Child Health

Washington State Apple Health For Kids

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program

Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)                                         

First Steps

Birth To Three: Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT)

Washington State Apple Health For Kids

Your child may be eligible for the Apple Health for Kids insurance.

For more information:

WIC Program

WIC is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition and stay healthy.

  • Plan with you for a healthy pregnancy
  • Discuss your diet during your pregnancy
  • Share information you need about being pregnant, your growing baby and labor/delivery
  • Plan with you for the first few months after the birth of your child

For more information click here.

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Children with Special Health Care Needs:

The Children with Special Health Care Needs Program serves children who have serious physical, behavioral or emotional conditions that require health and related services beyond those required by children generally.

  • Answer questions about your child's health needs and special care
  • Help you find special services your child may need
  • Help you talk with specialists and clinics where your child receives care
  • Show you ways to make your child's health and growth the best they can be
  • Help you prevent problems that may be common for children with your child's special health needs

For more information click here.

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First Steps

First Steps is a program that helps low-income pregnant women get the health and social services they may need. These services will help you be a healthy mother and have a healthy baby. First Steps is available as soon as you know that you are pregnant.

  • Help getting medical care
  • Personalized visits with a nurse
  • Prenatal education
  • Nutrition counseling
  • Help with breastfeeding
  • Help obtaining services
  • Childbirth education, including Lamaze referral
  • Choice of birth control
  • Help with child care and transportation for medical visits
  • Help getting drug/alcohol counseling

For more information click here.

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Birth To Three: Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT)

Birth to Three is a program that provides information on how children from birth to three years grow and develop; and what to do if you have a concern. When a child has a delay in development, services are available throughout the state.

For more infromation click here.

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