Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program
The Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) Program is a parent-to-parent intervention that targets economically disadvantaged and geographically and/or socially isolated families with children birth to age 3. The program is designed to improve health and child development among these families. MIHOW employs parents from the local community as outreach workers and role models, who educate families about nutrition, child health, and development, and positive parenting practices. The outreach workers also provide links to medical and social services.