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Supporting the Needs of Low-Income Families to Improve Parent and Child Outcomes [Symposium]

Abstract

Nurses often struggle to engage parents from low-income communities in programs designed to promote their children"s health and wellbeing. This session describes a study of one innovative strategy that boosted parent participation and improved children"s behavioral health outcomes.

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Author Details

Deborah Gross, DNSc, RN, FAAN, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Amie Bettencourt, PhD, NA, The Fund for Educational Excellence, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Sigma Membership

Nu Beta at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Health Promotion, Low-income Families, Parenting

Conference Name

28th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Dublin, Ireland

Conference Year

2017

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Using condition cash transfer programs for engaging low-Income parents in health promoting programs

Dublin, Ireland

Nurses often struggle to engage parents from low-income communities in programs designed to promote their children"s health and wellbeing. This session describes a study of one innovative strategy that boosted parent participation and improved children"s behavioral health outcomes.