Health Care Program
for Foster Care
There are approximately 450 children in foster care in Santa Barbara County. Most of these children have special health care needs. For this reason, the CHDP Program has a Public Health Nurse assigned to Santa Barbara County Children's Welfare Services and Juvenile Probation Divisions. Our mission is to assist these agencies in promoting preventive healthcare and treatment of identified health problems. They serve as resources in the development and implementation of health service plans, advocate for the health care needs of the child, and assist caseworkers to obtain health care services for children in foster care.
If you are a foster parent or a child in foster care, you may contact your case worker to ask for assistance with health care issues. The Children's Welfare Services staff know how to reach our Public Health Nurse for advice.
If you wish to learn more about foster care, click here for more information:
Santa Barbara County Resources
CALM for parenting support and child abuse concerns
Community Resources Directory at Family Services Agency
Family First
Lompoc City Programs
Santa Barbara City Programs
Santa Barbara County Education Office and All Public Schools
Santa Maria City Programs
Tri-Counties Regional Center for children with Developmental Disabilities
Professional and National Organization Resources
Action Alliance for Children
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Family Practice
California Healthy and Ready to Work
Center for Disease Control
Easter Seal Society
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
National Organization for Rare Disorders
Parent Education Resources
Early Childhood Research and Practice
Teaching Ideas for Young Children
Health School Network, (Environmental Health for children)
Parent Resources and Training
Insurance Resources and Government Agencies
Healthy Families
Medi-Cal
Department of Health Services
Assorted Child Related Resources
Asthma (Asthma and Allergy Foundation)
Attention Deficit Disorder
Blindness/visual Impairment (American Foundation for the Blind)
Blindness/visual Impairment (National Federation of the Blind)
Car Safety
Cerebral Palsy
Cleft Palate and Lip
Cystic Fibrosis
Deaf-Blind (Helen Keller National Center)
Deaf (House Ear Institute)
Diabetes (American Diabetes Association)
Diabetes (Children with Diabetes)
Down Syndrome
Drinking Water
Dyslexia
Epilepsy/Seizure Disorders
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Grief and Child Loss
Heart Disease
Learning Disabilities
Liver Disorders/Hepatitis
Mental Health
Muscular Dystrophy
Nutrition
Short Stature/Dwarfism
Spina Bifida
Stuttering
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SIDS
Suicide Prevention
Through the Looking Glass (disability related links)
Community Resources for Children with Disabilities and Illnesses
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