Free Health Check-ups for Eligible Children

CHDP Program provides FREE health check-ups to 
- Help children and teens stay healthy
- Find health problems before they become painful and expensive 

- Low Income Families - Birth to 19 Years. 
  No documentation or residency required!
Or 
- Medi-cal Participants up to 21 years 
  If your child has Medi-Cal, ask your doctor or health plan for CHDP check-ups

- Call 1-800-993-2437 for the names of CHDP Health Care Providers, Dental Providers, Optometry Providers, Medical Specialty Providers, Developmental and Ophthalmology Providers in your area. 
- Try the online provider search. 
- Try the online dental provider search. 

For More Information, Please Click Here to visit our State Web Site.

American Academy of Pediatrics
Decicated to the Health of All Children
http://aap.org

http://www.brightfutures.aap.org

BACKGROUND

Child welfare agencies and local health departments have long  
recognized that Public Health Nurses (PHN) are uniquely
positioned to develop and implement the recommendations for  
improving the health care of children in foster care outlined
by the Welfare League of America and the American Academy
of Pediatrics.

STATISTICS

There are approximately 37,800 children that are under the supervision  
of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in Los Angeles County.

Approximately 2,000 of these children are also under the supervision of the Probation Department.

The PHNs are co-located with Children's Social Workers (CSW) at 19 DCFS sites and two probation
sites throughout Los Angeles County.

There are approximately 79 CHDP/HCPCFC PHNs in this program. Three nurses are consultants for
Probation officers and 69 nurses are consultants for the CSW.
This also includes six nurse supervisors and one nurse manager.

In addition, DCFS has approximately 45 PHNs, including 40 nurse consultants for the CSW,
five nurse supervisors and one nurse manager.

Public Health Nurse Scope of Work

Public Health Nurses assist the CSW and Probation Officers by:
Providing nursing expertise in the assessment of the health records of children in foster care and probation. PHNs identify and prioritize the follow-up on health services to include: medical, dental, mental and developmental health needs.

Assisting with the coordination of health services by making referrals to the appropriate community agencies such as: CHDP providers, dental providers, Regional Center, mental health services, California Children Services, specialty providers, nutritional counseling, Failure to Thrive Clinics and other community resources. These services are also provided for children that are placed "out of county" and "out of state".

Participating in team conferences or multidisciplinary teams to review the child's health needs and treatment plans.

Participating with CSW on home, office, school or hospital visit to collect and evaluate health information in order to make appropriate recommendations and referrals.

Updating the child's Health and Education Passport (computerized medical record) with verified health information to promote continuity of care.