The MCAH Program has four major goals:
- All children born healthy to healthy mothers.
- No health status disparities among racial/ethnic, gender,
economic, and regional groups.
- A safe and healthy environment for women, children, and their
families.
- Equal access for all women, children, and their families
to appropriate and needed care within an integrated and seamless
system.
Program emphasis is to utilize the core public health functions;
community collaboration; infrastructure development; and provision
of family-centered, culturally competent services to improve
health outcomes for the MCAH population. The MCAH program is
involved with analyzing vital record data. Data on birth weights,
first trimester entry into prenatal care, infant mortality, unintentional/intentional
injury, breast feeding, and teenage birth rates are used as indicators
to measure success with local intervention programs. Several
projects within the MCAH Program that work to meet the program
goals include:
- Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP)
- Child Safety Seat Program (OTS)
- Community Challenge Program (CCP)
- Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP)
- Male Involvement Program (MIP)
- Perinatal Outreach Education (POE)
- Web Site Links
Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP)
The Adolescent Family Life Program has four major goals:
- Prevent subsequent pregnancies to teenage parents.
- Have teen parents graduate from high school.
- Help pregnant and parenting teens to have healthy babies.
- Prevent pregnancies among siblings of pregnant teens and
teen parents.
Pregnant and parenting teens, up to the age of 18, are
referred into the program. Case managers work with eligible
clients, their families and children through visits in
the home every month. Case managers provide assistance
with education regarding pregnancy, labor and delivery,
postpartum care, breast feeding, and child health; parenting
skills; support with goals for completion of high school
education and employment; Medi-Cal, WIC, and Cal-Learn
application assistance; counseling and substance abuse
prevention services; and referral to local doctors/clinics,
and agencies as needed.
Madera County Public Health Nursing Program
Referral
Click here
for a printable version of this form.
Community Challenge Program (CCG)
Madera County’s Community Challenge Program encourages
community partnered efforts towards the reduction of teen pregnancy
and increase in responsible teen parent education. Madera County
Public Health Department is the lead agency in collaboration
with Madera Community Hospital, Madera County Community Action
Agency, Madera County Office of Education, and Madera Parks &
Community Services. The program is funded to serve clients throughout
Madera County. Key activities include:
- Nurturing Parenting Education for Pregnant/Parenting Teens
Provides a parenting curriculum and responsible sexuality education
to teens who currently attend Cal-SAFE programs in Chowchilla,
Madera,
and Oakhurst.
- Reducing The Risk
A 10-15 session responsible sexuality education curriculum which
is taught to high risk youth.
- Postponing Sexual Involvement
An abstinence based education and risk reduction/resiliency skill
curriculum that is taught to middle school youth.
- Mini-grants
Up to $4,999.00 are available to local community groups who wish
to provide an activity, education program or event that will
reach large numbers of youth and provide a responsible teen pregnancy
prevention message.
- Youth Leadership and Employment Program
Provides community youth with an eight-week leadership and employment
training session. Promotes responsible risk reduction behaviors,
community volunteerism, and employment skills practice for youth
populations.
For More Information Contact:
Natalie Stein, CCG Program Manager
1-800-427-6897
559-675-7893
Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program
(CPSP)
The goal of the Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program is
to improve the health of low-income pregnant women and give their
babies a healthy start in life. Medi-Cal eligible women receive
a comprehensive prenatal risk assessment and services to address
problems identified including comprehensive prenatal care, health
education, nutrition services, and psychosocial support for up
to 60 days after delivery of their infants. Current CPSP offices
within Madera County include:
Darin M. Camarena Health Center
Maria Espinosa, CPSP Coordinator
344 East 6th Street, Madera, CA 93638
(559) 675-5600
Madera Community Hospital “Baby Steps” Program
Kathy Johns, CPSP Coordinator
1250 East Almond Avenue, Madera, CA 93637
(559) 675-5547
Planned Parenthood of Madera
Dorothy Razo, CPSP Coordinator
500 East Almond Avenue, Madera, CA 93637
(559) 675-1133
Theodore Nassar, OB/GYN
Alicia McGill, CPSP Coordinator
816 West Yosemite Avenue, Madera, CA 93637
(559) 674-0917
Madera County Public Health Department assists local providers
in meeting CPSP certification requirements and provides technical
assistance after they are certified.
For More Information Contact:
Cheryl Edgar, Nursing Director
(559) 675-7893
1-800-427-6897
Perinatal Outreach Education Program (POE)
The goal of the POE program is to assure early and continuous
prenatal care for all pregnant women, especially low-income women.
Home visitation is arranged by the public health nurse through
the client referral process. Case management services support
the family through education, resource referral, and goal setting
for optimal health and wellness. Program activities include:
- Outreach to women of childbearing age
- Assessment of smoking status and exposures to second-hand
smoke
- Development of a client plan to prevent smoking and exposure
to tobacco smoke during pregnancy and the postpartum period
- Public health nursing case management/ bilingual health education
- Transportation vouchers and referral services to improve
prenatal,
postpartum, and children’s health
For client referral form, click here.
Maternal Child Adolescent Health: Web Site
Links
California Department of Health Services
http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/
California Department of Health Services, Center for Health
Statistics
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/OHIR/vssdata/vsdatatablesindex.htm
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
March of Dimes
http://www.modimes.org/Default.htm
Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center
http://www.mchpolicy.org/general.html
This site contains information on current Maternal and Child
Health Policy Research Center projects and studies, a listing
of MCHPRC publications, as well as information about the organization.
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
http://www.ncemch.georgetown.edu/
This site contains a newsletter, a publication listing that includes
topics such as child’s health insurance and infant mortality,
a programs and policy page, and links to other maternal and child
health sites. The site also contains several maternal and child
health databases for public use.
National Women’s Health Resource Center
http://healthywoman.org
This site provides information on numerous women’s health
topics, and includes an online community bulletin board, a health
question and answer page, numerous women’s health links,
and an email list to receive information from the National Women’s
Health Resource Center
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
http://www.acog.com/
This is the home page for the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists. The site includes articles covering women’s
health issues, information and courses for health professionals,
health education, and a physician directory.
Public Health Nursing
In the home and community, public health nursing services
are provided in the areas of maternal and children’s
health, chronic disease case management, tuberculosis,
lead poisoning, SIDS, communicable disease, and adult
health. Public health nurses in Madera County primarily
work with the preventive health care needs of low-income,
uninsured families and individuals through case management
of services needed in order to promote and maintain optimum
wellness for individuals, families and the community.
Case management services are initiated through family
home visitation and utilize the nursing process to assess,
counsel, educate, provide resources and referral services,
and evaluate the effectiveness of each individual family
service plan. For client referral form, click here. To
review other programs managed by the Public Health Nursing
department, and explore additional website information:
- California Children’s Services Program
- Communicable Disease Control
- Children’s Health and Disability Prevention
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- Preventive Health Care for Adults
- Links to Other Websites
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
(CLPPP)
The goal of the CLPPP is to prevent lead poisoning in children
by pro-active action to educate the public regarding the hazards
of lead poisoning, and to provide a comprehensive response to
support lead burdened children, their families and the community.
The CLPPP outreach and education activities include: assembling
quarterly Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Task Force meetings,
working with Children’s Health and Disability Prevention
program providers to increase the number of children screened
for lead poisoning, providing outreach information at local health
fairs, and providing education to high-risk groups.
The public health nurse acts as a case manager to assist families
of physician identified cases. The nurse provides appropriate
health care referral, educates families about lead poisoning
prevention, follows individual cases for compliance with care,
works cooperatively with the environmental health department
to assess environmental concerns, and provides appropriate documentation
and reporting to the state. A toll free number, 1-800-427-6897,
is available to contact the CLPPP Coordinator for any questions
or referrals to the program. Additional information may be found
on these websites:
Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
http://www.aeclp.org/
A national, public interest organization created to launch a
comprehensive attack on the epidemic of childhood lead poisoning.
California Department of Health Services, Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention Branch
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/childlead
Tracks lead exposure statewide, monitors the management of lead
burdened children, and continues State and national leadership
through research, policy development and standard setting.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
http://cpsc.gov/
Identifies and regulates sources of lead exposure in consumer
products.
The National Center for Lead-Safe Housing
http://leadsafehousing.org/
Seeks to develop, validate and promote the adoption of cost-effective,
practical strategies that sharply reduce the incidence of lead
poisoning while preserving the nation’s stock of affordable
housing.
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