Child and Family Health Services
Community Health Assessment and Planning
Through the work of the CFHS Consortium, the Community Health Assessment Indicators are monitored and reported on to address service gaps in needs for this population.
Contact Person
Sherry Blair, CFHS Project Director
330-926-5629
sblair @schd.org
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
 Obesity Prevention- Two programs will be implemented in area child care agencies to address the growing obesity epidemic.
A) “Little D’s Nutrition Expedition” is a program for lower elementary teachers to use in the classroom to educate about the five food groups in a fun way. A public health educator is offering the program to second grade classroom teachers. The program includes the teacher’s manual and premade kits. Goal is for 12 classrooms to utilize the program school year 2012/2013. Visit http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids.php for more information about this fun program.
B) The CDC Best Practice program, “Grow It, Try It, Like It” (GITILI) is being implemented in a minimum of 12 child care agencies in Summit County this grant year. GITILI program provides the child care agency the tools to start a container garden and activities that support introducing children to growing vegetables and fruit.
Contact Person
Elizabeth Burke
330-926-5663
eburke@schd.org
 Safe Sleep- Three infants die every week in Ohio due to unsafe sleep practices. These deaths are preventable. Presentations provided by a community health educator are available for your organization, so that you can provide education to your family clients.. A 14 minute video” Safe Sleep Right from the Start,” door hangers, and brochures are also available for your waiting room.
Click here for more information on the Safe Sleep program.
Contact Person
Sherry Blair, CFHS Project Director
330-926-5629
sblair @schd.org
PERINATAL HEALTH
 Early and continuous perinatal care is an important step toward assuring that the mother and infant will be healthy throughout the pregnancy and delivery. CFHS measures include improving access to perinatal care, reducing the rate of preterm birth, and ensuring that social and emotional health needs of pregnant women are addressed in the prenatal clinics at our Akron site.
The CFHS perinatal program is a multi-disciplinary support program to promote healthy behavior, healthy pregnancies, and healthy babies. This program monitors several key health indicators related to the perinatal life cycle such as early entry to care, adequate prenatal care, timely post-partum follow-up and entry of the newborn into pediatric care.
Prenatal Clinic
Arlington Clinic
Call 330-375-2772 for appointment
OHIO INFANT MORTALITY REDUCTION INITIATIVE (OIMRI)
SubGrantee - Greenleaf Family Center
 Life Link is a program of the Child and Family Health Services/Ohio Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative (OIMRI) for African American pregnant women and their children up to age 2. Community health workers are assigned to each enrollee and work with the family to support her throughout her pregnancy.
Community health workers provide support through home visitation and service coordination, and help in accessing the health care system, information about immunizations, and referrals to local service organizations. This program is designed to promote a healthy pregnancy, encourage birth spacing, and prevent subsequent teen pregnancies. Assistance such as bus passes and other emergency assistance is provided on a case by case basis. Incentives are given to enrollees as they complete healthy pregnancy and baby milestones.
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