Tribal governments provide family home visiting services as a method to support and empower tribal community members with young children, often using a home visiting model that emphasizes culture as a protective factor.

Nine tribal nations from both urban and rural areas across the state receive funding from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to implement evidence-based as well as traditional home visiting. Those receiving Strong Foundations funding can decide which of the seven evidence-based models supported by MDH work best for their community. Those receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding are not required to use an evidence-based model and can implement traditional, or non-model, home visiting, which is often guided by practitioner experience, nursing education, community needs, and findings from basic research. Visit funding and grants management to learn more about the different funding sources and information for home visitors and supervisors to learn more about the various evidence-based models.

MDH family home visiting provides funding to for evidenced-based and traditional home visiting. Tribal communities can decide which of the seven evidence-based models supported by MDH will work best for their community. Minnesota Home Visiting Tribal communities consist of both rural and urban areas. TANF funded grantees use their funding for traditional home visiting and are not required to use an evidence-based model.

Resources for Tribal Governments' family home visiting programs

Funding and grants management: Funding and grant information for tribal governments.
Information for home visitors and supervisors: Information on a range of screening tools, protocols, how to score and decision trees. Information on program management.
Training and professional development: Training information including an introduction to the ASQ-3/ASQ-SE2.
Evaluation: MDH acknowledges Indigenous data sovereignty and the right of Tribal Nations to govern how their data is collected and used.

Related resources

Minnesota Center for Health Equity (CHE): Minnesota is one of the healthiest states in the country. However, a statewide assessment has found that not all Minnesotans have the same chances to be healthy.
Office of American Indian Health: MDH supports promoting health in American Indian communities through partnerships, targeted initiatives, and a broad spectrum of public investments in housing, transportation, education, health care, economic opportunity, and criminal justice.