About Us
The mission of Maternal Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) is 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 that are 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.
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
Programs
- Breastfeeding (resources for the public, professional, and hospitals)
- Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP) (a perinatal support services program provided by certified CPSP providers)
Every Woman OC
Every Woman OC is a resource for anyone who is thinking of becoming pregnant, is pregnant, or has a new baby. Our goal is to provide you with information and resources necessary to experience pregnancy and parenting in a safe and healthy way. Visit www.everywomanoc.org or download the brochure for more information.
- 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)
- Nurse-Family Partnership® is an evidenced-based, nurse home visiting program that improves the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income, first-time parents and their children.
- Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD) are related to mood and anxiety symptoms that occur during pregnancy or up to one year postpartum.
- Pregnant and Parenting Teens (a case management program for pregnant and parenting teens)
- 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)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (a program that provides home visits to support families who experience SIDS death)
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