Healthy Steps (National Evaluation 1996 Protocol)

This report focuses on Healthy Steps as implemented in the 1996 evaluation. HHS has determined that home visiting is not the primary service delivery strategy and the model does not meet current requirements for MIECHV program implementation.

Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2011

Effects shown in research

Reductions in child maltreatment

Findings rated moderate

Minkovitz, C. S., Strobino, D., Mistry, K. B., Scharfstein, D. O., Grason, H., Hou, W., Guyer, B. (2007). Healthy Steps for Young Children: Sustained results at 5.5 years. Pediatrics, 120(3), 658–668.

Healthy Steps (National Evaluation 1996 Protocol)

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance
Used emergency department in past year for injury	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	5.5 years	The 6 RCT national evaluation sites	1308 children	Mean = 0.09	Mean = 0.10	OR = 0.96	HomVEE calculated = -0.02	Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05

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