Through our local health centers, we provide complete well-child care, including physical exams, educational material and diagnostic hearing and vision, medical evaluations, lead rescreening and treatment and phone consultation for pediatric concerns on child health topics including immunizations. The program assists families by linking their children to a primary health care provider for periodic comprehensive health assessments, developmental monitoring, and referrals to appropriate services. Data is collected to plan and develop programs to improve the health, social development and education outcomes of the children. This program provides information and educational materials on child safety issues. It offers organized safety fairs and other safety events for the community and provides resources and information on bicycle helmets, child safety seats, playground, burn and water safety.
Programs are available for schools, health fairs etc.
This program facilitates access to early intervention services such as assisted technology devices, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychological services, social work, special instruction, speech-language pathology, nursing services, medical diagnostic services, audiology, vision services, health services, family training and counseling. This is a preventive health care program for Medicaid eligible children birth to 21 years of age in Fulton County. The program provides early and periodic complete physical exams to evaluate the general physical and mental health, growth, development and nutritional status of infants, children and youth, in addition to outreach tracking, and Follow-Up Services. The purpose is to prevent the occurrence and transmission of vaccine preventable disease in all age groups. The WIC program is a federally funded nutrition program for pregnant, breast-feeding, and post partum women, infants and children under the age of five.