• Ensure high- risk children receive appropriate care and services.
• Assist patients and their families to navigate the healthcare system.
• Assist in the establishment of health insurance coverage and a medical “home” for all children.
• Serve as an essential link between families, providers, and resources to sustain a system of effective care coordination.
• Enhance the overall efficiency of provider systems, programs, and resources for an improved health care system in Kern County.

Serving children in Kern County, ages 0-5 years, with at least one of the following conditions:

• Premature (≤ 37 weeks)
• Low birth weight (≤ 5.5 lbs.)
• Received care in NICU
• 1+ conditions requiring long-term care
• Lack of health insurance
• Additional support needed due to medical, developmental, family, or socioeconomic issues

For more information or referrals, please contact:

Harli Smith, BSN, RN, PHN
MVCCP Care Coordinator
Phone: 661.868.0334
Fax: 661.868.1291
smithh@kerncounty.com

MVCCP Referral

• The preterm birth rate in 2021 was 10.5% (United States), 9.1% (California), and 9.6% (Kern County).
• In California, nearly one in seven children are estimated to have special health care needs.
• In California, 1 in 4 children under the age of six are at a moderate- to- high risk for developmental, behavioral, or social delays.