Workshops, technical assistance, and in-service education offered. Services include examination, health screening, education, counseling and contraceptive methods. Also provides community education and training, a Male Involvement Program, the Family Violence-Sexual Abuse Project and Transitions training. Newborn Metabolic Disorders Screening, Sickle Cell Disease, Prenatal Genetics, Genetic Services, Birth Defects Registry, Developmental Disability Prevention, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention, and Hemophilia Surveillance. Workshops, in-service education, and technical assistance offered.
Women receive risk assessment, social work and nutrition services, and health education.
At the state level, the maternity program sets standards and policies, provides continuing education and technical assis-tance, and conducts quality assurance and program evaluation. Promotes healthy eating patterns and good nutrition to improve quality of life and encourage health promotion and disease prevention. Public health nutritionists in county health departments provide direct services to clients including nutrition assessment, counseling and referral to other programs. Provides direct social work services to clients who are experiencing psychosocial issues or concerns that are, or have the potential, for negatively impacting the client s health status. Social workers in county health departments provide counseling, case manage-ment and community organizational services.