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Children With Special Health Care Needs Program CSHCN offered at Mason County Public Health and Human Services - Department of Community and Family Health

Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) is a program that extends and improves access to medical services. Provides access for identification, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of children under the age of 18 with physically handicapping or potentially handicapping conditions. It reduces the financial impact these services have on families who lack adequate resources for care.   Children with special health care needs may benefit from services such as:   Early identification of health or developmental problems,    Screening and/or assessment of the child and family's concerns, priorities and resources,    Tracking or monitoring,    Therapeutic intervention(s) including family education and support, and resource identification, referral, and coordination.    Home visits and/or telephone consultations with a Community Health Nurse can help provide Care Coordination Services.  And offer education about the following:   Medical problems, the care needs and available resources    Child behavior, growth and development, and Nutrition, basic baby and childcare    Parenting issues    Immunization information    Safety issues    Stress reduction    Taking care of yourself to prevent illness    Assist with problem solving and decision making

Location

415 North 6th Street, Shelton, WA 98584

Hours

M-F, 9am-5pm

Application process

Call or visit the website for more information.

Eligibility

For children with disabilities and handicapping conditions, have chronic illness and conditions, have health-related educational or behavior problems; or are at risk for disabilities, chronic conditions, and health-related educational and behavioral problems.

Fee

None.

Languages

Spanish

Agency info

Mason County Public Health and Human Services

Mason County Public Health and Human Services provides preventive health care and information.  Services include: vital records (birth and death certificates); Tuberculosis information and treatment; oral health referrals including Access to Baby and Child Dentistry; tobacco prevention and cessation referrals; communicable disease investigations; parenting support services; screenings and referrals for children with special health care needs, substance use prevention and treatment support programs, community housing programs and support for a community health improvement coalition. Mason County Public Health and Human Services also inspects food service establishments, pools, solid waste facilities, permits on-site septic systems to protect ground and surface water and responds to vector borne diseases.