Since 2009, American Indian and Alaska Native leaders in tribally operated health care systems and affiliated agencies have chosen to bring Nurse-Family Partnership to their communities. Our services are culturally attuned and currently delivered by local network partners, often on tribal lands, to both first-time moms and moms with more than one child. NFP nurses use the NFP model to build on family strengths, knowing that each family is the expert on their own life. Beginning in pregnancy, the NFP nurse and family build a trusting connection, empowering mothers to choose their own unique path to achieve health, parenting and economic success goals as they define them. During visits, the mother and her nurse support knowledge sharing and confidence building that emphasizes family, culture and community as the keys to success.
Honoring traditional wisdom and understanding cultural values are central to all aspects of the relationship with the mother, baby and family in these communities. NFP supports each community individually and seeks to not only expand American Indian and Alaska Native community networks of support, but also community guidance in providing NFP to their families.
Many thanks to our American Indian and Alaska Native Local Network Partners and NFP families for sharing these beautiful photos and contributing to our efforts to reach more families in these communities.
In addition to NFP services delivered by tribal health systems, collaborative expansions of existing non-tribal NFP agencies to specifically serve American Indian and Alaska Native families.
For more information, please contact
Danielle Le Bon Gort, Nurse Consultant [email protected]
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