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Local
District 8 Health Education Programs
The
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Health Education
Programs (HEP) provide curriculum and support services
to schools through two entitlements: Title IV, Safe
and Drug-Free Schools and Tobacco Use Prevention Education
(TUPE) for students in grades 4-8. The HEP office has
also written grants to provide curriculum and services
for the Senior High TUPE program, the HIV/AIDS Program
for secondary students, and the Middle School Drug Prevention
and Safety Program for 14 middle schools. In addition,
the HEP office provides support for Project 10 schools.
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Dental
Health Clinics
Poor Dental health is a serious problem
for many students in California. The Los Angeles County
Department of Health Services funds nearly 25 clinics
that provide dental care to low-income families and
the uninsured. For information, call 1-800-427-8700
or visit http://www.lapublichealth.org/ohp/ppplistings.htm
Additional health
service locations can be found on the Local 8 Nurses'
page. Go here.
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HealthyCity.org
Serves to improve the needs of
"..underserved, children, adolescents, and their
families to access services and advocate for critical
resources in neighborhoods and communities!"
http://healthycity.org
Search for resources by your zipcode.
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Other
Community Resources
Immunizations
800.427.8700 Provides free or low cost immunizations to
prevent diseases such as whooping cough. measles, chicken
pox, and menengitis (ages 0-21)
California Children Services
800.288.4584 Provides specialized medical care
for children with an eligible condition (ages 0-21)
Regional Center
Provides services for those with developmental
disabilties (all ages). In the Early Start Program, provides
services for 0-3 year olds with or at risk for developmental
disabilities.
Special Education
Provides services through local public schools
for students with special needs. (ages 3-21)
Head Start
Provides educational, health and social servicies
to low income children including children with special
needs (ages 3-5).
WIC - Women's, Infants and Children's Supplemental
Food Program 888.WIC-WORKS 942.9675
Provides nutrition education and coupons for free food
to low income women (pregnant or nursing), infants, and
children with special health care needs (ages 0-5).
Supplemental Secuirity Income (SSI)
800.772.1212 Provides cash assistance and Medi-Cal to
low income disabled individuals (all ages).
Family Resource Centers (FRCs)
Provide free information and parent to parent support
for those caring for a child with special health care
needs (0-3). Some Centers provide information for all
ages.
Mental Health
800.854.7771 Provides evaluations and services
for those with mental health problems (all ages).
Child Health and Disabiltiy Provention (CHDP)
Program
800.993.2437 Provides free checkups to low income children
(ages 0-21).
Department of Social Services (DPSS)
888.747.1222 (Healthy Families) 877.597.4777 Medi-Cal
Provides assistance with food, housing and health care
(Medi-Cal or Healthy Families) to low income individuals
(all ages).
Los Angeles Medical Home Plan
323.913.4400 Provides assistance and information regarding
resources for medical home care. The Los Angeles Medical
Home Project for Children with Special Care Needs Funded
by the Maternal Child Health Bureau Grant #MCJ-061S02-01-0
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