Program areas at NHA
Child care progams - head start, early head start and child development programs:head start is a federally funded child development program for very low income children, ages 3-5, and their families. It provides preschool children of low income families with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social health, nutritional and psychological needs. Early head start focuses on enrolled children 6 weeks to 3 years of age as well as pregnant and post partum low income women. Comprehensive service includes parenting class and transition services for children moving on to preschool.total enrolled children - 4,299.nha's nutrtion services receives, handles, prepares and transports food to preschoolers according to all federal, state and local laws pertaining to safe food handling. Team is led by a registered dietitian who enures that all meals prepared exceed pattern guidelines provided by the usda's child care food program. Total meals served - 492,531.
Other programs:nha financial counseling and coaching program (fccp) was created to provide valuable coaching and financial education to low-income families. The program teaches families how to manage and overcome debt, creating a spending plan and budget, and establish a viable saving account and emergency funds. Financial couseling and coaching program also provides full resident services; including afterschool and tutoring serves, to both the coronado terrace and vista terrace hills apartments located in san diego county. Tutoring services are provided students in grade 3 through 12 in the subjects of math, english, reading and social studies. The total clients served - 1,453.black infant health program (bih) completed its 27th year of program services to african american women, families and the community. The program was able to meet and exceed expectations for the number of women served. Bih's goal is to help reduce the infant mortality rate for african american babies and to reduce african american pregnancy related maternal morbidity and mortality; resulting in a reduction in pregnancy and birth related health disparities experienced by african-americans. The program works with women to increase opportunities for healthier pregnancies through: one-on-one case management and life planning; ten-week prenatal and postpartum groups; referral services; transportation assistance to program activities and to medical appointments; tips and techniques for stress management and reduction; development of advocacy and empowerment skills; and other supportive activities specifically geared to pregnant and parenting women. Each participant is assigned to work with and receive support from a family health advocate. In addition to the family health advocates/group facilitators, the bih team also consists of a dedicated community outreach liaison, a mental health professional, a public health nurse, a data entry/office assistant and a program director. Bih participation is open to any black woman, 16 years of age and older, who is at any stage of pregnancy or up to 6 month s postpartumgestation at the time of enrollment. Total clients served - 160.
Health & nutrition:healing oaks clinic was established 2023 and is a hybrid outpatient treatment facility that provides both biopsychosocial rehabilitation (bpsr) and substance use disorder treatment (sud). There are two service tracks at healing oaks for individuals experiencing concerns with mental health, substance use, or both. Track one provides bpsr services for mental health concerns, which include co-occurring individuals who may also be experiencing substance use. The bpsr track is short-doyle medi-cal certified to provide mental health services to individuals 18 years or older with a primary diagnosis of a mental health concern residing in san diego county. Total clients served - 387.track two provides sud treatment for individuals experiencing substance use issues, which may also include individuals who are also experiencing mild-to-moderate mental health concerns. Sud is an outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment program integrated with medication assisted treatment (mat) and ambulatory withdrawal management services for individuals with primary substance use concerns. The sud track is funded by and in partnership with the health and human services agency of san diego county. Total clients served - 106safe connections was established october 2021 and is designed to meet the mental health needs of clients who have had repeated use of emergency psychiatric hospitalizations and have been unsuccessful in accessing outpatient mental health services. The goal is to reduce the stigma of those struggling with their mental health and reduce hospitalizations by providing individualized support through short-term intensive case management, therapy, and linkages to treatment and community services such as housing, transportation, peer support, life skills, and medication management. The safe connections team is comprised of safe connections serves adults ages 18+ who have an smi diagnosis, are not connected to any outpatient providers, have had repeated psychiatric hospitalizations, and are referred by sharp grossmont, paradise valley, and bayview psychiatric hospitals. Total clients served - 267 the coordinated hiv services (chivs) program provides client-centered services for those living with hiv/aids such as case management, mental health and substance use referrals, peer navigation, and transportation. The program links clients with health care, psychosocial support, legal services, home-delivered meals, emergency housing and other services that meet each client's individual level of need. The primary goal of chivs is ensuring that people living with hiv/aids are enrolled and sustained in hiv primary care. The chivs program receives funding to serve persons of color (poc). Targeted services for persons of color identify, engage, refer, and link people living with hiv/aids to hiv primary care, and use other health care and support services to keep them in care over time. The goal of poc is to improve access to hiv care and health outcomes for disproportionately affected minority populations. The chivs program promotes retention in care and medication adherence to improve health outcomes for persons living with hiv/aids, eliminate health disparities, and achieve viral suppression (a very low level of hiv in the body or a low viral load) and increase in cd4 count (indicator of how well the immune system is working and the strongest predictor of hiv progression). Total clients served - 248.nha project in-reach and project in reach ministry are outreach and engagement programs for incarcerated individuals ages 18+ who have or are at risk of substance use and/or severe mental illess as they prepare to exit the detention facility. Clients may be enrolled up to 6 months pre-release and stay in the program up to 4 months post-release. Services include clinical case management and care coordination where clients are linked and assited to treatment programs for substance use and/or mental health. Services also include supporting clients' transition out of the correctional facility, group counseling, assessment for medical needs, assessment for employment needs and linkages to employment readiness programs, and assistance with obtaining qualifying benefits and documentation. The programs serve all of san diego county. Additionally, project in reach ministry provides faith base services in addition to the other services mentioned above. Program goals are to improve client's quality of life, to decrease relapse and reduce recidivism and to diminish impact of untreated health, mental health and/or substance abuse issues. Furthermore, the program educates incarcerated individuals with substance use and co-occurring disorders about substance use disorders, teaches new coping mechanisms and how to wean off cravings through appropriate use of medication, prepares individuals for re-entry into the community and assists participants with learning pro-social behaviors and better communication skills. The program aims at increasing and strengthening participation in community aftercare behavioral health programs by promoting their value to incarcerated populations and ensuring the successful linkage between in-jail programs and community aftercare. Total unduplicated clients served through these two programs - 317.the district attorney's prosecutor initiated resentencing and reentry program (dapirr) is intended to benefit individuals released from the California department of corrections and rehabilitation (cdcr) after resentencing initiated by the san diego county district attorney's office or cdcr under penal code section 1172.1. The dapirr program was created to assist returning citizens with adjusting to life in the community and society at large after their release from prison. Referred individuals qualify for up to 12 months of care coordination and case management services. Client served - 9.the sheriff's department peer reentry leadership academy is a leadership training academy intended to benefit those who have lived experience as a formerly incarcerated person and those currently incarcerated at a san diego county sheriff's department detention and/or reentry facility. The program was created by the sheriff's department and is facilitated by nha leadership staff. Peer leaders who successfully complete the leadership academy may be invited by the sheriff's department to deliver speaking engagements to incarcerated individuals in san diego county detention facilities. Client served - 11.nha's senior center provides continental breakfast and lunch meals to adults 60 years of age and older, as well as socialization, recreation, education, health and nutrition services to assist in the independence and safety of these individuals. The program provides nutrition-centered services that link senior adults with healthy meals, exercising, transportation, social activities, emotional support systems and other services that meets each individuals level of need. Total clients served - 35.neighborhood House association's adhc center provides dual-day treatment program options to adults 18 years of age and older, offering both adult day health care (adhc) and adult day program (adp) services. Adhc is a medical-model program designed for adults with physical, mental, cognitive, or intellectual impairments/disabilities, providing participants with nursing, rehabilitative therapies (physical, occupational, and speech therapy) and psycho-social services. The adp is a social-model of care focusing on memory and personal care assistance, while providing a variety of cognitively stimulating activities. Total clients served - 90.