Services
Sexual Health can be defined as the state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; and not merely the absence of disease.
Prepare for Breastfeeding in the Hospital
Prepare for breastfeeding before birth:
DC Health is committed to helping families have positive and successful breastfeeding experiences. This commitment is facilitated through a multi-sector approach to promote a community-wide breastfeeding friendly culture within the District.
DOH's Capital Expansion Projects provide for the expansion and enhancement of existing health care facilities and the construction of new facilities in underserved areas.
The Intermediate Care Facilities Division regulates child-placing agencies and provides information and applications for licensing, incident reporting and a child placement agency directory.
The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program aims to improve the health outcomes by ensuring their access to coordinated primary and specialty health care and other services in partnership with their families and community organizations
The DC Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program is designed to ensure that all infants born in the District of Columbia get a newborn hearing screening before they are discharged from the hospital (or before
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Healthy Start is a free program for pregnant and parenting mothers and fathers in Wards 5, 6, 7 and 8. Services include free pregnancy testing, screening for depression, substance abuse or domestic violence, support and education services and case management.
The DC Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) Program goals are to ensure all newborns born in the District are screened at birth for critical congenital heart disease and to ensure any infant with abnormal results
DC Newborn Metabolic Screening Program requires all DC hospitals to screen for 40 inherited genetic disorders that are treatable by diet, vitamins and/or medication, or by anticipatory measures in an effort to prevent attacks and to diagnose and treat babies who tests positive.
The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) was created to promote health and build leadership skills among youth and to empower the next generation of District of Columbia leaders and public health professionals.
The key focus of early childhood programs is to ensure that all children and families have access to a continuum of comprehensive, high-quality early childhood programs and services that promote child well-being and school readiness and ensure that all children are healthy, ready to learn and have safe passage through the early years.
The Family Health Bureau works to protect, promote and improve the health of families through screening and surveillance, education, community-clinical linkages, family strengthening programs, preventive services and positive youth development.
The Perinatal and Infant Health Bureau provides awareness campaigns, counseling and education, referrals and follow up services and resources related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Health Education is any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities to improve their health, by increasing knowledge or influencing attitudes.
All babies should be screened at birth for metabolic and hearing problems so that they can get the services they need as early as possible.