2024–2025 Services delivered: HBHC education and research
Component: Healthy Child Development
Legislation: Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017
Service description
HBHC Education and Research services are provided to support the practice and ongoing professional development of public health nurses, supervisors, home visiting program teams and other professionals delivering home visiting services under the Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program.
People served
Education and Research services primarily support public health nurses, home visiting program teams and other staff in delivering evidence-informed prevention, early identification, and intervention services to families identified with risks to healthy child development. Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Scale Instructors and other professionals in HBHC may also receive training and support for services as they relate to program policies and protocols.
Service features
To support quality services in HBHC, public health nurses, supervisors, home visiting program teams and other professionals are provided with information and guidance through training and workshops/webinars, educational resources, and communities of practice to support adherence to program policies and protocols. Research activities to support identification and implementation of evidence-based improvements to home-visiting interventions may also be completed.
Specific service provided
- administer education and training to public health nurses on the use of assessment tools, including maintaining/updating evidence-informed online training modules as needed
- develop and maintain evidence-informed educational and clinical resources and other materials to support home visiting services through the blended home visiting model
- foster the ongoing practice and education of public health nurses and other professionals through communities of practice webinars, workshops, etc
Ministry expectations
Education and Research activities are to be delivered in alignment with the:
- Healthy Babies Healthy Children Protocol, 2018, as described in the Ontario Public Health Standards: Requirements for Programs, Services and Accountability
- HBHC Guidance Document, 2012
Performance against each of the activities in the associated schedule will be reported on a quarterly basis to the ministry.
Reporting requirements
The following service data will be reported on at an Interim and Final period. Please refer to your final agreement for report back due dates.
| Service data name | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ministry-funded agency expenditures: HBHC Education and Research | Total ministry-funded expenses for the Transfer Payment Recipient to administer and/or deliver this service in the Funding Year (cumulative). |
| # of Service Providers Trained:HBHC E&R | The total number of public health nurses, family home visitors and home visiting staff that were trained. Training is focused on enhancing knowledge, skills or capacity of providers in the delivery of services that support healthy child development. |
| # of Training Sessions Delivered:HBHCE&R | The total number of training sessions that were delivered to public health nurses, family home visitors and other home visiting staff to enhance knowledge, skills or capacity of providers in the delivery of services that support healthy child development. Training sessions include both in-person or online training modules, webinars and/or workshops. Training sessions do not include mentorship sessions or large group sessions facilitating knowledge sharing among communities of practice. |
A supplementary report providing additional information about these services may be required (reporting template and dates to be provided separately).