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Services and Resources for Health Care Providers

The Office of Healthy Communities works with organizations, public health agencies, universities, other state agencies, and health care providers who develop educational materials and provide other services to care givers and their clients. Here are lists of some services and resources that may be helpful to you.

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Provider Education

  • The Key Indicators of Perinatal Health for Washington Residents (PDF - 265 KB)
    The Key Indicators of Perinatal Health for Washington Residents provides information to identify perinatal health issues and help guide decision-making in state agencies. The indicators were derived from Washington State birth, fetal death, and death certificate data, the First Steps Database, and the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS).

  • Breastfeeding
    The Office of Healthy Communities promotes breastfeeding through work with First Steps agencies (Maternity Support Services and Maternity Case Management), Woment Infant and Children, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, and the Breastfeeding Infant Friendly Workplace Promotion.

  • Regional Perinatal Programs
    Four regional perinatal centers in Washington State provide consultation, continuing education, transport for the referring hospitals within their region, and high-risk medical care for pregnant women and newborns.

  • Perinatal Domestic Violence
    This guide is the product of a collaborative grant between Department of Health and the International Community Health Services Clinic to provide community health clinics with methods for implementation of a culturally relevant domestic violence identification system in a prenatal clinic setting.  The Perinatal Domestic Violence Identification Services Guide offers an assessment tool (PDF, 28KB), suggested activities, tools and protocols. The assessment and activities can be part of a clinic assurance system.  Contact Office of Healthy Communities at 360-236-3505 or MIH Support@doh.wa.gov

  • Identification Services

  • HIV Prevention and Management
    Health care providers can obtain publications about screening and management of HIV infection in pregnant women from the Office of Healthy Communities. Publications include a brochure for patients called "Prenatal Testing for HIV: What you should know," and educational materials for providers regarding best practices and checklists.

  • Substance Abuse During Pregnancy
    The Office of Healthy Communities works to enhance substance abuse screening practices among prenatal providers so more women who experience abuse are identified and receive help.

  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
    The Office of Healthy Communities works collaboratively with the Washington State SIDS Foundation, Prevention and Community Health, and Department of Social and Health Services Health Recovery and Resources Administration on Back to Sleep education campaigns with high risk populations in Washington State. For more information on SIDS, visit these Web sites http://www.sids.org/ or http://nisa-sids.org/ or call 1-800-533-0376.

  • Tobacco
    The First Steps program provides educational materials and methods to providers to help them work with women to stop using tobacco products during and after pregnancy. For additional services on tobacco programs, see www.doh.wa.gov/tobacco/ or call the Quit Line at 1-877-270-7867.

  • Maternity Support Services
    The Office of Healthy Communities provides technical assistance, training and monitors MSS providers statewide.

  • Family Planning
    Maternal and Infant Health/Maternity Support Services works collaboratively with Family Planning and Reproductive Health and Health and Recovery Services Administration (formerly Medical Assistance Administration) to provide continuing  family planning training/updates to First Steps providers and other health care providers in Washington State.

  • Washington State Maternal Child Health Training Plan for Improving Child and Family Health.
    The University of Washington School of Nursing and Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training program provide research-based training and support to the maternal and child health work force in local health jurisdictions and to private First Steps Providers in Washington. Partners in this effort include: Community and Family Health (including Maternal and Infant Health), Health and Recovery Services Administration, and the Public Health Nursing Directors.

  • Children with Special Health Care Needs
    The Office of Healthy Communities supports training and technical assistance to health care providers through partnerships with health plans, pediatric specialty hospitals, University of Washington's Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities program, medical home partnerships and family leadership efforts that help families become equal partners on the child's health team.

  • Immunization
    The Washington State Department of Health Immunization Program CHILD Profile offers information about reliable resources to help you make informed decisions on the importance of immunizations for children, adolescents, and adults.

  • CHILD Profile Health Promotion Materials and Immunization Registry
    CHILD Profile sends health promotion materials (reminders for well-child exams and immunizations) to the parents of all children born in Washington so children will be more likely to get exams and immunizations. Through participation in the immunization registry, providers can access their patients' immunizations and check records quickly to see if immunizations have been missed or are needed.

  • Department of Health Publications
    The Department has a variety of publications designed for consumers and health care providers. To view the catalog, request a free CD of the catalog, or order materials, go to the Health Education Publications page of the H.E.R.E. In Washington Web site.

  • GeneticsEducation Project for Primary Care Providers: Genetics and Your Practice
    This project provides training to health and social service providers about genetics so that they can help residents understand genetics and get the services they need.

  • Gene Clinics
    Gene Clinics is an on-line database of information about genetic tests and other clinical genetics resources.

  • Gene Tests
    A genetic testing resource that includes:  A Genetics Laboratory Directory, a Genetics Clinic Directory, and an introduction to genetic counseling and testing concepts.

  • See your local health department for information about maternal and child health services in your county.

Information and Resources for Health Care Providers

  • Local Health Jurisdictions
    Local health departments across the state have programs to link children with special health care needs to necessary services and programs, including linking families to insurance sources, primarily Medicaid. A Children with Special Health Care Needs Coordinator (82KB) is designated for each county in the state.

  • Healthy Child Care Washington
    The Office of Healthy Communities provides health consultation to child care providers to build a statewide system to promote health and safety in child care.  This system includes special training and components on children with special needs, mental health, and behavioral issues.

  • The Oral Health Program
    The Oral Health Program in the Office of Healthy Communities uses data from the Smile Survey (82KB) to evaluate current activities and to plan programs that prevent dental disease in infants, children and adolescents. The Oral Health Program supports community-based services that include early screenings and referrals for treatment, provision of dental sealants, and early disease interventions through education and the promotion of fluoride use.

  • Answers for Special Kids (ASK) Line 1-800 322-2588 or 1-800-883-6388/TTY
    WithinReach: Essential Resources for Family Health ASK Line, provides Washington families with children with special health care needs local and state resource information on health care coverage, developmental screening, parent and sibling support, adolescent transition resources, recreational opportunities, and more.

  • Neurodevelopmental Centers
    Sixteen Neurodevelopmental Centers provide evaluation, diagnosis, coordinated treatment planning, and specialized therapy to children with a variety of developmental or neurodevelopmental conditions.

  • Nutrition Services
    The Office of Healthy Communities along with the University of Washington, Center on Human Development and Disability supports a statewide network of community-based nutritionists who provide nutrition services to children with special health care needs.

  • Feeding Team Services
    The Office of Healthy Communities along with the University of Washington, Center on Human Development and Disability supports a statewide network of community-based, interagency, interdisciplinary feeding teams who provide feeding team services to children with special health care needs.

  • Medical Home Leadership Network
    A Medical Home is an approach to providing health care in a high-quality and cost-effective manner through a partnership between families and providers. Children receive the care they need from a pediatrician and other health care professionals and are able to access all the medical and non-medical services needed to help them achieve their maximum potential.

  • Folic Acid and Birth Defects Prevention
    March of Dimes and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have information about the importance of folic acid to prevent birth defects. All women who could possibly become pregnant should consume 400 micrograms (or 0.4mg) of folic acid (an essential B vitamin) every day before pregnancy. Folic acid can be found in certain healthy foods, enriched grain products and multivitamin pills. Health care providers have more information.

  • Genetic Services: Regional Genetics Clinics
    Regional Genetic Clinics across the state offer genetic counseling, testing, diagnosis, and treatment services.

  • CHILD Profile Health Promotion and Immunization Registry
    CHILD Profile sends health promotion materials (reminders for well-child exams and immunizations) to the parents of all children born in Washington so children will be more likely to get exams and immunizations. Through participation in the immunization registry, providers can access their patients' immunizations and check records quickly to see if immunizations have been missed or are needed.

  • Early Hearing Loss Detection, Diagnosis & Intervention
    The Early Hearing Loss Detection Diagnosis and Intervention program works to ensure that all infants born in the state of Washington: are screened for hearing loss before hospital discharge or by one month of age, receive diagnostic audiological evaluation by three months of age, and are enrolled in early intervention services by six months of age.


Unless otherwise noted, all materials and forms on this page are in PDF format.

Links to external resources are provided as a public service and do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.


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