2026 Native Communities Home Visiting Meeting
The Native Communities Home Visiting Meeting (NHVM) Planning Committee is pleased to invite submissions for presentations at the 2026 NHVM. The in-person meeting will take place September 23-25, 2026, at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, California.
The NHVM will bring together programs and people across the nation who are working to deliver home visiting services designed to support and promote the health and wellbeing of American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander children, families, and communities. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from peers and experts, share innovative approaches, build new connections, and celebrate the great work of home visiting programs serving Native communities. The meeting is open to all those supporting and working in home visiting programs in Native communities, as well as model developers, funders, and researchers. There is no fee associated with attending the meeting.
The theme of this meeting is “Rooted in Traditions, Nurturing our Families, Nourishing our Future.” Throughout the meeting, we hope to highlight and discuss the ways in which home visiting can and does support health, nutrition, and well-being, integrate culture and tradition, and grow and nurture future generations. We expect to feature sessions focused on content areas related to the theme, including nutrition, healthy lifestyles, and food sovereignty. In addition to sessions tied to the topical area of nutrition, we intend to also include sessions that address important areas of home visiting practice, including program implementation, data activities, family engagement and leadership, workforce supports, systems development, dissemination, and fiscal management.
The Planning Committee is accepting submissions for 90-minute breakout sessions and 40-minute lightning sessions on these and related topics that support the advancement of health and well-being of children and families in Native communities through home visiting. Given the broad audience anticipated at the meeting, we invite submissions appropriate for varying levels of experience and will be developing a balanced agenda that provides sessions for those with years of relevant experience and those newer to the field.
Presentation submissions will be accepted from X to XX, 2026.
Breakout session submissions are requested for 90-minute panel presentations or roundtable discussions. Submitters should strive to propose content to fill a 90-minute session; however, if your content cannot fill 90-minutes, you can note that in the submission and the reviewers will determine if and how presentations could be combined based on topic.
Lightning session submissions are requested for 40-minute presentations that offer succinct and focused content. Submitters should strive to propose content that is innovative and easy for attendees to understand in a shorter timeframe.
Submitters will be notified of selection results by XX, 2026.
The online submission form will guide you through each step of the process and prompt you to provide the required information. To submit a presentation proposal for the 2026 NHVM, visit XXX.
Type of submission
Breakout session - Panel presentation: Includes 2-3 presenters who represent multiple perspectives on the same topic. Presenters offer an engaging, moderated presentation, sharing insights and lessons learned to help participants understand and apply key concepts related to the topic. Audience engagement is a required component of all presentations. [90 minutes]
Breakout session - Roundtable discussion: Includes 2-3 topic experts with experience in group facilitation to serve as session hosts. Topics will be introduced and may include a short presentation at the start, but the majority of the time is dedicated to engaging the audience and fostering discussion, peer learning, and networking. [90 minutes]
Lightning session: Includes 1-2 presenters who provide an engaging presentation on a focused topic or innovation. Presenters will use the shorter time frame to share key content efficiently, assuring attendees leave with a clear understanding and actionable steps they can apply in their own work. [40 minutes]
[For panel presentations only] Identify whether your submission is for a standalone 90-minute session or is less than 90 minutes and should be combined with another presentation.
Full 90-minute session submission
Less than 90-minute session (to be combined with another submission)
Ideal audience (select all that apply)
Program administrator/director/lead
Federal staff/Funders/Policymakers
Tribal Leaders/organization leadership
Model developers
Home visitors
Program support staff
Evaluators/data staff
Grants management/fiscal staff
Presentation title
Primary area of focus (select the one that mostly closely describes your session)
Nutrition, food sovereignty, healthy lifestyles
Home visiting program design and implementation (e.g., model fidelity, model enhancements and supplements, sustainability, project management)
Serving Native families (e.g., integration of culture, culturally responsive practices, supporting parenting, linking families to services)
Integration and revitalization of Native languages
Data activities (e.g., continuous quality improvement, data management and systems, data use and data driven decision making, data collection)
Family engagement in services (e.g., recruitment, enrollment, retention, engaging fathers and other family members)
Workforce supports (e.g., self-care, staff wellness, reflective practice, workforce development, hiring practices, staff retention, supervision)
Family leadership and community and family voice (including advisory councils)
Systems development and integration (e.g., early childhood systems building, collaboration across states and Tribes)
Dissemination (e.g., storytelling, data visualization)
Budgeting and fiscal management
Research and evaluation (e.g., findings from recent research, Indigenous approaches to research)
Learning objectives (up to three)
Session description (500 words or less)
Include a 1) general description of the session, 2) how the information connects to the theme and contributes to the field of home visiting in Native communities, and 3) what attendees will gain from participating in the session. If you are presenting information about a home visiting program(s) serving specific Native communities, please explain the context of the community(s) served.
[For panel and roundtable submissions only] Facilitation/engagement strategy
Describe the facilitation strategy and/or engagement approach you will use to engage the audience throughout the session. Please share the portion of the session that will utilize this approach.
Presenter(s) information (This information will be required for all presenters. If you do not know all of the presenters at this time, please provide information for the lead presenter.)
Name
Title
Organization
Credentials
Bio (125 words or less)
Primary point of contact information
Name
Organization
Phone number
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2026 Native Communities Home Visiting Meeting Call for Presentations
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