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DPH Home Visiting Program

DPH Home Visiting meets Georgia’s moms and babies where they are,
so they can be healthy, safe, and strong.

Georgia OB/GYNs play a critical role in improving maternal outcomes—and now, there’s a powerful resource to help support your highest-risk patients between visits.

The DPH Home Visiting Program supports moms and babies during pregnancy and after birth – from pregnancy through the baby’s first year – a time when guidance, care, and connection can make a real difference.

The program is also designed to help families early, before minor issues become serious challenges or complications. Families do not need to be in crisis to qualify. Any high-risk pregnant woman or infant is eligible. Common risks include:

Health concerns like preeclampsia or high blood pressure
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed
Limited support system
Difficulty keeping provider appointments

A public health nurses or trained community health workers visits a participating family wherever they feel most comfortable. During these visits, nurses focus on what matters most for each family’s health, from identifying warning signs early, answering health questions, and connecting patients with local support and resources.

DPH nurses and community health workers partner closely with patients’ healthcare providers to check in with patients between appointments.

For more information, visit: https://dph.georgia.gov/women-and-children/hvp

Electronic Referral Process

We’re excited to announce the launch of our new electronic referral form! This streamlined process makes submitting referrals easier while allowing our local team to receive referrals more quickly, helping us connect with families sooner.

Please use the link below for all future referrals:
https://sendss.state.ga.us/ords/sendss/homevisiting.eform

Program Expansion - Coming Soon

The DPH Home Visiting Program will be expanding into five additional counties over the coming months! This growth will allow us to reach and support even more families throughout our region. Our program currently serves Baldwin, Bibb, Hancock, Jones, Peach, Wilkinson, and Washington counties.

As a reminder, our program is designed to serve high-risk pregnant women as our highest priority, followed by high-risk postpartum women and their infants during the first year of life. We appreciate your continued partnership in identifying and referring patients who may benefit from these supportive services.

As each new county becomes operational, we will update the site. In the meantime, please continue sending referrals for all eligible patients, regardless of the county in which they reside. Every referral helps demonstrate the need for these services across our communities and supports continued program growth throughout the state.

Thank you for your ongoing partnership and for the important role you play in connecting families with the support they need. We truly appreciate your collaboration and look forward to continuing to serve our communities together.