Mississippi State Department of Health

Home Visits for Moms, Babies and Children

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We offer free home visits by early childhood specialists to help you build a healthy home for moms, babies and children up to 5 years old.

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or call 601-576-7053 or e-mail us.

We Work With You

Personal, expert help designed for you, in your home — in pregnancy and beyond .

  • Having a healthy pregnancy and delivery
  • Breastfeeding support
  • Safe sleeping conditions and avoiding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
  • Quitting tobacco
  • Language development and learning support as your child grows
  • For pregnant women, newborns, and children up to age 5.

We Connect You

We connect you to community support so you can be your best.

  • WIC nutrition program enrollment
  • Medicaid and job opportunities
  • Educational support

Who Can Qualify

The Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program is free for pregnant women or for families with children up to 5 years old living in the following counties:

  • Claiborne
  • Coahoma
  • Copiah
  • De Soto
  • Hinds
  • Holmes
  • Humphreys
  • Issaquena
  • Jefferson
  • Neshoba
  • Sharkey
  • Sunflower
  • Tallahatchie
  • Tunica
  • Washington
  • Wilkinson

Get Started

Call, e-mail us, or write to us below. We'll get in touch to sign you up or answer your questions.




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Call 601-576-7053

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E-mail Deneisha.Gillum@msdh.ms.gov

About the MIECHV Program

The Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) consists of health, social service and child development professionals who support families in 16 Mississippi counties, focusing on pregnant women and children from birth to five years old. These professionals use the evidence-based Parent As Teachers (PAT) model that engages parents and caregivers to promote the optimal early development, learning and health of children.



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