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Oral Health Health Health in Practice:
Healthy Healthy Teeth Healthy Healthy Families
Children’s Friend offers an an an an array o of of programs programs to support children and and and families in in Rhode Island One o of of these programs programs is is is Healthy Families
America (HFA) a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a national evidence-based maternal and and and and child child home-visiting service The model of of of of HFA HFA engages families families in in in in in in supportive home home visiting visiting with the the goal of of of of promoting and and and and strengthening positive parent-child relationships healthy development of of of of children and and and building on on strengths of of of of families families and and and their protective factors “What I do do do as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a home visitor is is to to to identify the the the strengths and and challenges that families might have and and work with them to to to to make their parenting journey less stressful ” ” shares Jennifer Maldonado-Diaz a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Bilingual Family Support Worker with the the the Children’s Friend HFA program “I help help families gain access to to different resources that can help help them ” ” “We look at at at health health through holistic systemic and and ecological lenses ” adds Rachel Hallene Healthy Families
America Supervisor “With that that being said we explore their health health health with them them and and and and oral oral care is is is is is part of that that Talking about oral oral health health health and and and asking families if if they they have a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a dentist – – and and and if if they they don’t helping them them access one – – is is is is is an an an an an important piece of that holistic health health approach ” Jennifer Jennifer knows how important oral oral health health can can be be be to a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a family’s overall wellbeing Last year Jennifer Jennifer began working with with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a family family family who had a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a child child with with significant oral oral health health needs “A big stressor for that parent was her child’s teeth ” said Jennifer Jennifer Jennifer Jennifer introduced the the the the family family to to the the the the Samuels Samuels Sinclair Dental Dental team at at at one of Children’s Friend’s agency- wide “Dental Days ” ” and over the the the the next several months Samuels Samuels Samuels provided no-cost treatment to to to ensure the the the the child’s needs were addressed “The team at at Samuels Samuels Sinclair Dental Dental Dental Center really stepped up to to help this this family ” ” shared Maria Chionchio who leads the the Children’s Friend Dental Dental Team “This is is is is the the true benefit and impact of this this strong partnership ” How does Jennifer Jennifer feel about her her role in in supporting this family and and others as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a home visitor? “I love what I I do do ” says Jennifer Jennifer “My goal is is is always to to to support support families and and to to to help them when necessary see the the the the the light at at the the the the the end of the the the the the tunnel ”