Community Health

We bring people together to provide compassionate care, promote health improvement, and create healthy communities. We extend the Catholic health care ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, by continually improving the health and quality of life of people in the communities we serve. See related Program.

Programs include:

• House Calls

  House Calls tends to the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of frail elderly seniors with chronic diseases by providing primary medical care at home. Eligible seniors have limited access to care due to impaired mobility, under-insurance, and lack of funds. We are like a “doctor’s office on wheels” making old fashion house calls. Please call to find out if you or someone you know is eligible for House Calls.

  Call (707) 546-3199 for hours of operation.

• St. Joseph Mobile Health Clinic

  

  This Mobile Primary Health Clinic serves children and adults from low-income families who are without a regular primary care physician, and those who have difficulty obtaining affordable health care in their community.

  The Clinic offers:

  • Health screenings and well child exams
  • Immunizations
  • Treatment of minor medical problems
  • Health and nutritional education
  • Information and referrals

  Call (707) 524-2477 for locations and for hours of operation. Click here for a schedule.

• St. Joseph Dental Clinic

  St. Joseph’s Dental Clinic was founded to address the #1 need of children in our community: access to dental care. The clinic serves children ages 0-16 to provide basic, preventive, emergency and comprehensive dental care with a strong focus on prevention and education. We provide emergency care to adults in the morning on a first come first served basis.The Dental Clinic accepts the following insurance: Medi-Cal, Denti-Cal, CHDP, CaliforniaKids.

  Call (707) 547-2237 for more information.

• “Cultivando la Salud” — Cultivating Health Mobile Dental Clinic

  A mobile community dental clinic provides basic, preventive, restorative and emergency dental care at a variety of sites throughout the county for agricultural workers, low-income families and special targeted efforts to serve children 0 to 5years of age, pregnant women and special needs patients.

  Call (707) 547-2237 for more information.
  
  Click here for a schedule of the mobile dental clinic.
  Click here for a map of the places the mobile dental clinic visits.

• Home Sweet Home

  Home Sweet Home enables frail elders to continue residing in their homes by providing them with personal care services. This allows seniors to remain independent and improve their quality of life. This program is available to frail seniors who lack access to care givers due to lack of financial resources or lack of family support. Please call to find out if you or someone you know is eligible.

  Call (707) 546-9794 for hours of operations.

• "Promotores de Salud" — Promoters of Health

  The Promotores de Salud are community-based lay health & wellness promoters/educators who serve as a cultural bridge and a vital link to our community, working with families at a grassroots level. They provide resource connections and social supports to the community, to help both individuals and groups develop preventive strategies that address issues of primary concern to them. The Promotores host monthly meetings for persons interested in serving their community as volunteer Health Promoters. Volunteers provide health education and help build awareness of health and social services resources. The Promotores also help families to enroll in Children's Health Insurance Programs.
  
  For more information on the Promotores, or to find out how you can volunteer, please call 547-2149..

• Free or Low Cost Children's Health Insurance — Medical, Dental, & Vision

  Please call Chelene Reynolds, Children’s Health Insurance Liaison or Ines Hernandez at (707) 484-0822 or 547-2149 for information.

• Children's Dental Disease Prevention Program

  Mighty Mouth Health Education

  A school-based children’s dental program to help prevent dental disease and promote dental health by teaching children to brush, floss, eat nutritious snacks also includes weekly fluoride rinses and tooth brushing incentives. Includes school based dental screening and dental sealant clinic.

  Please call (707) 547-2234.