Children's Preventive Health Services supports initiatives addressing availability, accessibility and utilization of health services for children from birth to 21 years of age. Working with agencies, organizations, and families statewide, this service is designed to affect policy, environment and practice changes to:
-improve nutrition and physical activity patterns
-enhance parenting skills
-decrease risk factors for child abuse and neglect
-provide specialized outreach to hard-to-reach populations
-increase health promotion and injury prevention in child care settings
Children's Preventive Health Services works closely with community child serving organizations such as local health departments, child care centers, local social service and mental health agencies, and local child health care providers.