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Healthy Babies: Home Visiting Program for Young Children

Healthy Babies, a new home visiting program, empowers Sierra County parents of children aged 0-5 through resources and support.

Healthy Babies Press Release

March 5, 2025

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Left to Right: Parents and Teachers Lead Case Manager Cara Bowling and Parent Educator Anne Renteria

Left to Right: Parents and Teachers Lead Case Manager Cara Bowling and Parent Educator Anne Renteria

Healthy Babies is a new innovative home visiting program, brought to you in partnership with Child Advocates of Nevada County and Sierra County Public Health. Healthy Babies is a voluntary program available to all prenatal mothers, parents, and guardians of children ages 0 to 5 who reside within Sierra County. There are no eligibility requirements beyond being a Sierra County resident with a child under the age of 5. All families expecting or with young children deserve support and connection to community!

The main purpose and goal of this program is to empower parents to be the first and most important teachers in their child’s life. The program uses the Parents As Teachers certified model and curriculum to provide information, resources, developmental screening, family-centered assessments, and much more.

A Parent Educator will visit your home for approximately one hour per week for at least eight weeks. Each visit will consist of a fun and educational parent-child activity and discussion of any and all topics of interest to each family within the realm of developmental parenting and family well-being. Parent Educators are also available to answer questions, provide guidance, and connect parents with available resources. After the initial eight visits, the Parent Educator and family together assess and decide continued meeting frequency to fit each family’s unique interests, questions, and schedules.

In addition to in-home support, the Healthy Babies program facilitates group connections open to all local families and children. This enables families to socialize and interact with other parents and their children to potentially build an additional support system in their lives, which is especially helpful for families who don’t have relatives living close by.

Healthy Babies is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and every other Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

To inquire or enroll in the Sierra County Healthy Babies Program, please contact Cara Bowling at 530-559-1844 or cara@caofnc.org. Bi-lingual services are available.

Families and community partners, please visit our Healthy Babies Website for more program information, videos, and referrals. You can refer yourself or other interested community members. http://healthybabies.info

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