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Advisory board urges Yolo County to streamline home‑visiting referrals and prioritize early‑childhood action
Summary
The maternal, child and adolescent health advisory board told supervisors that better coordination across 12 home‑visiting programs, a central referral/triage point and clearer outcome metrics would improve services for families with children under five. Board members asked staff for options and next steps.
The Yolo County maternal, child and adolescent health (MCAH) advisory board told the Board of Supervisors that the county should shift from planning to action for services serving families with children under five.
Anya Balanoff Suleiman, chair of the advisory board, and other board members reviewed the group’s annual recommendations and said the county should prioritize coordination across the county’s 12 home‑visiting programs, develop a plain‑language family resource portal, and measure outcomes beyond simple participation counts.
"We know what we need to do. Let’s make it happen," the advisory board said during its presentation and recommended creating a central access point to triage referrals so families are matched to…
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