Fathers have a central and important role in promoting their child’s health and development. Home visitation programs for pregnant individuals and families with infants often focus on providing strategies to promote parental attachment and engagement with their infants. However, current evidence suggests that paternal engagement in home visitation programs is infrequent or inconsistent. There are also different patterns of paternal engagement and participation in home visitation. Understanding of these different patterns of participation are important for home visitation programs looking to tailor programming to increase father engagement.
Intended audience: Public health nurses, family home visitors, nursing supervisors, community-based professionals who work with pregnant individuals and families with infants and young children.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Dr. Susan Jack, RN, PhD, FCA, is a Professor in the School of Nursing, McMaster University. As a leader in public health nursing practice, education, and research, her work focuses on the development and evaluation of interventions to improve maternal, infant, and family health outcomes. As the lead of the Public Health Nursing Practice Research and Education Program, she is committed to advancing public health nursing practice and education.
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