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Maternal and Child Health Access (MCHA) improves the health of low income women and families through advocacy, education, training and direct services.
CHA
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
and working poor people;
- Educational and Support Classes,
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
hope to include online
sales.
- 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 our newest program, a free, voluntary family engagement program that focuses on education and support for expectant women and mothers of newborns. The program is 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
meetings and 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
LISTSERVS.
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
review
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
GROW!
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