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Bucks County Health Department
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Bureau of Personal Health
Maternal And Child Health (MCH) Promotion
Contact persons: Tricia Barish, RN, CCE, CBC, BS-Ed at 267-580-3526.
Home and/or office visits to: high risk infants and children, pregnant and postpartum women, high risk families needing improved parenting skills, children and young adults with Phenylketonuria (PKU), and families with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Maternal Child Health Informational Flyer
- Women, Infants And Children Nutrition Program
- Children's Immunizations Clinics
- MCH Home Visiting Program
- Sun Safety for Kids
- Injury Prevention
- Bike Safety
- Home Safety Check
- Child Passenger Safety
- Pet Safety
Women, Infants And Children (WIC) Nutrition Education Program
WIC provides education and supplemental foods, which promote good health for pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to age five. WIC services are free however you must financially qualify and be a resident of Pennsylvania. More information on WIC
WIC Clinic Schedule
Children's Immunization Clinics
Free vaccines are provided by the Bucks County Health Department, to protect children from various diseases. Eligible children live in Bucks County and are one month through eighteen years of age.
PLEASE NOTE
In accordance with new State law, your child will have a grace period of only five days to obtain all required vaccines for admission to school, or they will be excluded from school attendance. Bucks County Immunization Clinics are for children who are uninsured, underinsured, or who qualify for medical assistance. Click on the link below for our updated 2019 Immunization Clinic schedule.
2020 Immunization clinic schedule
What Vaccines do you need? Information from the CDC
CDC Vaccine Information Children 0-6 years old
CDC Vaccine Information Children 7-18 years old
CDC Vaccine Information Adults
For more information, go to: www.bucksimmunize.com
For information about vaccines go to: www.cdc.gov/nip
Home Safety Check
A member of the BCDH Nursing staff will evaluate your home, in conjunction with a MCH visit, to check for safety hazards for children under age 5. Each participant receives a personalized report with suggestions for their home.