The impact of universal home visiting on access to child and family health nursing services in Sydney South West Area Health Service

Project Status
Completed

Project Coordinator
Siggi Zapart

Chief Investigators
Elizabeth Comino, Lynn Kemp

Associate Investigators
Garth Alperstein, Lien Hong Bui, Trish Clark, John Eastwood, Bin Jalaludin

Other Team Members
Diana Kenrick, Carolyn Woodhouse, Lis Young, Vana Webster

Rationale

The Families NSW Initiative includes universal home visiting for all families with newborn infants to connect vulnerable and at-risk families who do not access centre-based services to child and family health services

Aim

Two studies are being undertaken to determine whether the universal home visit is achieving this aim.

Design and Method

Universal home visiting for all families with newborn infants