Health Services for Children

Community Health Programs

Guilford County Division of Public Health Community Services encompasses programs that are community based, meaning services are rendered to residents at places other than the health department. Some of these services are referred to as Home Visiting Services, including: 

Family Connects Guilford

Family Connects Guilford is an evidence-based nurse home visiting program that helps parents better understand how to care for their baby, increase their confidence, provide breastfeeding support, reduce emergency room visits, and reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect. During a home visit, a Family Connects nurse will address a family’s questions and concerns, offer emotional support, check vital signs/assess the overall health of baby and birthing person, provide education, identify back-to-work and home support and make referrals as needed. If you are a Guilford County resident that has recently given birth and you have not received a call from a nurse, please reach out to us at (336) 641-3085.

Family Connects Brochure

Care Management for High-Risk Pregnancy (CMHRP)

The Care Management for High-Risk Pregnancy Program is a free care management service available to pregnant women enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid and to a limited number of uninsured pregnant women with chronic conditions and/or other needs.

Services are provided by trained registered nurses and social workers in the obstetrics practice, home, or other settings. Care managers provide education, encouragement and support based on each individual's need throughout pregnancy and up to 60 days after giving birth.

For more information, see attached program brochure and/or referral form. You may also follow up with your OB provider or contact the CMHRP Supervisor at 336-641-7511.

CMHRP Brochure

CMHRP Referral Form

Community Alternatives Program (CAP/C) for Disabled Children and Disabled and Elderly Adults (CAP/DA)

The Community Alternatives Program (CAP) for Disabled Adults (/DA) and Children (/C) is a statewide program that assists children and adults with Medicaid at home or in the community instead of being institutionalized. Services are provided by trained nurses and social workers. Case management responsibilities include assessments, care planning, regular monitoring, referral, and linkage to other services and supports to address identified needs.

Contacts will vary between in-person, telephone, e-mail, and video-based communication. CAP RNs also help monitor Guilford County Adult Day Health Day Care Centers and occasionally assist with other community health projects.

Community Alternatives Program for Children (CAP/C) brochure

Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA) brochure

CAP Referral Form

Care Management for At Risk Children (CMARC)

Care Management for at Risk Children (CMARC) specializes in early childhood comprehensive care management for families with children ages 0-5 with neonatal/chronic health conditions, social determinants of health and developmental delays or exposure to toxic stress/ trauma. Services are provided by specially trained social workers and nurses in the home or various settings. Care managers assist families with developing an individualized plan of care, coordination of community resources, comprehensive needs assessments and basic developmental screenings are also provided.

Child Fatality Prevention Team (CFPT)/ Community Child Protection Team (CCPT)

The Child Fatality Prevention Team (CFPT) was established to review child fatalities and to continually search for ways to prevent these fatalities from occurring. The Community Child Protection Team (CCPT) is a subset of the CFPT and its purpose is to review child deaths attributed to abuse and/or neglect.  Both teams function as one (1) to keep all children safe and advocate for services each family needs to succeed.