1. Walden University
Instructor: Dr. Nicoletta Alexander
Muluwork Asrat
Practicum I: Field Experience in Public Health (PUBH -
6635 - 3)
April 20, 2014
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2.
A caring, community
resource for children,
youth and families
Aunt Martha Women’s Health
Program
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3.
A concept, the embodiment of the kind, caring
relative to whom a youth in need could turn for
help, or a sympathetic ear
An agency’s name was chosen to convey the warm,
family atmosphere the agency want people to
experience when they receive the services.
Aunt Martha
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4.
Started in 1972, to serve troubled youth in
and around south suburban Park Forest
Now reaches more than 80,000 individual
clients each year, in 17 community health
centers.
Aunt Martha
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5.
Provide a full range of primary medical, dental and
behavioral health services
In collaboration with units of local government,
community and faith-based organizations to develop
and preserve programs and services:
Coordinate access to essential services;
Provide housing and shelter services; and,
Conduct community outreach, education and risk
reduction campaigns.
Aunt Martha
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6.
Licensed by the State of Illinois to provide child
welfare, substance abuse treatment and childcare
services
All services are, including primary and behavioral
health care, are accredited by the Joint Commission
The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-
profit organization dedicated to improving the
quality of the nation’s health care system through
voluntary accreditation.
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Has several hundred volunteers and more than 900
employees, Aunt Martha’s offers haven help and
hope for youth and their family members
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One of the Ten Division Aunt Martha
that provide primary health care,
dental care, mental health counseling,
child welfare, juvenile justice,
prevention and youth development
services to families.
Aunt Martha Women’s Health
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Services include a full range of obstetrical
and gynecological care for women of all ages;
and provide convenient access to enabling
and support services, nutritional counseling,
family planning, patient and family
education.
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10.
Last year, Aunt Martha’s provided nearly 24,000
women’s health care visits to over 5,700 patients.
89 percent of Aunt Martha’s women’s health care
patients live at or below the federal poverty level.
Latinos and African Americans and represent
almost 85 percent of the women’s health care
patients.
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Family Planning including prenatal postnatal care
Pregnancy test and Immunizations
Nutritional and Prenatal Education
Child classes and referrals to delivery.
The physicians are on-call for deliveries at local
hospital
Cervical Cancer Screening, Breast Cancer
Screening and Pap Smears test
WIC is a food assistance program for women,
infant, and children
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Specific Services for Women:
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Information based services offered to families:
Special checks to buy healthy foods-milk, juice, eggs,
cheese, cereal, dry beans or peas and peanut butter
Nutrition and health to help women and families to
eat well and be healthy
Help about breast feeding
Help in finding healthcare and other services in the
local area
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