The LGA warned only a "properly resourced, integrated" strategy would help stem the "steady decline" in the number of health visitors over the past four years.
The membership organisation said it had offered to work with the Department of Health and Social Care, the NHS and Health Education England to help deliver a plan that would see the "right number" of training places commissioned.
It would also develop new policies to ensure health visiting remained an "attractive and valued" profession, the LGA added.
Its comments come ahead of a parliamentary debate timetabled for Wednesday 23 October, sparked by former children's minister Tim Loughton. The Conservative MP submitted a question to the government asking what action it would take to reverse the fall in health visitor numbers.
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