What We Will Do:

Community Health Services of the Guilford County Division of Health and Human Services will implement Family Connects Guilford as part of Get Ready Guilford Initiative’s effort to expand existing and proven programs that serve families prenatally through age 3. Family Connects Guilford follows the Family Connects International evidence-based model for implementation, offering nurse home/telehealth visits and follow up contacts to all Guilford county residents following the birth of a baby, providing support, education, and early identification and referral of health and safety concerns. 

Who Is Involved:

GCDHHS, Public Health Division

Ready for school, Ready for Life

The Duke Endowment

Guilford County Partnership for Children

Smart Start

Foundation for Healthy High Point

Wake Forest Baptist Health - High Point Medical Center Hospital and Cone Health

Obstetric and Pediatric practices

When this Takes Place:

These services are ongoing.

How We Will Do it:

Nurses with advanced knowledge and experience in public heath, perinatal nursing and lactation support will conduct post-delivery visits with follow-up as needed. Visits include a thorough physical assessment of mom and baby, psychosocial assessment of family and environment, referral and follow up of identified needs and educational counseling. Interpreter assistance is provided to Spanish-speaking families and for other languages on a more limited basis.