Department of Community & Family Health
Improving community well-being
The Department of Community & Family Health, also known as First 5 UT Permian Basin, focuses on improving early childhood, community health, and education outcomes in Midland and Ector counties.
First 5 UT Permian Basin
- First 5 UT Permian Basin offers three free, evidence-based home visiting programs:
- Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
- Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
- Parents as Teachers (PAT)
Opportunities for Faculty, Staff, and Students
Do you want to learn more about job opportunities for students interested in social services and early childhood? Wondering about potential internship and shadowing opportunities? Would you like to join our volunteer list? Feel free to reach out to first5@utpb.edu for more information. We’d love to share what we do with your students and discuss future partnerships!
Community Impact
First 5 commits to supporting community growth and prosperity. We've worked with a wide network of partner agencies across the Permian Basin to build systems and strengthen collective impact. Some of our community initiatives include:
- Encouraging family literacy and providing literacy resources to build home libraries.
- Promoting PBS’s Ready to Learn activities and using evidence-based resources at community events.
- Establishing new partnerships and strengthening existing relationships with agencies to build families’ resource network.
- Participating in and co-leading local coalitions, including the Early Childhood Action Network (ECAN).
Resources
Texas Maltreatment Risk Maps
Maps and risk profiles that help communities understand and collaborate on reducing maltreatment by providing a common language of risk.
EPPB Data Dashboards
The Education Partnership of the Permian Basin's findings highlight regional indicators across the cradle-to-career pipeline in Texas and New Mexico.
Community Partnership for Healthy Families
The Community Partnership for Healthy Families connects families to services they need by providing information, referrals to community agencies, and follow-up support.