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Family Connects Ohio

Family Connects Ohio

What is Family Connects Ohio?

Family Connects Ohio (FCO) is an evidence-based nurse home visiting model that provides support for families with newborns during a period of life-changing transition. FCO connects families to healthcare providers who will nurture the whole family and support a newborn’s health and wellbeing.
When will visits occur?

FCO directly supports the Ohio Department of Children and Youth’s (DCY) three big goals:
  1. Reduce Ohio’s infant mortality rate and ensure babies in Ohio live to see their first birthdays. 
  2. Empower families with needed resources and supports before, during, and after a need. 
  3. Invest in community resources to enable support along the continuum of ages, stages, and services to help children and youth succeed.
FCO aims to help children and families thrive, impacting the health, safety, and school-readiness of children, maternal health, and family stability and financial security.  

Where do Family Connects Ohio services happen?

Nurses come to the family’s home, or conduct a virtual or telehealth visit if the family prefers.

Who does Family Connects Ohio serve?

All families, including adoptive, foster, and bereaved families in FCO communities, are offered a home visit with a highly trained registered nurse at no cost.

Why Family Connects Ohio?

Why Family Connects

How does Family Connects work?

Components of a FCO home visit

Current partners and communities include:

  • Every Child Succeeds will offer visits to those who deliver their babies at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and reside in Hamilton County.
  • Fisher-Titus Medical Center will offer visits to those who deliver their babies at the Medical Center, which includes primarily residents of Huron and Erie counties.
  • Greene County Public Health, Darke County General Health District, Fayette County Public Health and Sidney-Shelby County Health Department will collaborate to offer visits in Darke, Fayette, Greene and Shelby counties.
  • Mahoning Public Health and Trumbull County Combined Health District will offer visits in Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
  • Noble County Health Department and the Cambridge-Guernsey County Health Department will offer visits in Noble and Guernsey counties.

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