Plenary Sessions from the 2019 National Home Visiting Summit

The New Network Leader: How You Can Grow Your Impact

In this plenary session, you will learn about four principles of network leadership that have the potential to expand your reach and impact. 1) Mission, not organization; 2) Node, not hub; 3) Humility, not brand; 4) Trust, not control.

Innovation Toward Precision Home Visiting

In this plenary, speakers representing key stakeholders will review accomplishments of the past 18 months. They will explain what precision home visiting is and why it is important, and share examples of how stakeholders in programs, communities and states across the country are working together toward this goal.

Promoting Maternal Well-being and Resiliency in the Face of Trauma

This plenary focuses on the science of perinatal stress, new efforts to address perinatal stress and trauma, the experience home visitors with families with histories of racism and trauma, and opportunities within a changing policy landscape.

Health Visiting in the United Kingdom: What Can We Learn?

This plenary will present an overview of the health visiting system in the United Kingdom, a universal model of home visiting for all families with young children. The presenters will examine what universalism looks like as a system, including the challenges of offering these services.