Calvert County Health Department

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Maternal and Child Health

The Calvert County Maternal Child Health Program helps 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 home visiting an case management, to improve pregnancy outcomes and to improve the emotional, social and physical development of children. Nurses who care, want to help you and services are at no cost. Call one of the nurse case managers today for more information: 410-535-5400, x400, 405 or 323

Programs include:

Healthy Beginnings/ Healthy Beginnings Too

Will assist women with a substance use disorder who need WIC, substance use counseling, mental health services and assistance locating an obstetrician.
Provide education on pregnancy, childbirth, and infant care.
Goal is to have a healthy mother & baby with the mother-to-be an nurse working together as a team.
Case management provided while pregnant and up to three years old.
For services call 410-535-5400, x400.

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.

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Community and provider education and outreach.
Case management for children with elevated blood lead levels.
Information for landlords.

Other Calvert County Resources:

Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)

WIC is a federally funded program that provides healthy supplemental foods and nutrition counseling for pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children under age five. WIC also provides breastfeeding counseling, support and referrals to various social and health resources. The Southern Maryland WIC Program serves over 5000 clients annually in Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s County.
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Calvert County Infants and Toddlers Program

The Infants and Toddlers program helps families who have concerns about their child’s development from birth through age two. Call 443-550-8379 to speak confidentially with a child development specialist.

Child Find

The Preschool Child Find is to locate and evaluate children ages 3-5 not yet enrolled in public school who are suspected of having a developmental delay or disability. If it is determined that the disability interferes with learning, special education services may be recommended. Call 443-550-8381, screenings, evaluation, and any additional services deemed necessary are available at no cost.

Healthy Families/PAT

Healthy Families/PAT is a free program that begins providing parenting support services before your baby is born or up to 3 months of age, and can continue to support parents until you child is in preschool. Please call 410-550-8050 for more information.

Links for Further Information:
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Maryland State Dept. of Education-Special Education Division