Delivering Parenting Interventions through Health Services in the Caribbean

Susan P. Walker, Christine Powell, Susan M. Chang-Lopez, Helen Baker-Henningham, Sally Grantham-McGregor, Marcos Vera-Hernandez and Florencia Lopez Boo

No 7305, IDB Publications (Working Papers) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: Integrating early childhood interventions with health and nutrition services has been recommended, however there is limited information on interventions that are effective and feasible for delivery through health services. In this trial we developed and evaluated a parenting program that could be integrated into primary health center visits.

Keywords: child development; parenting interventions; home visits; primary care health service; cost-benefit; Caribbean. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I15 I30 I38 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-11
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Working Paper: Delivering Parenting Interventions through Health Services in the Caribbean (2019)
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DOI: 10.18235/0000218

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