Maternal, Paternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MPCAH) programs work to ensure that women, children, youth, fathers, and families achieve optimal health and well-being through the provision of client-centered, culturally responsive, strengths-based services and supports, combined with community transformation efforts that aim to improve neighborhood conditions.
Our target audience is families — women, men, and children — who reside in Alameda County.
How to Enroll
Getting started is easy:
Complete the Confidential Referral Form online.
Have questions or need help with enrollment? Call (510) 667-4333 – our team is happy to assist you.
Contact Us
Maternal, Paternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Unit
Nicole S. Smith, MSN, RN, PHN
MPCAH Director, RN V Nurse Administrator
Nicole.Smith@acgov.org
(510) 268-7078
Alameda County Health, Public Health Department
1100 San Leandro Blvd., Suite 200
San Leandro, CA 94577
Explore Maternal, Paternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Programs
Black Infant Health (BIH)
Black Infant Health is a group-based, social empowerment approach coupled with case management activities for pregnant Black women.
Blue Skies Mental Wellness
The Blue Skies Mental Wellness Program promotes the emotional health and well-being of pregnant individuals and parents with children under age two in Alameda County. The program supports the development of strong, healthy parent–child relationships during this critical early period.
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Building Bridges is a nursing case management program that conducts physical and psychosocial assessment, education, and care planning for at-risk pregnant women and their families by Public Health Nurses.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
The MPCAH Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Team enhances program effectiveness and accountability through data management, evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives. The team ensures that programs are driven by accurate data, evidence-based insights, and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
Contracts and Community Engagement
The Contracts and Community Engagement Team manages contract lifecycles, ensures compliance with contract deliverables, and build partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders.
EmbraceHer
EmbraceHer program is a perinatal group intervention model targeting pregnant and parenting reproductive age African American women and birthing people residing in Alameda County.
Fatherhood Initiative
The Fatherhood Initiative centers the experiences and role that fathers play in the healthy development of their children and families through direct services and systems change.
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR)
The FIMR program in Alameda County gathers data on fetal and infant loss, sharing it with providers to analyze and make community, behavioral, and healthcare system improvements.
Healthy Families Alameda County
Healthy Families Alameda County is an evidence-based, comprehensive, intensive home visiting program by trained social workers.
Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)
Nurse Family Partnership is a home visiting program that partners nurses with first-time moms, in order to give babies the best start in life.
Perinatal Equity Initiative
Perinatal Services and Family Planning works to improve pregnancy and family planning outcomes by ensuring all residents of the county have access to quality care.
Perinatal Services
The Perinatal Services team works to improve access to and provision of respectful equity-focused care for marginalized populations in Alameda County who have the highest rates of disparate birth outcomes such as preterm birth, hypertension, diabetes, and infant mortality.
Preconception and Reproductive Health
The Preconception and Reproductive Health program promotes positive sexuality and empowers people to decide if, when, and how many children they want to have, including pregnancy prevention and birth spacing.
Special Start
Special Start is a long-term, relationship-based program that supports families of premature and medically fragile infants after NICU discharge. Our multidisciplinary team coordinates care, connects families to key resources, and guides them through complex medical and social systems—helping each child get the best possible start.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Program
The Alameda County SIDS program coordinates and reconciles reported cases, and promotes SIDS education and training.
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