CDPH MCAH Data Dashboards

About Us

Maternal Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH)’s mission is to make Orange County (OC) a place where all women of reproductive age, as well as infants, children, adolescents, and all families live in a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment. MCAH focuses on addressing the health priorities and primary needs of infants, mothers, children and adolescents, and their families in Orange County. MCAH is responsible for the Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP), Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Program, Perinatal Assessment and Coordination Team (PACT), Nurse-Family Partnership®, 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, Title XIX (Medicaid), and local County Fund. 

MCAH Priorities

1. Improve birth outcomes
2. Reduce the number of uninsured children
3. Reduce high-risk adolescent behavior
4. Increase immunization rates
5. Increase exclusive breastfeeding rates
6. Reduce the number of overweight and obese children

Programs

• Breastfeeding (resources for the public, professional, and hospitals)
• Nurse-Family Partnership® (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 Assessment And Coordination Team (PACT) (a visitation program for prenatal and parenting women including women who have substance use disorder and/or HIV infection. This program also provides nurse visits to Medically High-Risk Newborns (MHRN).)
• Pregnant and Parenting Teens (a case management program for pregnant and parenting teens)
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (a program that provides home visits to support families who experience SIDS death)

Links to Other Services

• Birth Certificates
• California Children's Services (CCS)
• California SIDS Program
• FamilyPACT
• HIV Testing
• Health Referral Line (HRL) - Page Coming Soon
• Immunizations
• Mental Health
• OC Child Passenger Safety Resource Guide
• OC Resources for Community Partners Serving the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Population
• Diabetes Management and Prevention Resources in Orange County
• Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program (a case management program for infants born to mothers who are carriers of the hepatitis B virus) Contact the Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator at 714-834-7888
• Perinatal Substance Abuse Services (PSASI)
• Safely Surrendered Baby
• Tobacco Use Prevention
• Women, Infant & Children (WIC) Nutrition Services