Mariposa Community Health Center: Our Services - Public Health Programs for Santa Cruz County

Services: Public Health Programs for Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County contracts with Mariposa Community Health Center to provide client services and public health programs including:

Women Infants and Children (WIC) Program
WIC is a nutrition program for qualified pregnant and post-partum women and children up to 5 years of age. WIC provides nutrition education and vouchers for supplemental food based on the results of individual nutritional screening. For information, please call (520) 287-4994.

Immunizations
Preventing serious childhood illness through immunizations is a critical part of Mariposa’s commitment to child and family health care. Mariposa Community Health Center’s Immunization Program participates with the Arizona State Immunization Information System and the National Vaccine for Children Program. Immunizations are provided FREE to all residents of Santa Cruz County under 18 years of age. For more information or to schedule an immunizations appointment, please call (520) 375-2003.

Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment
With rising concerns over the development of drug-resistant Tuberculosis, MCHC’s trained medical personnel provide treatment and case management for local tuberculosis patients. Our team evaluates and monitors medications and makes referrals when a patient requires more extensive treatment. Mariposa also provides TB screening in the community. For information, please call (520) 761-7920.

STD/HIV Prevention and Treatment
Mariposa CHC provides youth education, prevention workshops and anonymous, confidential free testing to anyone with concerns. One-on-one intervention and counseling is also available to patients and families.

Well Woman Health Check
Mariposa is the provider in Santa Cruz County for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Detection (Well Woman Health Check) Program. The program offers cervical and breast cancer screening exams to qualifying women. The staff at Mariposa understands the confusion and fear that surrounds breast and cervical disease and is there to provide support, information, referrals, transportation and the support the patient needs to confront the disease. For more information, please call (520) 281-1550.