Links

American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
midwife.org
Founded in 1929, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), promotes the health and well-being of women and infants within their families and communities through the development and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by certified nurse-midwives, and certified midwives.

American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG)
acog.org
Founded in 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, ACOG today has over 43,000 members and is the nation's leading group of professionals providing health care for women. The site contains information on women’s issues, patient education, news releases, current legislation, research, and publications.

American Diabetes Association (ADA)
diabetes.org
The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information, and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the ADA conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching more than 800 communities. The organization’s mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
aadenet.org
The AADE is a multi-disciplinary professional membership organization dedicated to the practice of diabetes self-management training and care as integral components of health lifestyle management for the prevention of diabetes. With over 100 chapters throughout the United States, AADE reaches out to all diabetes educators locally and nationally.

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
awhonn.org
A leader among the nation’s nursing associations with more than 22,000 health care members. The association’s activities are focused in childbearing, the newborn, and women’s health across the lifespan. The site provides education & practice resources; publications; research; legislation; and health policy information.

Black Infant Health (BIH) – San Diego
fhcsd.org/locations/infant-health
The mission of the Black Infant Health Program is to reduce the infant mortality rates of African American Infants in San Diego County through community leadership, innovative public health and early consistent prenatal care. BIH is a community service program funded by the State of California Department of Health Services MCH Branch and the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency.

California Association of Neonatologists (CAN)
cannew.org
The California Association of Neonatologists was created by an ad hoc meeting of the Directors of California neonatal units who met for the purpose of initiation, discussion, and development of ideas that will improve the care of infants and define, promote, and promulgate the standards for care of the fetus and newborn. The Association acknowledges the District IX Section on Perinatal Pediatrics and shares a common goal of improving the outcome of pregnancy and the care of newborn infants.

California Children’s Services (CCS)
dhcs.ca.gov/services/ccs
CCS is a statewide program that treats children with certain physical limitations and chronic health conditions or diseases. CCS can authorize and pay for specific medical services and equipment provided by CCS-approved specialists. The California Department of Health Services manages the CCS program. Larger counties operate their own CCS programs, while smaller counties share the operation of their program with state CCS regional offices in Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The program is funded with state, county, and federal tax monies, along with some fees paid by parents.

California Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health
cdph.ca.gov//programs/mcah
The Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Division is one of six branches within the Primary Care and Family Health Division of the California Department of Health Services. The other branches include Children’s Medical Services, Genetic Disease, Family Planning, Primary and Rural Health Care Systems, and WIC (Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition).

California Department of Health Services
dhs.ca.gov
Site provides Baby Cal comparison information as well as for birth, marriage, and death certificates. Also included on the site is Medi-Cal information and the latest from the department and state.

California Department of Health Services
dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/OHIR/vssdata
Site has ready-made vital statistics tables and reports that can be downloaded or ordered. Topics covered include births (e.g. teen births, low birth weight, length of gestation, prenatal care), deaths (e.g. all persons, infants, fetal causes of death). Geographic levels available are California State, counties and zip codes.

California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC)
cpqcc.org
The organization exists to improve the health of pregnant women, infants, and children by collecting high quality information on perinatal outcomes and resource and utilization which will then allow for performance improvement and benchmarking process in perinatal care and neonatal intensive care units throughout California. The site contains directory and membership information and provides related clinical quality improvement tool kits, data collection manuals, newsletters, and reports.

California Perinatal Transport System (CPeTS)
perinatal.org
The California Perinatal Transport Systems was established in 1976 pursuant to the enactment of California Assembly Bill 4439. This act appropriated funds for the development of a dispatch service to address the need for facilitating transports of critically ill infants and mothers with high risk conditions to regional Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and Perinatal High Risk Units (PHRUs).

Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP)
cdph.ca.gov/programs/CPSP
CPSP is a California Maternal & Child Health (CMCH) program designed to improve the health of low-income pregnant women and give their babies a healthy start in life. The site has program information, reports & publications, CPSP applications and forms, and a listing of external sites.

First 5 San Diego
first5sandiego.org
The First 5 San Diego was established to implement The California Children and Families Act (Proposition 10) act at the local level. First 5 San Diego is part of a comprehensive integrated system that promotes early childhood development from the prenatal period to age five. The program provides proactive leadership that aims to ensure that every child in San Diego will enter school physically, mentally, socially, and developmentally ready to learn.

March of Dimes
marchofdimes.com
Site includes information on pregnancy and newborn topics, such as, complications, caring for your baby, birth defects, folic acid, etc. Professionals & researchers can search fact sheets on various pregnancy related topics and access medical references, publications, and reports.

Regional Perinatal Programs of California (RPPC)
cdph.ca.gov/programs/rppc
The Regional Perinatal Programs of California (RPPC) evolved from the need for comprehensive, cooperative networks of public and private health care providers within geographic areas to promote the well-being of pregnant women and their babies. In the early 1980s the California Legislature mandated the development of a statewide network of perinatal regionalization. The goal was to match the needs of high risk perinatal patients with the appropriate type of care by developing a multi-tiered network of care providers and facilities within specific geographic areas. This site lists contact information for regional perinatal programs in California. This site also links to the California Perinatal Transport Systems (CPeTS), which provides neonatal, high risk maternity, and pediatric ICU bed availability in Northern and Southern California CCS designated hospitals.

San Diego Breastfeeding Coalition
breastfeeding.org
The San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition is a non-profit association whose mission is to promote and support breastfeeding through education and outreach in our community.

San Diego County Health Department
sdcounty.ca.gov/hhsa/programs/phs/community_health_statistics
Child and Family Health and Well-Being Report Card. Statistics on 26 measures in areas of economic security, health, access to services, safe environment and education. Map supplement has zip code level data for seven of the measures. Statistics gathered from various sources.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Network
sids-network.org
This site is a growing collaborative effort of individuals from across the United States and around the world. This site offers up-to-date information as well as support for those who have been touched by the tragedy of SIDS/OID.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Home Page
os.dhhs.gov
Lots of information about HHS. The “Partner Gateway” takes you to links to other HHS sites. Once there, click on “Partnership” for annotated links to other HHS sites, including Models That Work, winners of the Bureau of Primary Health Care’s 1996 collaborative to identify organizations nationwide that have developed innovative programs for improving the delivery of primary health care services to vulnerable and underserved populations.

Women Infants & Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program
cdph.ca.gov/programs/wicworks
The site contains information about WIC, breastfeeding resources, grocer info, and training bulletins.