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Virginia’s Comprehensive Health Investment Project (CHIP) offers programs that help parents of young children take a proactive approach to their child’s health and development as well as their own health and family stability. CHIP of Virginia (CHIP) nurses work with families, and local medical and dental providers to increase access to, and successful use, of healthcare resources. A parent educator uses the Parents As Teachers Curriculum with participants to build important skills, such as creating routines, engaging in early learning activities that promote school readiness and using positive discipline approaches.