Annexure A2 Targeted Activities: Australian – Nurse Family Partnership Program (ANFPP) Activity summary The Australian Nurse Family Partnership Program (ANFPP) (the Activity) aims to improve pregnancy outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. The ANFPP is a led home visiting programme provided by the same Nurse Home Visitor for the duration of a client’s involvement or until the child reaches two years of age. Women are eligible to enrol to access the services provided under the ANFPP if they are: a mother; pregnant with an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander baby; intending to live within the geographical boundaries of the implementing site for the majority of the two years of the child’s life; and more than 16 weeks and less than 28 weeks pregnant. Activity outcomes The Activity is an approach to achieve the following outcomes: increased birth weight; reduced maternal smoking; reduced childhood injuries and reports of child abuse and neglect; greater intervals between births; increased use of health and community services; increased maternal employment and/or re-engagement in education; improved school readiness of children; and potentially reduce mortality among mothers and preventable-cause mortality in their first born children living in highly disadvantaged settings. Further details on the ANFPP are available on the . Activity objectives The objective of the Australian Family Partnership Program is to improve maternal and child health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families by: assisting women to engage in good preventive health practices; supporting parents to improve child health and development; and assisting parents to develop a vision for their own futures, including continuing education and finding work. As the ANFPP is delivered under a licence agreement with the University of Colorado, all organisations must implement the Activity in accordance with the ANFPP Expectations and to be provided once a Deed of Confidentiality is signed by the applicant. Requirements
Annexure A2 – Targeted Activities: Australian Nurse Family Partnership Program (ANFPP) Activity summary The Australian Nurse Family Partnership Program (ANFPP) (the Activity) aims to improve pregnancy outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. The ANFPP is a home visiting programme provided by the same Nurse Home Visitor for the duration of a client’s involvement or until the child reaches two years of age. Women are eligible to enrol to access the services provided under the ANFPP if they are: a mother; pregnant with an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander baby; intending to live within the geographical boundaries of the implementing site for the majority of the two years of the child’s life; and more than 16 weeks and less than 28 weeks pregnant. Activity outcomes The Activity is an approach to achieve the following outcomes: increased birth weight; reduced maternal smoking; reduced childhood injuries and reports of child abuse and neglect; greater intervals between births; increased use of health and community services; increased maternal employment and/or re-engagement in education; improved school readiness of children; and potentially reduce mortality among mothers and preventable-cause mortality in their first born children living in highly disadvantaged settings. Further details on the ANFPP are available on the . Activity objectives The objective of the Australian Family Partnership Program is to improve maternal and child health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families by: assisting women to engage in good preventive health practices; supporting parents to improve child health and development; and assisting parents to develop a vision for their own futures, including continuing education and finding work. As the ANFPP is delivered under a licence agreement with the University of Colorado, all organisations must implement the Activity in accordance with the ANFPP Expectations and Requirements to be provided once a Deed of Confidentiality is signed by the applicant. led
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