Office of Maternal and Child Health Organization and Administration

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• OMCH Home • DOH A-Z Topics and Publications • Contact Us More about our work • About us • Sections • Section Fact Sheets • Maternal and Child Health Priorities • Data Resources • Maternal and Child Health Block Grant		About the Office of Maternal and Child Health Organizational Structure and Administration How is the Office of Maternal and Child Health organized? Who funds our activities? How many people work in the Office of Maternal and Child and Health and what kinds of training and experience do they have?
		How is the Office of Maternal and Child Health organized? OMCH is organized in to seven sections specializing in specific maternal and child health topics or populations. The seven sections of OMCH are: Administration MCH Assessment Child and Adolescent Health Children with Special Health Care Needs Genetic Services Immunization Program CHILD Profile Maternal and Infant Health Fact sheets for each section describe the sections' programs and activities. The Office of Maternal and Child Health is one of the offices in the Division of Community and Family Health. Community and Family Health is one of four divisions within the Department of Health. These organizational charts show the relationships between offices and divisions. Return to Top Who funds our activities? The Office of Maternal and Child Health receives money from Washington State and the federal government as well as from private organizations and foundations. State funds come from the General Fund and Health Services accounts. Our programs receive several federal grants including the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant (Title V), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Immunization Grant (Title 317), the Federal Vaccines for Children Program, and various program grants from different federal agencies. The office also receives funds from Medicaid (Title XIX). Return to Top How many people work in the Office of Maternal and Child Health and what kinds of training and experience do they have? The Office of Maternal and Child Health has 80.10 full time equivalent employees. People from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds work in our programs. Our employees have expertise in epidemiology, public health administration, public health nursing, social work, dentistry, obstetrics, perinatal health, adolescent health, early childhood development, health education, nutrition, genetics, immunizations, psychology, and fiscal management. The office also employs a parent of a child with special health care needs as a full-time family consultant for the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) program. This individual works with other office employees on all CSHCN issues and plays an instrumental role in facilitating family consultation and participation within the office and throughout the state. Return to Top Some files on this page require free readers. Download a reader. Page Last Updated - 03/17/2008

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