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Maternal
and
Child
Health
Access
(MCHA)
is
dedicated
to
ensuring
meaningful
access
to
health
and
social
services
for
low-income
women
and
their
families and
to
helping
them
improve
the
quality
of
their
lives.
MCHA
provides
information,
support,
and
technical
assistance
to
health
and
social
service
organizations,
assists
individual
women
to
achieve
healthy
pregnancies
and
obtain
quality
health
care
for
themselves
and
their
children,
and educates
policymakers
and
the
general
public
to
improve
the
health
and
social
services systems
for
all
low
income
women
and
families
and
to
benefit
the
entire
community
in
which
we
live.
Our
Programs
and
Services
links
include:
- Training
and
Education with
materials
used
at
Core
"We've
Got
You
Covered!"
trainings,
including
our
popular
income
charts
for
health
care
programs,
our
program
fact
sheets
and
our
colorful
bar
chart
illustrating
the
many
health
programs
available
in
the
state
and
Los
Angeles
County.
-
Perinatal
Outreach
and
Education,
about
our
direct
services
work
with
pregnant
and
parenting
women;
- Breastfeeding
Support
Groups,
to
know
more
about
the
remarkable
success
our
clients
have
had
breastfeeding;
- Outreach
and
Education,
our
program
that
serves
the
health
care
coverage
and
services
needs
for
low-income
people;
- Health
Education,
about
our
weekly
classes
with
our
clients;
- Monthly
Meetings lists
minutes
from
our
policy,
advocacy
and
networking
meetings
held
the
third
Thursday
of
the
month;
- Women's
Art
Collective,
where
we
will
eventually
feature
sales
online.
- Food Stamps/SNAP - Access to fresh, healthy food is as integral to good health as access to insurance. Through a grant from the California Association of Food Banks, Maternal and Child Health Access has been able to partner with Los Angeles County Department of Social Services (DPSS) to become a Food Stamps Program outreach site.
- Welcome Baby! is a free, voluntary family engagement program that focuses on education and support for expectant women and mothers of newborns. The program will be offered to all pregnant women, regardless of income or risk factors, who deliver at California Hospital Medical Center.
Our
Policy
and
Advocacy
links
provide
information
on
Maternal
and
Child
Health-related
legislation
and
alerts.
Be
sure
to
check
out
our
Calendar
for
the
details
on
upcoming
events
and
to
sign
up
for
trainings.
Join
our
mailing
lists
under
About
MCHA.
You
may
choose
from
our
quarterly
newsletters,
monthly
mailing,
healthcare
advocate
or
newborn
enrollment
list
serve.
If
you
would
like
to
contribute
to
MCHA,
please
see
our
Donations
links.
Here
you
can
make
a
secure
donation with
a
credit
card.
You
can
also
peruse
our
"Wish
List"
of
items
for
the
office
and
our
clients.
We
are
deeply
grateful
for
your
financial
and
material
support.
And
don’t
miss
our
changing
MCHA
photos
in
the
lower
left-hand
corner
as
you
peruse
the
site.
Let
us
know
what
you
think
at
info@mchaccess.org
and
watch
our
website
features
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