MCHD: Family Health Selected As National Health Partner; New App

Family Health, the primary care division of the Mobile County Health Department (MCHD), has been selected to be a part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Partner program. This will expand access to SMBP resources, including blood pressure cuffs for self-monitoring, and encourage organizations to address heart health disparities, promote self-measured blood pressure control and improve health equity on a community level. MCHD has also released an app called My MCHD Health Check, which serves as a way for the health department to connect with Mobile County residents and visitors and provide information quickly and efficiently. The app includes a blood pressure tracker feature. Since its inception in 1979, Family Health has provided services to the uninsured, underinsured, insured and medically underserved populations of Mobile County. Services provided include the following: primary care, behavioral health, HIV early intervention services, nutrition services, 340B pharmacy, social services, X-ray, dental, laboratory, interpretation, maternity and family planning.