A brief research overview connecting parenting education with health related outcomes for children and families. Created by the Parenting Education team at Oregon State University with funding from the Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative.

1. OREGON PARENTING EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE
With Parenting Education
PROMOTING
HEALTHY
BEGINNINGS

2. OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION
1. Coordinated Care in Oregon
2. Social Determinants of Health
3. Healthy Beginnings & Parenting Education
4. References

3. COORDINATED CARE IN OREGON
What is a Coordinated Care
Organization (CCO)?
A network of all types of health care providers
(physical health care, addictions and mental
health care and sometimes dental care
providers) who have agreed to work together in
their local communities to serve people who
receive health care coverage under the Oregon
Health Plan (Medicaid). CCOs are focused on
prevention and helping people manage chronic
conditions, like diabetes.1

4. COORDINATED CARE IN OREGON
Coordinated Care
Organizations in
Focus on primary care and prevention
Create networks of health care
providers that serve children and
families holistically by providing
physical and social care (behavioral
and mental health care)
OREGON.GOV
PATIENT-CENTERED
TEAM-FOCUSED
O R E G O N

5. 90% OF OREGON
HEALTH PLAN
MEMBERS
CCO'sare served by CCO's
1

6. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Social Determinants
Health starts in homes, schools,
workplaces and communities
Many of the social determinants of
health are related to families and
parenting
Factors that impact health
(physical and social determinants)
of Health2

7. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Poverty
Food Security
Housing Stability
Employment
ECONOMIC
STABILITY
Early Childhood
Education & Development
Graduation
Language & Literacy
Higher Education
EDUCATION
Civic Participation
Incarceration
Social Cohesion
Discrimination
SOCIAL &
COMMUNITY
Health Literacy
Access:
Health Care
Access:
Primary Care
HEALTH &
HEALTH CARE
Environmental
Conditions
Access: Healthy Foods
Crime & Violence
Housing
Quality
NEIGHBORHOOD &
BUILT ENVIRONMENT

8. Prevention starts
with healthy
beginnings for
children
HEALTHY BEGINNINGS & PARENTING EDUCATION

9. HEALTHY BEGINNINGS & PARENTING EDUCATION
The role of parents in
children's healthy
beginnings: Promoting
positive physical child
outcomes
Attending well-child visits
Vaccinations/Immunizations
Creating physically safe
environments in the home
Promoting positive health habits
3

10. HEALTHY BEGINNINGS & PARENT EDUCATION
The role of parents in
children's healthy
beginnings: Promoting
positive social child
outcomes
Parenting practices related to
social/emotional well being and
positive mental health outcomes can
Minimize stressors and teach
coping strategies
Minimize/eliminate the potential
for abuse/neglect
3
4

11. HEALTHY BEGINNINGS & PARENTING EDUCATION
Parenting skills are
learned and can be
practiced and improved
Through parenting education,
parents learn tools/strategies that
promote physical and social health
outcomes, such as:
Safe home environments
Dental health
Healthy brain development
5

12. Parenting Education Series
Workshops (one-time or short
series)
Home Visiting
Family Activities
Family Support Building
Opportunities
Parenting Education
Comes in Many Forms
HEALTHY BEGINNINGS & PARENTING EDUCATION

13. Benefits to Families
Increased confidence in parenting
Connections with other families
Increased social support
Opportunity to learn about child development
Tools & strategies to choose how to parent
Feeling supported & valued
6

14. HEALTHY BEGINNINGS & PARENTING EDUCATION
Parenting Education
Programs
Improved maternal mental health
outcomes (reduced depressive
symptoms and anxiety, increased self-
efficacy)
Increased positive parenting behaviors
Reduced child behavioral problems.
Home Visits
Increased positive parenting behaviors
Improved knowledge of child development
Increased healthcare usage and well-child
visit attendance
More likely to be up-to-date on
immunizations
Fewer ER visits
Reduced incidences of child abuse and
neglect
Participation in Parenting Education Programs and Home Visits is related to
positive health outcomes for parents and children 6

15. Parenting education is a mechanism
through which health and well being
is promoted for children and families
CCOs and other health care partners
that have offered parenting education
have seen families express increased
comfort in accessing services
provided by their health care
providers, including increased
knowledge of the importance of well-
child visits.
How Parenting Education
Supports Health
Outcomes
COLLABORATION & PARTNERSHIP
For Families

16. Parenting education provides CCOs and
health care staff with an additional
resource for families
Staff
How Parenting Education
Supports Healthcare
COLLABORATION & PARTNERSHIP
Health care staff may benefit
personally and professionally from
access to parenting education
information
Access to this information may ease
the burden on staff who do not always
have the time/strategies to share
resources with families related to
positive parenting outcomes from
evidence-based curricula.

17. COLLABORATION & PARTNERSHIP
How can parenting education improve
the health and well-being of children
and families in your community?

18. THANK YOU
Brought to you by:
The Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative
&
The Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy
Children & Families at
Oregon State University
https://orparenting.org/

19. REFERENCES
1. Oregon Health Policy Board (2017). Coordinated care: The Oregon difference.
Retrieved from: http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OHPB/pages/health-reform/ccos.aspx
2. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2017). Social determinants of health. Retrieved from:
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-of-health
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/
4. ChildTrends. Databank indicator: Child maltreatment. Retrieved from: http://www.childtrends.org/indicators/child-maltreatment/
5. Pinquart, M., & Teubert, D. (2010). Effects of parenting education with expectant and new parents: a meta-analysis.
6. Research studies supporting parenting education and health-related outcomes:
Avellar, S. A., & Supplee, L. H. (2013). Effectiveness of home visiting in improving child health and reducing child maltreatment.
Pediatrics, 132(Supplement 2), S90-S99.
Benzies, K. M., Magill-Evans, J. E., Hayden, K. A., & Ballantyne, M. (2013). Key components of early intervention programs for
preterm infants and their parents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 13(1), 1.
Dodge, K. A., Goodman, W. B., Murphy, R. A., O’Donnell, K., Sato, J., & Guptill, S. (2014). Implementation and randomized
controlled trial evaluation of universal postnatal nurse home visiting. American journal of public health, 104(S1), S136-S143.
Goyal, N. K., Teeters, A., & Ammerman, R. T. (2013). Home visiting and outcomes of preterm infants: a systematic review.
Pediatrics, peds-2013.
Perrin, E. C., Sheldrick, R. C., McMenamy, J. M., Henson, B. S., & Carter, A. S. (2014). Improving parenting skills for families of
young children in pediatric settings: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA pediatrics, 168(1), 16-24.