The clinic provides comprehensive medical, dental and mental health care for children and adults. The clinic also provides in-clinic programs targeted to specific groups of patients as well as specialized outreach programs for patients in collaboration with other community agencies.
ON-SITE PROGRAMS
Culturally Specific Adult Mental Health Rehabilitative Services Program: For Laotians, Hmong, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Somalis and Latinos who have a diagnosis of serious mental illness. Clients meet once a week for three hours to learn independent living skills, discuss mental health symptoms and participate in activities that include crafts, food preparation and connect clients to other needed community resources. Services are provided in groups and one-to-one.
New Americans Family Support and Mental Health Program: This program provides culturally congruent mental health and support services to New Americans in seven languages: Cambodian, English, Hmong, Laotian, Spanish, Somali and Vietnamese.
Battered Women Program: Advocacy services to refugee and immigrant women who are victims of domestic abuse. Services are available in the four Southeast Asian languages, Somali and English.
Sexual Assault Program for East African Women: Culturally appropriate advocacy services for East African immigrants and refugees who have experienced rape or assault in the United States or in their homelands during civil war.
Somali Mental Health Program: Somali providers offer culturally specific case management for Somali adults with serious mental illness who do not qualify under state statute for case management services.
Culturally Specific Diabetes Program: Facilitated by an interdisciplinary health team, patient education groups are available in six languages to support the effective management of diabetes. Activities include dietary information, information about how to monitor diabetes, and general care for diabetes related medical problems.
Culturally Specific Prenatal Programs: Case management services provided by a nurse serve to improve access to prenatal care, improve the attendance of prenatal visits, promote good dietary habits during pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality among African American and American Indian mothers.
Family Planning Program: Providers offers comprehensive family planning services and education designed for the clinic’s patients who are at-risk for pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. Teen clinics are available for adolescents and youth.
Reach Out and Read Program: Volunteers read to young children in the clinic’s waiting room to encourage literacy. The children choose high quality, developmentally appropriate books to bring home with them after their medical appointments.
Sealant Saturdays: CUHCC dental staff and dental hygiene students apply sealants for children at a monthly Saturday clinic.
Pediatric Dental Initiative: A screening and evaluation of dental-risk status for the child and dental education for the parents are integrated into the child’s routine Well-Child medical visit.