Family Connects Oregon is a free evidence-based, nurse home visiting program for all families with newborns. Because all babies deserve the healthiest possible start.

The Family Connects Oregon program provides between one and three nurse home visits to a family beginning at about three weeks of age. There are no eligibility requirements, participation is voluntary and encouraged, and there is no cost to the family for the visit. Foster families and those adopting babies are also welcome to participate in this program. The Family Connects Oregon program is being offered in partnership with Pollywog and the Health Departments in Lincoln, Linn, and Benton counties on behalf of the Oregon Health Authority.

How the Program Works: After you deliver your baby, the Maternity Ward nurses will speak to you about accepting a Family Connects visit, and you can request that one of the Nurse Home Visitors come to your bedside and speak to you about the visit and what it entails. (Currently, only telehealth visits are being scheduled due to Covid-19 restrictions.) If you agree to the visits, the appointment will be scheduled for approximately three weeks later.

When the Nurse Home Visitor arrives in your home, they will check on