Public Health Community Nursing provides nursing
services in the home and community with a focus on communicable
disease investigation and maternal-child health for high risk
adolescents, women and their children.
For more information or to make a
referral please contact the office for your service area, or call
(714) 834-7747. Click here for a list of
Service Areas.
The Public Health Community Nursing
Mission is to improve the health of our community by providing
quality Public Health Community Nursing services.
Services include:
Communicable Disease Investigation:
Investigation of selected
reportable communicable diseases and cases found in the
community
Case management of persons who
require laboratory testing in sensitive occupations/situation to
prevent spread of the disease
Education regarding transmission
and prevention of communicable diseases
Referral for follow-up as needed
Infant and Child Health:
Assessment, health teaching,
referral and follow-up of:
Prematurity
Perinatal substance exposure
Developmental delays
Sick child
Congenital conditions
Emphasizing:
Developmental screening tests
Parent/child interaction
assessments
Preparation for hospital
discharge
Facilitation of family
support system
Use of special equipment
Understanding of medical
conditions
Follow-up of physician’s
recommendations
Promotion of healthy
practices, including immunizations and well-child care
Infant/child stimulation for
developmental progress
o Nutrition
Signs and symptoms of illness
and prevention of illnesses
Understanding of child’s
behavior/psychosocial problems
Safety promotion and injury
prevention, including car seat safety
Maternal Health:
Prenatal Education:
Fetal growth and development
Labor and delivery
Physiological changes
Early infant care
Health/nutrition/Family
planning
Breastfeeding
Services after delivery:
Provide postpartum/newborn
assessments
Teach infant care and feeding
Teach breastfeeding
techniques
Teach birth control methods
Refer for medical follow-up
as needed
Education/resources to pregnant
and parenting teens
Education on maternal substance
abuse
Grief and loss counseling and
support for perinatal loss/Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Project Connections Family Resource Center (FRC) - Health Access:
Public Health Nurses provide
consultation to Family Resource Center Health Access Teams and home
visitation to families referred to the FRCs. The Health Access goal
is to link families to a health care home/immunization resource and
funding for both. The Public Health Nurse and the Promotoras (health
promoters) team up to provide in-home assessments, interventions and
case management to meet family needs.
Public Health Community Nursing
also includes these programs:
