Maternal and Child Health
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Through a cooperative agreement with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), NACCHO has undertaken a number of activities to support the efforts of local health departments (LHDs) to improve the health of women, children, and families. More »
The Emerging Issues in Maternal and Child Health (E-MCH) series provides cutting edge research, policy, and programmatic strategies for the most pressing issues facing public health in the United States. The series highlights research, information, and collaborative efforts between state and local health departments on a variety of MCH topics. October E-MCH Topic – Life-Course Health Development Model 
Brevard County (FL) Health Department's Maternal Health Services Program
The goal of this program is to provide high quality, comprehensive maternity services to all of Brevard’'s pregnant women by identifying and removing barriers to prenatal care; providing comprehensive, high quality ante partum care; improving high risk maternity care; ensuring continuity of care; reducing litigation issues between health department clients and private providers; and improving maternal/infant outcomes. This program has successfully met, and continues to meet, the needs of all pregnant women in Brevard, surpassing Healthy People 2010 goals. To learn more about the Maternal Health Services Program, visit http://www.naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/database/index.cfm. |
