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HOME VISITING Gomby, D.S., Culross, P.L., & Behrman, R.E. (1999). Home visiting: Recent program evaluations – Analysis and recommendations. The Future of Children, 9(1), 4-26. E-JOURNAL – PDF FORMAT This theme issue provides a summary of six evaluations of home-visiting models that have been implemented nationally. These model programs represent home-visiting programs across the country that help parents provide children with the best start in life. Olds, D., Henderson, C., Kitzman, H.J., Eckenrode, J., Cole, R.E., & Tatelbaum, R.C. (1999). Prenatal Infancy home visiting by nurses: Recent findings. The Future of Children, 9(1), 44-65. E-JOURNAL – PDF FORMAT Describes a 20-year program of research on the Nurse Home Visitation Program, a model in which nurses visit mothers beginning at pregnancy and continuing through the children's second birthdays. Summarizes results of two randomized trials and concludes that the use of nurses as home visitors is key to program success.