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Mission, Partners, Populations Served, and
Priorities
What is the mission of the Office of Maternal and Child Health?
The Office of Maternal and Child Health works to protect and improve the health of people in Washington with a focus on women, infants, children, adolescents, and their families.
How does OMCH achieve its mission?
The Office of Maternal and Child Health works with many local,
state, and federal partners to achieve its mission. The office
provides technical assistance, financial support, and data and
information to its public health partners to support a broad
range of activities including:
- Developing and disseminating health education materials for
consumers and health care providers.
- Delivering vaccines to all children in Washington State
under age 19 years.
- Coordinating care for children with special health care
needs.
- Developing policies related to maternal and child health.
- Developing and distributing health and safety guidelines for child care settings.
- Improving access to oral health care.
- Evaluating maternal and child health programs.
- Working with health care professionals to promote practices that improve the health of pregnant women and newborns.
Who are our partners?
Our partners include universities, hospitals, health care providers, families, the Department of Social and Health
Services and other state agencies, the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies, community
organizations, and the
35 local health jurisdictions in Washington State.
What populations do we serve?
Activities supported by the Office of Maternal and Child Health serve:
- Preconception, pregnant, and postpartum women.
- Children with special health care needs.
- Infants from birth to age 1 year.
- Children aged 1 to 5 years.
- Children and adolescents aged 6 - 21 years.
- Families.
- Adults.
How does the Office of Maternal and Child Health identify statewide maternal and child health priorities?
The Office of Maternal and Child Health conducts a needs assessment every five years as part of a federal block grant
application and reporting process. Each needs assessment includes input from our public health partners and members of
the public. Working together, these groups identify the top maternal and child health priorities for Washington State.
The Office of Maternal and Child Health completed its most recent needs assessment in 2005. A description of the
2005 Needs Assessment is included in the
2006 Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Application and 2004 Annual Report.
What maternal and child health priorities were identified in the 2005 Needs Assessment?
The Office of Maternal and Child Health and its partners identified the following nine maternal and child health priority
outcomes during the
2005 Needs Assessment. The titles are linked to issue briefs, which describe the intent of each priority, data
associated with the issue, and activities supported by OMCH.
Introduction and Background (PDF, 101KB)
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Adequate nutrition and physical activity (PDF, 156KB)
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Lifestyles free of substance use and addiction (PDF, 157KB)
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Optimal mental health and healthy relationships (PDF, 162KB)
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Health Equity (PDF, 80KB)
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Safe and healthy communities (PDF, 180KB)
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Healthy physical growth and cognitive development (PDF, 168KB)
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Sexually responsible and healthy adolescents and women (PDF, 154KB)
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Access to preventive and treatment services for the maternal and child population (PDF, 226KB)
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Quality screening, identification, intervention, and care coordination (PDF, 188KB)
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