The Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker program in low-income families
Elkins, T.; Aguinaga, M.Del.Pilar.; Clinton-Selin, C.; Clinton, B.; Gotterer, G.
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 24(3): 995-1001
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1049-2089 PMID: 23974374 DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0143Document Number: 641607
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker program (MIHOW) is a community-based intervention dedicated to enhancing birth outcomes and healthy child development. Trained neighborhood women provide home and group services to underserved families in rural and inner city communities. This report describes MIHOW's history and work in Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
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