Norman Wong, Manager of the Lewis Center Spatial Analytics Program, is part of an interdisciplinary research team led by the UCLA School of Dentistry to provide expert consultation to the tribal consortium that constitutes the governing body of the Riverside-San Bernardino Counties Indian Health, Inc.
Mr. Wong is assisting in the development and evaluation of a home visitor intervention targeting families during the perinatal and early childhood periods of life. The overall goal of the research is to identify successful strategies for adopting, implementing, and sustaining home visiting programs to promote child well-being and prevent child maltreatment in an American Indian community.