An initial assessment for the development of a home visiting (HV) system in the state of Alabama, which had no existing system prior to 2010, was made by Dr. Martha Wingate, associate professor in the department of health care organization and policy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, and fellow department members Dr. Julie K. Preskitt, assistant professor, Dr. Beverly A. Mulvihill, associate professor, Dr. Mary Ann Pass, research associate professor, Ms. Lauren A. Wallace, program coordinator II, and Dr. Matt Fifolt, project director for the Center for the Study of Community Health.