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Public Health Community Nursing
Public Health Nursing

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:

• Nurse-Family Partnership (A program for pregnant teens)

• Medically High Risk Newborns

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