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Nevada's Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) is the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Section. The Title V/MCH unit is within this section; however, there are other programs focused at meeting the objectives indicated in Healthy People 2020, including:
Adolescent Health Programs, including:
Abstinence Education Grant Program (AEGP)
Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)
Adolescent Health
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
Nevada Home Visiting
Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) program
Office of Suicide Prevention
Other Sections/Programs across DPBH receive Title V/MCH funding due to their collaborations on meeting similar Title V MCH and Healthy People 2020 objectives. These include:
Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion (CHPHP) Section
Rural Clinics Health Services (Community Health Nursing)
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Health Planning & Primary Care Office
Office of Public Health Informatics and Epidemiology (OPHIE)
Immunizations Section
For more information about the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, including any sections and/or programs that provide services across Nevada, please visit the DPBH
website
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