Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health (MCAH)

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The Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division supports the vision of the Center for Family Health by implementing strategies to improve health; support the development of children and adolescents; and foster health, well-being and equity across the reproductive life course. 

Local funding for this program comes from the federal Title V Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant. The grant involves partnership on the federal, state, and local level, and allows flexibility for local counties to address the unique needs of their MCAH populations.

Every five years the MCAH program is required to complete a community needs assessment, reviewing the health and wellness of women, children, and families residing in Mono County.  As part of this assessment, community input was gathered via the Mono County Health Survey to help guide future work and improve the health of local residents.

The following needs were identified from the 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA):​

  • SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
  • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCESS, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT
  • CLINICAL CARE ACCESS AND PREVENTATIVE CARE
  • DENTAL CARE ACCESS AND PREVENTATIVE CARE

For information about how the community plans to address these concerns, please see the CHNA Implementation Plan

 

UPDATED: Mono County 20/21 bilingual Resource Guide

 

Family Planning and Prenatal Care Guidance
Free Resources / Recursos gratuitos:

Pregnancy testing/ Prueba de embarazo

Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing/ Pruebas infecciones transmitidas sexualmente

Health Insurance assistance/ Asistencia de seguro medico

WIC referral/ Referencia para el WIC

Prenatal vitamins/ Vitaminas prenatales

Birth Control Counseling and referrals/ Consejería de anti conceptivos y referencias

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Teen Health
The Mono County Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health program has identified the following priorities for Adolescents in the next 5 years (2020-2025) in response to the Community Health Needs Assessment/Improvement Plan:
  • Increase Oral Health awareness, knowledge, and self responsibility by developing positive, life-long oral health behaviors. Improve access and provide linkage to care to low-cost or free preventative dental care and treatment. 
Children and Youth with special health care needs

 If you have content that you would like to add to this page, please email Jacinda Croissant at jcroissant@mono.ca.gov.

Free Public Health Clinic Services:

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