ABOUT BLACK INFANT HEALTH
What is the Black Infant Health Program?
The Black infant Health Program can help you with the following needs:
*Help you apply for Medi-Cal
*Refer you to a Doctor or Physician group
*Refer you to WIC (a nutritional health program)
*Refer you to Public Health Programs for:
~ Substance abuse (alcohol and drug cessation programs)
~ Family Planning
~ Tobacco Free Families Program
~ Lead Free Program
~ Dental Health Information Program
What can you do to lower the high infant death rate?
*See your doctor or health care provider as soon as you think you are pregnant
*Keep all your appointments throughout your pregnancy:
~ Eat 5 fruits and vegetables daily
~ Drink 6-8 glasses of water daily
~ Eat foods rich in folic acid such as leafy vegetables like collard greens
*Healthy lifestyle:
~ Good nutrition
~ Find a relaxing activity or place to practice relaxation
~ Minimize stress
~Don't smoke, drink, or take drugs
~ Attend child birth classes
Protect the Health and safety of you and your baby
Call you doctor right away if you experience any of the following:
~ Decrease in your baby's movement
~ Blurred vision, flashes of light
~ Spots before your eyes
~Severe persistent headaches
~ Change in urination habits
~ Pains in your stomach or pressure in lower abdomen
~ Vaginal bleeding and spotting
~ Sudden gush of water from the vagina
Contact Us:
Black Infant Health Program
Phone: (951) 210-1392 or (800) 794-4814
