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Families as Partners in Health (FAPH) Program
The FAPH Program became operational July 1, 2011, and utilizes Health Care Social Workers (HCSWs) to implement the Healthy Families America (HFA) evidence-based model of intensive in-home visitation. Healthy Families America is an evidenced-based, nationally recognized, home visiting model designed to work with the over-burdened families who are at risk for child abuse and neglect and other adverse childhood experience. HFA has a strong research base which includes randomized control trial and a well-designed quasi-experimental research. The HFA model is based upon 12 Critical Elements derived from more than 30 years of research. The Critical Elements are operationalized through a series of best practice standards that provide a solid structure for quality and offer programs the flexibility to design services specifically to meet the unique needs of families and communities. Reviews of more than 15 evaluation studies of HFA programs in 12 states have produced the following outcomes:
- Reduced child maltreatment;
- Increased utilization of prenatal care and decreased pre-term, low weight babies;
- Improved parent-child interaction;
- Decreased dependency on welfare, or TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) and other social services;
- Increased access to primary care medical services;
- Increased Immunization rates;
- Linkages and referral; and
- Increased School Readiness
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