Kentucky Enacts Outcomes-Driven Home Visiting Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 22, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — On April 4, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed into law a measure that sets up one of the strongest home visiting systems in the country by building on the strength of Kentucky’s flagship home visiting program for new and expectant parents, the Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) Program. HANDS achieves outcomes such as lowering the rates of preterm births and infant mortality, and reducing childhood injuries, neglect, and emergency room usage