▁Res p ons ib ilities ▁ ▁Health ▁visitors ▁are ▁mainly ▁concerned ▁with ▁helping ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁people ' s ▁domestic ▁behaviour ▁is ▁san it ary , ▁h yg ien ic , ▁and ▁benef icial ▁to ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁themselves ▁and ▁their ▁families , ▁particularly ▁to ▁their ▁children . ▁As ▁their ▁name ▁suggests , ▁they ▁ful fill ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁community , ▁by ▁visit ing ▁family ▁homes , ▁to ▁give ▁advice ▁and ▁support ▁to ▁all ▁age ▁groups . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁saf egu arding ▁vulner able ▁people , ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁often ▁the ▁first ▁exper ts ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁individuals ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁ab use ▁and ▁neglect , ▁especially ▁children . ▁ ▁A ▁check ▁at ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁provision . ▁If ▁the ▁health ▁visitor ▁suspect s ▁that ▁matters ▁were ▁serious ▁enough ▁to ▁war rant ▁child ▁protection ▁measures , ▁it ▁is ▁their ▁responsibility ▁to ▁initi ate ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁inter vention . ▁The ▁dual ▁role ▁of ▁advice ▁and ▁ins pection ▁has ▁made ▁some ▁families ▁w ary ▁of ▁health ▁visitors , ▁despite ▁being ▁appreci ative ▁of ▁their ▁potential ▁for ▁assistance . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁early ▁years ▁work , ▁health ▁visitors ▁have ▁now ▁started ▁to ▁run ▁health ▁promotion ▁schemes ▁such ▁as ▁stop - sm oking ▁services , ▁and ▁to ▁deliver ▁certain ▁v acc ination ▁program mes . ▁ ▁Many ▁health ▁visitors ▁are ▁represented ▁profession ally ▁by ▁the ▁Community ▁Pract ition ers ▁and ▁Health ▁Vis itors