Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) referrals for pregnant people and parents

Related: Pregnancy and early childhood

Whether you're pregnant or already a parent and want support, you have a number of options available to you. You can:

• Complete the Prenatal Postpartum and Early Childhood Public Health Nursing Referral Form. You will be contacted by a Public Health nurse within 5 business days.
• Contact your primary care provider – doctor, midwife or nurse practitioner – so they can refer you to a Public Health Nurse.
• Locate the closest Health Centre to you and contact the Public Health nurse there – also known as a self-referral.
• Call 1 (855) 550-2229 and ask to speak with a Public Health Nurse.

As a health care provider, you have a number of options available to you for arranging assistance from VCH health professionals for your patient(s) including:

North Shore (North & West Vancouver) 

• North Shore Child Speech and Language Referral Form For North Shore children aged 0 to 5 years who are experiencing hearing or speech and language difficulties.
• Prenatal Postpartum and Early Childhood Public Health Nursing Referral Form 
  Patients referred through this process will be contacted by a local Public Health Nurse (PHN). We ask that you have a discussion with the client or parent/guardian prior to making this referral.

qathet (Powell River)

• Prenatal Postpartum and Early Childhood Public Health Nursing Referral Form 
  Patients referred through this process will be contacted by a local Public Health Nurse (PHN). We ask that you have a discussion with the client or parent/guardian prior to making this referral.

Richmond

• Childhood Public Health Services Form For children aged six weeks to 5 years who need public health services such as: dental, public health nursing, speech and language, hearing, and/or nutrition. We ask that you have a discussion with the client or parent/guardian prior to making this referral.
• Early Childhood Mental Health Program Referral Form This team of psychiatrists and allied health professionals works with Richmond families to assess and treat behaviour and emotional problems in children 0 to 5 years of age.
• Healthiest Babies Possible and Youth Pregnancy & Parenting Program Referral Form For pregnant women facing challenging life circumstances, Healthiest Babies Possible and the Youth Pregnancy Parenting Program (YPPP) provide nutrition counselling, health education, food access and social support in a variety of different languages.
• Prenatal Postpartum and Early Childhood Public Health Nursing Referral Form 
  Patients referred through this process will be contacted by a local Public Health Nurse (PHN). We ask that you have a discussion with the client or parent/guardian prior to making this referral.

Sea to Sky

• Prenatal Postpartum and Early Childhood Public Health Nursing Referral Form 
  Patients referred through this process will be contacted by a local Public Health Nurse (PHN). We ask that you have a discussion with the client or parent/guardian prior to making this referral.
• Prenatal Postpartum and Early Childhood Public Health Nursing Referral Form 
  Patients referred through this process will be contacted by a local Public Health Nurse (PHN). We ask that you have a discussion with the client or parent/guardian prior to making this referral.
• Audiology and Speech & Language Referral Form For Vancouver children 0 – 5 years who are experiencing hearing or speech and language difficulties.
• Dental Program & Clinic Application Form Providing targeted prevention and early intervention of early childhood dental disease in outreach settings and in our dental clinic by appointment for families meeting financial criteria who have completed the financial checklist.
• Healthiest Babies Possible and Youth Pregnancy & Parenting Program Referral Form For pregnant women facing challenging life circumstances, Healthiest Babies Possible and the Youth Pregnancy Parenting Program (YPPP) provide nutrition counselling, health education, food access and social support in a variety of different languages.
• Prenatal Postpartum and Early Childhood Public Health Nursing Referral Form 
  Patients referred through this process will be contacted by a local Public Health Nurse (PHN). We ask that you have a discussion with the client or parent/guardian prior to making this referral.

Sunshine Coast

• Prenatal Postpartum and Early Childhood Public Health Nursing Referral Form 
  Patients referred through this process will be contacted by a local Public Health Nurse (PHN). We ask that you have a discussion with the client or parent/guardian prior to making this referral.
• Audiology and Speech & Language Referral Form For Vancouver children 0 – 5 years who are experiencing hearing or speech and language difficulties.
• Dental Program & Clinic Application Form Providing targeted prevention and early intervention of early childhood dental disease in outreach settings and in our dental clinic by appointment for families meeting financial criteria who have completed the financial checklist.
• Healthiest Babies Possible and Youth Pregnancy & Parenting Program Referral Form For pregnant women facing challenging life circumstances, Healthiest Babies Possible and the Youth Pregnancy Parenting Program (YPPP) provide nutrition counselling, health education, food access and social support in a variety of different languages.
• Prenatal Postpartum and Early Childhood Public Health Nursing Referral Form 
  Patients referred through this process will be contacted by a local Public Health Nurse (PHN). We ask that you have a discussion with the client or parent/guardian prior to making this referral.

Vancouver

• Audiology and Speech & Language Referral Form For Vancouver children 0 – 5 years who are experiencing hearing or speech and language difficulties.
• Dental Program & Clinic Application Form Providing targeted prevention and early intervention of early childhood dental disease in outreach settings and in our dental clinic by appointment for families meeting financial criteria who have completed the financial checklist.
• Healthiest Babies Possible and Youth Pregnancy & Parenting Program Referral Form For pregnant women facing challenging life circumstances, Healthiest Babies Possible and the Youth Pregnancy Parenting Program (YPPP) provide nutrition counselling, health education, food access and social support in a variety of different languages.
• Prenatal Postpartum and Early Childhood Public Health Nursing Referral Form 
  Patients referred through this process will be contacted by a local Public Health Nurse (PHN). We ask that you have a discussion with the client or parent/guardian prior to making this referral.