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Specialized Public Health
Nursing
Public Health Nursing Specialized Public Health Nursing provides services to targeted
high risk populations of children in foster care and to pregnant
women with histories of substance abuse and/or HIV infection.
CALWorks Public Health Nursing
CALWorks Public Health Nurses provide assessment of medical
barriers, health education, and health resource development to
CalWorks clients and their families upon referral from Social
Service Agency staff. Referrals can also come via
multi-disciplinary meetings held to assist the client to
self-sufficiency by examining present barriers to their active
participation.
Child Abuse Services Team (Cast)
A county public-private partnership of Orange County’s Social
Services Agency, Health Care Agency, and the District Attorney’s
Office and the non-profit Orange County Child Abuse Prevention
Center, formed to decrease the trauma for abused children and
their families by offering a coordinated child-friendly approach
to child abuse investigations. CAST conducts forensic interviews
and forensic medical examinations, provides expert legal
testimony, and supports victims and non-offending family members
with mental health crisis intervention services and voluntary
child advocacy services.
Foster Care Public Health Nursing
Information line: (714) 704-8530
Public Health nurses provide nursing consultation, education,
and coordination of care services to social workers and
substitute care providers to ensure that all children in the
child welfare system receive regular, preventative health care
and appropriate follow-up for identified medical conditions.
Perinatal Substance Abuse Service
Initiative/Assessment and Coordination Team (PSASI/ACT)
Information line: (714) 704-8581
Public Health nurses provide home visitation and intensive
intervention services to pregnant women with histories of
substance abuse and their families throughout pregnancy and up
to 6-12 months after delivery. Program goals are to ensure
appropriate perinatal care, optimize the health of newborn, and
support recovery and stable living environments.
Preventive Health Care for Adults
(PHCA) (Senior Services)
Information line: (714) 972-3745
Preventive Health Care for Adults (PHCA) services are provided
by Public Health Nurses at countywide senior sites. All
individuals 50 years and older are eligible with no share of
cost.
Senior Health
Outreach & Prevention Program (SHOPP)
Information line: (714) 972-3700
The Senior Health Outreach & Prevention Program (SHOPP), funded
by Tobacco Settlement Revenue, is a collaborative effort between
the County of Orange Public Health and Behavioral Health
Services. SHOPP provides community outreach and home visitation
to low income, uninsured, or underserved adults with an unmet
healthcare need. Priority is given to frail older adults.
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