Las Animas - Bent County Library District

The Prenatal Plus program is a special program for pregnant women on Medicaid that provides case management, nutrition counseling, and psychosocial services to pregnant women who are at risk for negative maternal and infant health outcomes due to lifestyle, behavioral, and non-medical parts of a woman's life that could affect her pregnancy.

The Healthy Communities program is charged with reaching out to families with children, and pregnant women newly enrolled in Medicaid or CHP+; to explain their benefits and help them find a medical home/primary care provider. During this initial orientation they also discuss the importance of well-child visits with families, and then follow up over time with reminders when it is time for a well-child visit. In recent years Healthy Communities was...

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