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Idaho nurse-family partnership program to be expanded

Arya Lewis, 8 months, and her mother Cory Campbell, left, are visited by nurse Jenni Hughes, right, at their home Monday in Rathdrum. Panhandle Health District offers a program that teams nurses with low-income moms for the first two years of the baby’s life. (Kathy Plonka)

RATHDRUM – After her daughter was born, Cory Campbell had lots of questions.

Baby Arya was crying. Was she hungry or just fussy?

She was running a fever. Should Campbell take her to the doctor?

Was she eating enough? Gaining the right amount of weight?

Through the Panhandle Health District’s Nurse-Family Partnership program, Campbell has a confidante and mentor to help guide her. Becky Kramer, SR

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