Arizona Health Start Program
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Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2022
Effectiveness
Evidence of model effectiveness
| Title | General population | Tribal population | Domains with favorable effects |
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| Arizona Health Start Program | Does not meet HHS criteria because there are no high- or moderate-rated effectiveness studies of the model. | Does not meet HHS criteria for tribal population because the model has not been evaluated with a tribal population. |
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Model description
Arizona Health Start Program is a statewide model that employs community health workers (CHWs) to engage at-risk, low-income, and racially and ethnically diverse pregnant and/or postpartum women with children under the age of 24 months. The model aims to increase pregnant women’s use of prenatal services; reduce the incidence of very low birthweight babies; increase the number of children receiving age-appropriate immunizations by age 24 months; and increase families’ awareness of the importance of preventative health care, good nutritional habits, and developmental assessments. CHWs conduct monthly prenatal and postpartum home visits until the enrolled child’s second birthday. The CHWs assist families with obtaining early and consistent prenatal care, provide prenatal and postpartum education, inform families about inter-conception health, promote timely immunizations and developmental assessments for the children, refer families to other needed services, and advocate for access to health and human development services.
Extent of evidence
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Summary of findings
When a model has no manuscripts that report high- or moderate-rated findings, HomVEE does not report research findings.
Implementation
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Model implementation profile last updated: 2022
Where to find out more
Strong Families AZ
Website: https://strongfamiliesaz.com/program/arizona-health-start/