Family Connects Oregon Highlighted in NPR Article

FC Oregon Nurse, Barb Ibrahim, visits with Amber and Matt Luman and their new daughter, Esserley.

Family Connects
Highlighted
In NPR Article!

[Family Connects] “offers any family with a new baby a no-cost visit at home with a trained nurse…It’s the state’s response to a grim, American reality: The U.S. has one of the highest death rates of any wealthy nation for infants and new mothers. And no wonder. After birth, the only support many families in the U.S. can count on is the occasional, 15-minute check-in at the pediatrician’s office. A safety net made of gossamer. Now, Oregon is trying to change that.”

“Around 1 in 7 new mothers in the U.S. report postpartum depression…A study of Family Connects in Durham found mothers in the program were 30% less likely to experience possible postpartum depression or anxiety.”

“…Family Connects also found a big drop in Child Protective Services investigations into parents…[along with] a big drop in the number of trips new parents were making to the emergency room.”

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FCI July 2024 Newsletter

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Events

FCI Nursing Team Meetings

Your FCI Nursing Team is excited to see you for our regularly scheduled nursing events!

We have decided to offer a theme for each office hours session. The entire session does not need to be focused on the theme, but we will start the conversation on that topic.

We would like to focus on what YOU want to talk about, so let us know at nursing@familyconnects.org.

Thursday, July 25: 2-3pm EST

NURSING OFFICE HOURS

How to incorporate the Family Connects protocol into your clinical practice,

How to incorporate the Family Connects protocol into your clinical practice, and how to do it within 90-120 minutes.

Plus other comments, questions or topics are always welcome!

Tuesday, July 30: 3-4:30pm EST

NURSING SUPERVISORS MEETING

Nursing Supervisors Meeting

August 6th-8th

NEW NURSE TRAINING

New Nurse Training

Wednesday August 14: 1-2pm EST

NURSING OFFICE HOURS

Matrix questions, especially referral questions.

We will discuss Matrix questions, especially referral questions.

Plus other comments, questions or topics are always welcome!

Events

Learn About The Family Connects Model

DO YOU KNOW A COMMUNITY OR INDIVIDUAL INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FAMILY CONNECTS MODEL?

FCI invites anyone interested in learning more about Family Connects to join us for an upcoming conversation. Each session has a different theme.

Feel free to invite anyone with interest to register for one or more of these upcoming sessions:

August 5: 12-12:30p.m. EST

Home Visiting in Rural Communities & Maternity Care Deserts (click to register)

Click here for the webinar link:https://familyconnects-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zeYNdwynTUCPfUJnvegdmA#/registration

October 28: 12-12:30PM EST

Using Data to Inform Community Change (click to register)

Click here for the webinar link:https://familyconnects-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E6npKkQ2SGeCFG7Mu3bXAw#/registration

Events

Health Cloud Updates for FCI Community Partners

Who Should Attend? FCI Community Partners, please send staff members who work most closely with the Health Cloud system – a.k.a. your “Super Users.” Any community partner staff members who work with the Health Cloud platform are welcome to attend.
What Will You Learn? We will share updates on the roll out of Health Cloud, common concerns and challenges being faced by Community Partners, and how your feedback is improving the platform. We will also share updates on plans for phase 2, integration. Health Cloud users from around the country will get a chance to connect with each other as well.

Wednesday, August 21: 1:00 PM EST

Health Cloud Updates

Click here for the webinar link

https://familyconnects-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkde6oqjkuEtRHnMwicmJih2WTmK8EWUXU#/registration

Insights, Press Clips, Press Releases

Family Connects International Celebrates 2 Years!

Family Connects International is proud to celebrate our 2nd anniversary as a nonprofit organization in July! Over the past 2 years, we have remained committed to assisting our community partners in caring for newborns and their families through our universal nurse home visiting program! We want to thank our community partners, nurses, and staff for their dedication to the FCI mission of providing equitable care for newborns and families.

Special thanks to Welcome Baby of Durham, NC for the opportunity for the FCI team to commemorate this milestone meaningfully by volunteering. The FCI team sized and labeled maternity clothing as well as prepared information packets!