Child Health Services

410-479-8000

Outreach Education

· Immunizations by Age Two

· Testing for Lead Poisoning @ One & Two Years of Age

MCHP (Maryland Children’s Health Program)    www.dhmh.state.md.us

· Free cost health insurance benefits to children and pregnant women in Maryland

Families and Children (FAC)  www.dhmh.state.md.us/ma4families

WIC (Women, Infants & Children)  www.mdwic.org

· Nutrition education and supplemental food services for eligible pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children.

VFC (Vaccines Free for Children) Immunization Clinic

Children with Special Health Care Needs

· Nursing case management

· Diagnostic & Advisory Clinic with partner Kennedy Krieger Clinic

· Children’s Medical Services Applications

Lead Poisoning Program

· Public Health Nursing case management

· Official Notice to Tenants/Landlords

· Recalls for products with harmful lead content

School Health Program

· Nurse Practitioner Services (New entrant physicals, sports and vocation school physicals, sick calls)

· Vision screening in Kindergarten, 4^th and 9^th grades

· Hearing screening in Kindergarten, 4^th and 9^th grades

· Review of school immunization records

Administrative Care Coordination Unit (ACCU)/ Ombudsman

· Coordination of care and navigation of the Medical Assistance Programs for those eligible for MA or potentially eligible

Developmental Disabilities    www.ddamaryland.org

· Provision of case management and resource coordination to help those with developmental disabilities

· Services include:

1.    Residential, day and support services

2.    development of written service agreements

3.    monitoring of services rendered

4.    advocacy on behalf of the individual with disabilities

Infants and Toddlers Program

• Interagency program for families with infants/toddlers who may be experiencing a delay in development or who have a diagnosed condition that has a high probability of delay

Child Fatality Review Team

• Recommendations for improvements as a result of a Multidisciplinary team  review of deaths to Caroline County children

ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR INFORMATION

www.cdc.gov/nip

www.vaccineinformation.org

www.leadsafe.org

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