Your HEALTHmatters

Welcome to Your HEALTHmatters—our member blog that makes keeping up with the latest health news easy! This is where you’ll find the latest benefit information, tips and resources for a healthy, happy you! The top stories are highlighted with images, and you can find more stories listed under them. To read a story, just click the headline or the "Read more" link.

If you have questions about specific content that may affect your health, please contact your healthcare provider.

Top Stories

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  • Water Safety Is For Kids of All Ages

    Jun 24, 2026, 2:46 PM
    Water safety matters — in the bathtub, at the pool, and around beaches and lakes. Keep your whole family safe by following these water safety tips.

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  • Support For Mental Health

    Jun 24, 2026, 2:57 PM
    Taking care of your mental health helps you handle stress, be happier and achieve your goals. You pay $0 for support services like talk therapy, medicines and more.

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Helpful Resources to Support Parents

You may not always know everything your child needs at different ages. We offer parenting education materials, support programs and referrals to local parenting classes to help you with the basics, including:

Health Tips

Information about regular well visits (or checkups), preventive care, vaccines, oral health and more. Learn more. 

Baby + Me Program

Supports HPSM members who are pregnant or recently had a baby. HPSM Medi-Cal members who participate in this program can earn up to $100 in Target GiftCardsTM for going to two visits with their pregnancy care provider.* Learn more. 

Doula services

Emotional and physical support to HPSM Medi-Cal, CareAdvantage and Healthworx (HMO) members before, during and after the end of a pregnancy. Learn more. 

Local community resources

Classes, home visiting services, mental health coaching and more to support children, parents and families. Learn more.

Visit our Health Information Library for helpful resources, such as:

  • Our Well Baby Booklet with tips for parents of 0-2 year olds
  • How to make the most of well visits
  • Tools to track your child’s well visits, growth and vaccines
  • Tips for caring for your baby’s teeth
  • And more!

 

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