Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW)® Meets HHS Criteria

Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2022

In brief

Evidence of model effectiveness

Title General population Tribal population Domains with favorable effects
Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW)® Yes, Meets HHS Criteria Meets HHS criteria Does not meet HHS criteria for tribal population because the model has not been evaluated with a tribal population.
  • Child health,
  • Linkages and referrals,
  • Maternal health,
  • Positive parenting practices,

Model description

The Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) Program serves families with low incomes, who are experiencing stress and isolation. Families enroll prenatally, and receive home visits until the child is 36 months old. The model is designed to improve child and maternal health, increase use of linkages and referrals to medical and social services, and build positive parenting skills. MIHOW employs community health workers from the local area as home visitors and role models. These workers provide participants with monthly visits that last about 60 minutes each. During visits, community health workers educate families about nutrition, health, child development, and positive parenting. They also provide links to medical and social services.

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Extent of evidence

Results of search and review
Number of manuscripts
At least one finding was eligible for review…
6
  …and at least one finding rated high
3
  …and at least one finding rated moderate (but none rated high)
0
  …and all findings that were eligible for review rated low or indeterminate2
2
  …but manuscript is additional source3
1

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Summary of findings

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Criteria established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Information based on comprehensive review of all high- and moderate-rated manuscripts
CriterionCriterion descriptionCriterion met?
1High- or moderate-quality impact study?Yes
2Across high- or moderate-quality studies, favorable impacts in at least two outcome domains within one sample OR the same domain for at least two non-overlapping samples?Yes
3Favorable impacts on full sample?Yes
4Any favorable impacts on outcome measures sustained at least 12 months after model enrollment?
Reported for all research but only required for RCTs.
Yes
5One or more favorable, statistically significant impact reported in a peer-reviewed journal?
Reported for all research but only required for RCTs.
Yes
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