(2021) Healthy Child Care Iowa (HCCI)/Child Care Nurse Consultant (CCNC) Maternal and Child Health (MCAH) State Performance Measure #3 Overview. Human Services, Department of (Health and Human Services, Department of)
Abstract
Healthy Child Care Iowa (HCCI) began 25 years ago working to improve the quality of health and safety in Early Care and Education (ECE) programs serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-aged children and their families. Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) have an interagency agreement defining their partnership to support HCCI and the Child Care Nurse Consultant (CCNC) program. Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCAH) agencies incorporate public health principals and practices in ECE programs by providing CCNC services. HCCI provides structure and fidelity for CCNCs at the local level.