Building capacity through community service in Southwest West Virginia
Developed by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the MIHOW program trains outreach workers to conduct home visits with expectant mothers and parents of children up to age 3. MIHOWs develop mentoring relationships with their mothers, provide information and referral, and organize community support for this population. Our MIHOWs particularly focus on substance abuse and prevention [...]
Fri, June 26 2009 » Health and Wellness, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Workers » Comments Off
When the Lincoln County Youth and Prevention Coalition realized that Lincoln County had both an terrible infant mortality rate higher than Bosnia’s, and the highest rate of women smoking during pregnancy in the state, they knew that Lincoln County could do better. To address these issues, Step by Step, in partnership with the Lincoln County [...]
Tue, April 21 2009 » ABLE Families, Community Events, Health and Wellness, Leadership Development, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Workers » Comments Off
![Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/3808418455_07d468b4db_t.jpg "Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.")
