenges of participant recruitment and retention. Tailoring home visiting programs to each individual mother while maintaining fidelity to the original model may address these challenges, but more research is needed to understand if

Focus Area: Early Childhood DevelopmentParenting