Nutrition Help in Home-Visiting Programs for Better Parent-Child Health
Official title: ENHANCE: Enhancing Nutrition in Home-visiting programs to Advance PareNt-Child health
Funded at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, INC. · NIH-11411295 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A project will add a nutrition-focused program to home-visiting services to help families with young children eat healthier and manage food access.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Canton, UNITED STATES) |
| Project start | September 5, 2025 |
| Project end | August 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $780,943 |
| NIH project number | 5UG3HL179767-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11411295 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Families enrolled in established home-visiting programs, with pregnant individuals or young children, and who have lower incomes or food-insecurity concerns.
✕Less likely to help
Families without access to home-visiting services or those not experiencing food insecurity may see limited benefit.
What this research studies
This grant supports integrating a Nutrition Enhancement into existing home-visiting programs serving low-income families with pregnant individuals and young children. It will provide culturally appropriate nutrition resources, group cooking activities, and six months of food boxes, all aligned with national dietary guidelines. The effort is designed to be co-created with local home-visiting programs and community partners to fit real-life family routines and needs. By focusing on early life and pregnancy, the program aims to set healthier lifelong eating patterns and reduce future chronic disease risk.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, families could experience better nutrition, improved health outcomes for children and parents, and reduced risk of chronic diseases over time.
How similar studies have gone: Previous nutrition and home-visiting integrated efforts show promise, but this multi-site co-design approach with food boxes and culturally tailored materials is relatively novel.
Where this research is happening
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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, INC.
Canton, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hivert, Marie-France — Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, INC.
- Study coordinator: Hivert, Marie-France
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.