Northwest Early Childhood Iowa

Security and success for children by strengthening families and communities
Home
About Us
Contact Us
For Parents
Preschool Scholarships
Healthy Families
Love & Logic
Parent Workshops
For Centers & Preschools
For Home Providers
For Boards & Councils
Heathy Families

 

What is it:  Heathy Families is a home visitation service offered to families so parents are better able to get their children off to a healthy start. 

 


"Healthy Families strives to provide all expectant and new parents with the opportunity to receive the education and support they need at the time their baby is born."



 A Healthy Families worker will come to your home to listen to your concerns, answer questions about child development, proper nutrition, or discuss parenting strategies.

 

What are the goals:  The goals of trained Healthy Families workers are to (1) promote positive parenting, (2) enhance child health and development and (3) prevent child abuse and neglect.  Visits occur anywhere from once a month to several times a week, depending on family needs. 

 

Note:  The Healthy Families programs in all four counties have been credentialed by Healthy Families America, which means they have achieved mastery of 12 critical elements of effective home visitation. 

 

       Let our Healthy Families workers meet with you

            face to face and heart to heart.  

 

 

 

 

 


 
Lyon County
 
Healthy Families of Lyon County
Melissa Stillson
 
         712-472-4081

 

 
Sioux County
 
Community Health Partners
Kim Westerholm
 
         712-737-2971
 

 

 
Plymouth County
 
Healthy Families of Plymouth County
Rhonda Lassen or Amy Skov
 
         712-546-3335
 

 
Cherokee County
 
Cherokee Community Partnerships
Daedra Collins
 
         712-225-6941