The Healthy Families America Initiative

Abstract

Introduction: The Challenges of Integrating Research into Practice (Joseph Galano). Healthy Families America(R): Ruminations on Implementing a Home Visitation Program to Prevent Child Maltreatment (John K. Holton and Kathryn Harding). Healthy Families America(R) Research Practice Network: A Unique Partnership to Integrate Prevention Science and Practice (Joseph Galano and Cynthia J. Schellenbach). Healthy Families America(R) State Systems Development: An Emerging Practice to Ensure Program Growth and Sustainability (Lori Friedman and Lisa Schreiber). Development and Implementation of a Quality Assurance Infrastructure in a Multisite Home Visitation Program in Ohio and Kentucky (Robert T. Ammerman et al.). The Evaluation of Healthy Families Arizona: A Multisite Home Visitation Program (Judy Krysik and Craig W. LeCroy). The Promise of Primary Prevention Home Visiting Programs: A Review of Potential Outcomes (Beth S. Russell, Preston A. Britner, and Jennifer L. Woolard). Healthy Families America(R) Effectiveness: A Comprehensive Review of Outcomes (Kathryn Harding et al.). The Role of Community in Facilitating Service Utilization (Deborah Daro et al.). Potential Lessons from Public Health and Health Promotion for the Prevention of Child Abuse (Joanne B. Martin, Lawrence W. Green, and Andrea Carlson Gielen). Index. Reference Notes.