Calvert County Health Department
Maternal and Child Health
The Calvert County Maternal Child Health Program assists pregnant women to access and properly utilize health related services, to practice healthy behaviors, and to utilize good parenting skills. Additionally there are infants, children, and adolescents with special health care and psychosocial needs who are at risk for poor life outcomes due to difficulties accessing care. At risk women and children are referred to the program for evaluation and needed services, placing a strong emphasis on frequent home visiting and case management, to improve pregnancy outcomes and to improve the emotional, social, and physical development of children.
Programs include:
Healthy Start:
Program for pregnant women and children from conception to two years of age
Registered nurses are home visiting case managers
Referrals to medical and service providers
Childbirth and childcare education
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Provides single point of entry services for special needs children from birth to
twenty-one years of age
Assists children and families with access to care issues
Provides case management services
Provides community and provider education and outreach
Infant and Toddlers
Program for children from 1-3 years with developmental delays
Referrals for screening and evaluation services
Provides service coordination/case management services
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Community and provider education and outreach
Case management for children with elevated blood lead levels
Information for landlords
Improved Pregnancy Outcome Project
Cases with poor pregnancy outcomes or high risks are reviewed
Case review team
Community action team
Provider and community outreach and education
Contact Information:
410.535.5400 (Local)
301.855.1353 (Washington Line)
410.269.1051 (Baltimore Line)
410.535.5285 (Fax)
E-Mail: dhmh-dl-calchd-communityhealthcchd@maryland.gov
Links for Further Information:
www.healthystartassoc.org
National Healthy Start Association
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/actearly/
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/earlyinterv/
Maryland State Dept. of Education-Special Education Division
