MEDICAL & HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS

Adult Care
Mary’s Center provides primary and prenatal care to adults and adolescents including physical exams, prenatal care, family planning and sick visits. The program promotes holistic wellness through health screenings, cancer screenings, health promotion, education and support, management of acute and chronic illnesses and other health conditions.

Prenatal Care
Mary’s Center provides care to pregnant women over the course of their gestational months with comprehensive services that include regular check ups, evaluations and screenings to monitor the baby’s growth and development and the mother’s progress and wellness. In addition to medical care, mothers-to-be are walked through the different stages of pregnancy and receive information on nutrition, exercise, lactation, labor, delivery and lactation throughout the entire process. Couples are encouraged to come to the visit together and be active in their care.

Pediatric Care
Mary’s Center serves children ages 12 and younger with complete well-baby and well-child care; preventing illness and injury while fostering optimal growth and development. The center emphasizes prevention and management of chronic conditions by immunizing all patients according to schedule. Our pediatric team encourages parents to be active in their children’s language development by providing books during their visits, thereby emphasizing continual family communication.

Adolescent Care
Two Saturdays out of the month, Mary’s Center offers a session where teens receive primary care including physical exams, pregnancy testing, family planning and other supportive services. At these sessions, teens are encouraged to bring their friends and classmates. If they so choose, they are also encouraged to bring their parents.

Mental Health Care
Mary’s Center is certified by the DC Department of Mental Health as a core service provider. Our bilingual mental health services include diagnosis, assessment, counseling, case management and prescription/monitoring of somatic medications. Substance abuse screening, referrals and post detox counseling are also available. When patients need emergency mental health services beyond our capacity, Mary’s Center staff calls the DC Mental Health Access Line; which has 24/7 coverage, including a mobile unit that can come directly to patients in crisis. The diagnostic/assessment process includes review of client alcohol and substance abuse history, patterns of use, treatment history/intensity of that care and other factors to identify or exclude substance abuse or dependence as a co-occurring treatment need. Mary’s Center staff will refer clients needing full-service substance abuse treatment to the DC Department of Health, Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration’s Central Registry, which can guide clients into the appropriate services.

Dental Care
Mary’s Center’s dental care program, under the care of our dentist Dr. Dean, provides diagnostic and preventive dental services for pediatric and adult individuals via a mobile health unit located in wards 1, 2, 4 and 5. Patients are referred to several community partners for rehabilitative dental services. Dental hygienists provide oral health education to prenatal clients as well as school age children in the community.

Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
Mary’s Center provides health screenings, HIV, STD and tuberculosis testing, a comprehensive set of counseling services and educational programs related to disease prevention and other health related topics. The center’s staff delivers such programs using popular academic methodologies based on community-focused practices. Services are provided to families in communities that are challenging to access through the outreach of a mobile van.

Community Outreach Van (Mama & Baby Bus)
Mary’s Center’s community outreach van, also known as the Mama & Baby Bus, is a mobile health clinic that travels throughout the District of Columbia to provide families with health care and related services such as health screenings, insurance enrollment, pregnancy and STD/HIV testing, domestic violence screenings and referrals, health education, vaccinations, dental exams and referrals to other health and social services.

Women Infants & Children
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federally funded program that provides pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children under the age of five years with education about healthy foods and nutrition. Mary’s Center strives to facilitate the process of receiving WIC benefits.

Since the first Mary’s Center WIC site was opened in June 2002, the program has expanded its services through satellite sites around the District of Columbia. In addition to the center’s main site in Adams Morgan, the program also serves the neighborhoods of Ward 4, Chinatown, and Brookland, so that residents do not have to travel far to receive benefits.





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	MEDICAL & HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS Adult Care Mary’s Center provides primary and prenatal care to adults and adolescents including physical exams, prenatal care, family planning and sick visits. The program promotes holistic wellness through health screenings, cancer screenings, health promotion, education and support, management of acute and chronic illnesses and other health conditions. Prenatal Care Mary’s Center provides care to pregnant women over the course of their gestational months with comprehensive services that include regular check ups, evaluations and screenings to monitor the baby’s growth and development and the mother’s progress and wellness. In addition to medical care, mothers-to-be are walked through the different stages of pregnancy and receive information on nutrition, exercise, lactation, labor, delivery and lactation throughout the entire process. Couples are encouraged to come to the visit together and be active in their care. Pediatric Care Mary’s Center serves children ages 12 and younger with complete well-baby and well-child care; preventing illness and injury while fostering optimal growth and development. The center emphasizes prevention and management of chronic conditions by immunizing all patients according to schedule. Our pediatric team encourages parents to be active in their children’s language development by providing books during their visits, thereby emphasizing continual family communication. Adolescent Care Two Saturdays out of the month, Mary’s Center offers a session where teens receive primary care including physical exams, pregnancy testing, family planning and other supportive services. At these sessions, teens are encouraged to bring their friends and classmates. If they so choose, they are also encouraged to bring their parents. Mental Health Care Mary’s Center is certified by the DC Department of Mental Health as a core service provider. Our bilingual mental health services include diagnosis, assessment, counseling, case management and prescription/monitoring of somatic medications. Substance abuse screening, referrals and post detox counseling are also available. When patients need emergency mental health services beyond our capacity, Mary’s Center staff calls the DC Mental Health Access Line; which has 24/7 coverage, including a mobile unit that can come directly to patients in crisis. The diagnostic/assessment process includes review of client alcohol and substance abuse history, patterns of use, treatment history/intensity of that care and other factors to identify or exclude substance abuse or dependence as a co-occurring treatment need. Mary’s Center staff will refer clients needing full-service substance abuse treatment to the DC Department of Health, Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration’s Central Registry, which can guide clients into the appropriate services. Dental Care Mary’s Center’s dental care program, under the care of our dentist Dr. Dean, provides diagnostic and preventive dental services for pediatric and adult individuals via a mobile health unit located in wards 1, 2, 4 and 5. Patients are referred to several community partners for rehabilitative dental services. Dental hygienists provide oral health education to prenatal clients as well as school age children in the community. Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Mary’s Center provides health screenings, HIV, STD and tuberculosis testing, a comprehensive set of counseling services and educational programs related to disease prevention and other health related topics. The center’s staff delivers such programs using popular academic methodologies based on community-focused practices. Services are provided to families in communities that are challenging to access through the outreach of a mobile van. Community Outreach Van (Mama & Baby Bus) Mary’s Center’s community outreach van, also known as the Mama & Baby Bus, is a mobile health clinic that travels throughout the District of Columbia to provide families with health care and related services such as health screenings, insurance enrollment, pregnancy and STD/HIV testing, domestic violence screenings and referrals, health education, vaccinations, dental exams and referrals to other health and social services. Women Infants & Children Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federally funded program that provides pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children under the age of five years with education about healthy foods and nutrition. Mary’s Center strives to facilitate the process of receiving WIC benefits. Since the first Mary’s Center WIC site was opened in June 2002, the program has expanded its services through satellite sites around the District of Columbia. In addition to the center’s main site in Adams Morgan, the program also serves the neighborhoods of Ward 4, Chinatown, and Brookland, so that residents do not have to travel far to receive benefits.