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Maternal & Child Health Services
Maternal
and Child Health Services Block Grant
The Maternal and Child Health Block Grant is included under Title V of the Social Security Act. The purpose of these block grants to the states is to create Federal/State partnerships to develop service systems in local communities to assure access to quality care for women, infants, and children.
The Scott County Health Department receives some of this funding through the Iowa Department of Public Health for maternal and child health services. The following area agencies subcontract with the Scott County Health Department to provide services:
- Edgerton Women's Health Center, to provide maternal health services and house the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, and
- Community Health Care, to provide child health services.
Please see further information about these agencies below.
Maternal Health
Services for Maternal Health are provided at:
Edgerton Women’s Health CenterGenesis Medical Center
1510 East Rusholme Street
Davenport, Iowa 52803
(563) 359-6633
http://www.maternal.org
Maternal Health Services are provided by physicians, nurses, dental hygienists, and social workers at local agencies. Services provided include:
- Care coordination for pregnant women and additional services for women at high risk
- Prenatal risk assessment upon entry into care and as indicated
- Early case finding to assist women in accessing prenatal care
- Ongoing prenatal and postpartum care
- Preparation for labor, delivery, and infant care
- Help in arranging for delivery
- Health education
- Oral health assessment and dental referral
- Social assessment and referral
- Referral for family planning and child health services
- Presumptive eligibility for Medicaid
Child Health
Child
Health services are provided at:
500 W. River Drive
Davenport, Iowa 5280
(563) 336-3000
http://www.davchc.com
Child Health services are provided by physicians, nurses, dental hygienists, and social workers at local agencies. Services provided include:
- Care coordination
- Health assessments through history and physical examinations
- Payment for selective diagnostic tests and prescriptions
- Immunizations
- Developmental screening
- Vision screening
- Lead screening
- Hearing and speech screening
- Oral health assessment and dental referral
- Health education
- Nutrition assessment and counseling
- Social assessment and referral
- Referrals to other care providers
- Assistance with application for state child health insurance program (hawk-i)
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
WIC services are provided at:
- Edgerton Women’s Health Center
Genesis Medical Center
1510 East Rusholme Street
Davenport, Iowa 52803
(563) 359-6635 - Friendly House
1221 N. Myrtle Street
Davenport, Iowa 52804
(563) 322-1105
(800) 532-1579
http://www.maternal.org/wic.html
- Supplemental foods for women and children under 5 years of age
- Nutrition education
- Nutrition assessment and counseling
- Immunizations
- Referrals to other health care providers
WIC is a health program that serves pregnant and postpartum women, and children under the age of 5. WIC provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to other health care agencies. Eligibility is based on income, Iowa residence, and a medical or dietary need. There are WIC clinics in all 99 counties.
Participants receive checks for specific nutritious foods redeemable at over 700 grocery stores and pharmacies across Iowa. Depending on their nutrition needs, participants may receive milk, cheese, juice, eggs, iron-fortified cereal, dried beans, and peanut butter. WIC encourages women to breastfeed as the most nutritious way to feed their babies. Breastfeeding women may receive carrots, tuna, and additional quantities of cheese, juice, and peanut butter or dried beans. Babies who are not breastfed receive infant formula.