The Healthy Families America Initiative:

The Healthy Families America Initiative: Integrating Research, Theory and Practice is the most up-to-date examination of the home visitation program aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect. This contemporary and comprehensive summary of research and practice contains five empirical articles at the national, state, and multi-state levels, scholarly reviews, insights into Healthy Families America (HFA) challenges and successes, and commentaries about the next steps for HFA. This detailed study of HFA is a roadmap for prevention efforts of the future, discussing in detail its past and present, the benefits and challenges of researcher/practitioner partnerships, and expert suggestions to improve practice. Book jacket.

Introduction: The Challenge of Integrating Research into Practice	p. 1
Healthy Families America: Ruminations on Implementing a Home Visitation Program to Prevent Child Maltreatment	p. 13
Healthy Families America Research Practice Network: A Unique Partnership to Integrate Prevention Science and Practice	p. 39
Healthy Families America State Systems Development: An Emerging Practice to Ensure Program Growth and Sustainability	p. 67
Development and Implementation of a Quality Assurance Infrastructure in a Multisite Home Visitation Program in Ohio and Kentucky	p. 89
The Evaluation of Healthy Families Arizona: A Multisite Home Visitation Program	p. 109
The Promise of Primary Prevention Home Visiting Programs: A Review of Potential Outcomes	p. 129
Healthy Families America Effectiveness: A Comprehensive Review of Outcomes	p. 149
The Role of Community in Facilitating Service Utilization	p. 181
Potential Lessons from Public Health and Health Promotion for the Prevention of Child Abuse	p. 205
Index	p. 223
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