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Families First
For You, Your Child and Your Family |
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Are you expecting a baby?
Are you the parent of an infant or a preschool child?
Families First may be for you.
- providing information on health, safety and nutrition
- learning through play
- exploring solutions to challenging situations
- providing information about pregnancy
- getting health care for your family
- connecting to community resources
- supporting healthy growth, development and learning
- building strong family relationships
- sharing information about child development
About Families First
Families First offers home visiting supports to
families with children, from pregnancy to school entry. There is
no cost.
Families First is delivered across the province
by community public health. First a public health nurse will visit
with you to talk about your family. Together you will decide what
community resources would be best for your family.
Home visiting may be one of the options available to you. A home
visitor will meet with you and your family on a regular basis for
up to three years. The home visitor will support you in building
a strong relationship with your child and family, while sharing
information and suggesting activities to help your child grow up
healthy and happy.
Families First Program Evaluation Highlights
Healthy Child Manitoba recently combined the BabyFirst and Early
Start programs into a new one called Families First. Every year,
Healthy Child Manitoba and the regional health authorities collect
questionnaires from Manitoba families participating in the programs.
The information gathered helps us to better serve the needs of Manitoba's
children and their families. Read about the results from the Families
First Evaluation.
Healthy Child Manitoba Office
219 - 114 Garry Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4V6
Phone: (204) 945-2266
Toll Free: 1-888-848-0140
Email: healthychild@gov.mb.ca
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