VDH and EIV collaboratively lead the Virginia MIECHV team to facilitate seamless, inclusive policy development, communication and decision-making. The EIV Alliance for Early Childhood Home Visiting acts as the MIECHV advisory body, bringing together state leaders, model representatives, and other stakeholders to advance shared goals. 

EIV ensures alignment with MIECHV federal priority benchmarks across six domains to facilitate and improve measurable impact.  

EIV leads workforce development efforts by offering training and technical assistance tailored to the needs of Virginia’s home visiting professionals. This includes competency-based on-line training and certification, advanced classroom training specifically designed for Virginia home visitors, reflective supervision, and specialized technical assistance. 

Through partnerships with James Madison University and other institutions, we develop innovative tools and modules to enhance the skills of home visitors and supervisors, including culturally responsive materials and Spanish-language resources. 

EIV integrates performance measurement data into training efforts, ensuring professionals are equipped to meet MIECHV performance indicators effectively. 

EIV leads Virginia’s MIECHV CQI activities providing coaching and support for all LIAs, using performance data to drive improvements, facilitating monthly learning community sessions, and spreading best practices across the state. 

Our state’s CQI work focuses on enhancing the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of home visiting services to improve outcomes for families and communities.  This involves fostering a culture of improvement among LIAs, building robust CQI infrastructure, and integrating CQI methods into daily practice. 

LIAs choose whether to participate in the statewide learning community or join a national opportunity with the support of the CQI Coordinator. Recent CQI topics have focused on Joy in Work, staff retention and recruitment, community referral partnerships, and caregiver mental health. 

EIV works closely with VDH, Healthy Families and Parents as Teachers to collect, analyze, and report on MIECHV performance measures. This includes maintaining a centralized data warehouse to streamline reporting and inform decision-making. 

Key data points include tracking outcomes like breastfeeding initiation rates, maternal mental health screenings, and well-child visits—metrics that enable targeted improvements and policy advocacy. 

By collaborating with national and state partners, EIV ensures data is used effectively to enhance service delivery and support policy advocacy. 

EIV fosters collaboration across multiple sectors, contributing to state-level maternal and early childhood initiatives like the Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health services, Maternal Health, and Family First Preventions Service. 

Our communications team promotes public awareness of the impact of home visiting, ensuring MIECHV's work reaches policymakers, community leaders, and families.