Orange County's MCAH Program goals are to promote the health of every women of childbearing age and protect and support pregnant women, children, and families.
MCAH Priorities
- Improve birth outcomes
- Reduce the number of uninsured children
- Reduce high-risk adolescent behavior
- Increase immunization rates
- Increase exclusive breastfeeding rates
- Reduce the number of overweight and obese children
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These goals are accomplished through the following programs:
- Prenatal Care (if you are pregnant or think you are pregnant, getting into early and regular prenatal care can improve pregnancy outcomes and deliver a healthy baby)
- Having a Healthy Pregnancy (learn what you can do before, during, and after pregnancy to give your baby a healthy start to life)
- Healthy Body, Mind, and Environment (find information about health considerations for women and their partners before they become pregnant for the first time or between pregnancies, often called preconception health)
- Breastfeeding (underconstruction) (resources for the public, professional, and hospitals)
- Pregnant and Parenting Teens (a case management program for pregnant and parenting teens)
- Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP) (a perinatal support services program provided by certified CPSP providers)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (a program that provides home visit follow-ups for families who experience SIDS death)
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About Us
The mission of MCAH Program is to improve our MCAH network to advance Orange County (OC) as a place where all women of reproductive age, infants, children, adolescent, and families will live in a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment. MCAH Program is responsible for the planning, implementing and evaluating of services that address the health priorities and primary needs of infants, mothers, children and adolescents, and their families in Orange County through ongoing assessment, policy development and quality assurance. Programs funded under MCAH are the Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP), Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Program, Prenatal Care Guidance (PCG) Program, and Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP).
MCAH Programs staff is comprised of physicians, public health nurses, social workers, health educators, epidemiologists, research analysts, nutritionists, administrators, and support staff. Funding is provided through Title V, XIX (Medicaid), and local County Fund.
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