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Child and Family Health

Description and Mission of the Program

The Maternal, Child and Family Health program of the Cowlitz County Health Department provides a number of services to the residents of Cowlitz County.

The mission of the program is to promote the health and wellness of women, children and their families.  Community partners include:  Planned Parenthood, Parents Place, Family Health Center, Head Start, Peace Health and private health care providers.

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What services are provided by Health Department professionals for Cowlitz County?

  • Public Health Nurses will do a Work First evaluation upon referral from DSHS.

  • Provide education and consultation to families to increase parenting skills.

  • Facilitate access to medical, educational, social, psychological and support services for families at risk. 

  • Referrals to state funded health insurance programs.

  • Consultation and assessment by a public health nurse of children with special health care needs, pregnant women and their families.

  • Family planning services referrals.

  • Integrated Maternity Support Services for pregnant women, parenting support for parents of newborns/infants, childbirth education, child care while at medical appointments and transportation to medical appointments.

  • Collaboration with social workers and/or foster parents to develop and implement preventative, treatment, therapeutic and /or rehabilitative measures for children in foster care more than 90 days and children with special health care needs.

  • Referrals to private health care providers for diagnosis and treatment of medical problems for children, expecting mothers and their families.

Community Partners

  • Planned Parenthood of Western Washington

  • Family Health Center

  • Parents Place

  • Private health care providers

 

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Updated On:  December 15, 2009