The vision of Community Health and Prevention Services is “healthy people in healthy communities.” This vision is achieved by addressing the underlying community factors that impact health, such as ensuring safe places to live, work, and play, access to health care services, healthy foods, and the community resources needed to maintain well-being and quality of life.
Community Health and Prevention is committed to working in partnership with the community to build on and learn from the strengths and diversity that exist in order to promote policy and environmental change to prevent and reduce chronic diseases.
Community Health and Prevention embraces strategies that are community-based, culturally and linguistically appropriate, client centered, evidence-based and responsive to the needs of the community.
The following programs are included in Community Health and Prevention Services:
The CCS program provides diagnostic and treatment services, medical case management, and physical and occupational therapy services to children under age 21 with CCS-eligible medical conditions. Some families may be required to pay an annual assessment fee and/or annual enrollment fee. The annual assessment fee is $20, and the annual enrollment fee is calculated based on income and family size.
If your child has a catastrophic or serious medical condition, the California Children Services (CCS) program may be able to provide financial assistance for diagnostic evaluation and treatment up to age 21. Physical and occupational therapy services also are available. Applicants must meet medical, financial, and residential eligibility requirements.
The Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) program provides complete health assessments for the early detection and prevention of disease and disabilities in children and youth. Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) is funded through CHDP and provides comprehensive health care, and documentation for youth placed in foster care system. Applications are completed at the office or clinic of an enrolled CHDP provider. Contact the CHDP program listed above for CHDP providers in your area.
Eligibility criteria:
Children with full scope Medi-Cal and children with a high share of cost Medi-Cal
Low to moderate income (200% of federal income guidelines) children from birth to 19 years of age
Children in Foster Care
Children in Head Start and State Pre-School Programs
Care Coordination at Home - Public Health Nurse Home Visits for High Risk Infants, Children, and Adults
Public Health Nurses provide in-home assessment and ongoing case management to meet identified needs which arise due to complex medical and/or psycho-social conditions. These conditions may be chronic or acute and lead to unmet needs for a variety of reasons. Services are available through three programs:
Early Start for infants and children, birth to 3 with or at risk for any type of developmental delay
Marin City/Southern Marin Case Management for clients of any age with unmet medical needs
Collaborative Services with CALWorks, targeting families participating in CALWorks
For further information, contact Lael Lambert, at 473-6687.
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Program
899 Northgate Dr, Rm 415
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 473-3078
Email: sforkel@co.marin.ca.us
Marin County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) works towards eliminating childhood lead poisoning by raising awareness of lead poisoning among residents and child caregivers, working with healthcare providers to increase screening and early detection of elevated blood lead levels, and advocating for lead-safe environment for the children of Marin. CLPPP also provides comprehensive case management services for lead-poisoned children. For further information, contact Sharayn Forkel, at 473-3078
899 Northgate Dr, Rm 415
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 473-3055
Email: rsmith@co.marin.ca.us
Research tells us that the social conditions of our lives (e.g. employment, housing, and education) impact health more than genetics, behavior, or even medical care. Family Support is an approach to addressing these concerns, which also recognizes that family is the most fundamental influence in the lives and outcomes of children, and families are strong when they are supported by safe and thriving neighborhoods.
The Family Support Initiative is supported by the Family Support Steering Committee, a group of over 15 leaders in Marin, and is guided by the Family Support Blueprint. This group works to:
Create linkages between family support stakeholders
Build political will in support of families in Marin
Respond to priorities identified by families and service providers
The Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Program (MCAH) develops prevention
and early intervention strategies to promote the health of the women, infants,
children, and adolescents of Marin County with a special focus on low-income
populations. MCAH program staff is involved in outreach, advocacy, policy development,
assessment, and program planning to increase access to family-centered, culturally-competent
systems of health services.
Parent Partnership Project is a volunteer home visiting program which provides services to low income pregnant women who are at risk for post partum depression. It is a collaborative project between the MCAH program and Family Service Agency. Community volunteers are trained and supervised by licensed staff and provide home visiting support from the second or third trimester of pregnancy until the baby’s first birthday. For more information contact Linda Ferguson at 473-3038 or lferguson@co.marin.ca.us
For information on family planning services, prenatal care, supplemental nutrition programs (WIC), dental services, pediatric services, and free and low-cost health insurance programs for children and pregnant women, please call: (415) 473-4300.
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The Nutrition Wellness Program provides educational tools and
activities, resources and technical support to promote healthy eating and physical
activity for health maintenance and disease prevention.
The program provides outreach and education to teens and their
parents to prevent unplanned pregnancies, decrease early and un-safe sexual
activity, increase responsible male behavior, and strengthen family relationships.
The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program is a supplemental food and nutrition program for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women and children under age five who have a nutritional risk.
The goal of the program is to decrease the risk of poor birth outcomes and to improve the health of participants during critical times of growth and development. To meet this goal, WIC provides nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion, medical care referrals, and specific supplemental nutritious foods which are high in protein and/or iron.
