Vision: All women,
men, infants, children, adolescent, and their families
in Los Angeles County will thrive in a safe, healthy,
and nurturing environment.
Mission: To maximize
the health and quality of life for all women, infants,
children, and adolescents and their families in Los
Angeles County.
The Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH)
Programs is a division of the Department of Public
Health in Los Angeles County. It is responsible for the
planning, implementing and evaluating of services that
address the health priorities and primary needs of
infants, mothers, fathers, children and adolescents, and
their families in Los Angeles County through ongoing
assessment, policy development and quality assurance.
The MCAH staff is comprised of a multidisciplinary team
of physicians, public health nurses, policy analysts,
administrators, nutritionists, health educators, social
workers, research analysts, epidemiologists, data
systems analysts, and support staff. The majority (85%)
of the MCAH budget comes from federal and state grants.
In addition we actively partner with community-based
organizations to fulfill community needs.
The following is an alphabetical list of programs and
units within MCAH:
Black Infant Health (BIH)
Child and Adolescent Health
Program and Policy (CAHPP)
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP)
Children's Health Outreach
Initiatives (CHOI)
Comprehensive
Perinatal Services Program (CPSP)
Fetal Infant Mortality Review
(FIMR) Program
Newborn Screening
Nurse - Family Partnership (NFP)
Reproductive Health Programs
Research, Evaluation and Planning
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS) Program
MCAH Program Overview and Fact Sheets
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