It has significant established relationships with the hospitals and birthing facilities in New Jersey. Local Registrars are the birth certificate experts. They have already established relationships with hospitals and courts. They are also an information source for outreach and marketing. Hospital staff are the front-line of communication with all unmarried parents and are best able to convey the importance of paternity establishment at a time when both parents are flushed with pride.
Informed parents are more likely to sign a Certificate of Parentage at the time of birth.
These Staff can also educate parents who have children for whom paternity has not yet been established. Health and Social Service Providers are a critical component for increasing post birth paternity establishment rates. It is critical that Vital Statistics, Local Registrars, hospitals and the public health community know that POP will provide all the support necessary to ensure success of the paternity program. Providing Staff training and retraining as needed. Providing program brochures, video, posters, and a translation service.