The Nevada County Public Health Department provides a Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program. This program offers pregnant parents and families with young children free home visits that are tailored to the families' specific needs.

Nurses can meet families in the comfort of their own home or by phone to provide:

• Information about health, caring for your baby, breast/chest feeding, development, parenting, safety, family planning and more
• Links to local services for healthcare, housing, food, transportation, day care, etc.
• See web page for programs and details
  • Moving Beyond Depression - One-on-one Perinatal Depression Treatment for families in a home visiting program
  • Becoming Us - Four session class for to-be parents on
    building a strong relationship before baby arrives
  • Parent Meetup support group
  • Infant / Baby Feeding Support Group - Lactation support, baby weights and feeding questions
  • Nurse Home Visiting - Resource navigation, breastfeeding support, health asses…

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Medical Baseline Program

PG&E's Medical Baseline Program, also known as Medical Baseline Allowance, provides residential customers who depend on power for certain medical needs with qualifying medical devices. Devices include equipment used for mobility, per a licensed medical practitioner.

Portable Battery Program (PBP)

PG&E's Portable Battery Program (PBP) provides backup battery power to qualified customers who depend on life-sustaining medical equipment. The program is available before, during, and after Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events when PG&E needs to turn off power during severe weather for public safety to prevent wildfires.


Web pages

• Medical Baseline Program - https://www.pge.com/en/account/billing-and-assistance/financial-assistance/medical-baseline-program.html
  • See tabs on the page for info on eligibility, how to apply, FAQs, and more.
  • Page lists qualifying medical conditions & devices.
• Portable Battery Program - https://www.pge.com/en/accou…

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The following is a list of locations which offer medication take back in Nevada County:

• Diversion Control Division (DEA) - https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/drug-disposal.html
• Don't Rush to Flush - https://www.dontrushtoflush.org/
• Nevada County Public Health’s Health Access Vending (HAVEN) Machines - https://knowoverdosenc.com/vending-machines/
  
• Nevada County Prescription Drug Take-Back - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/683/Prescription-Drug-Take-Back
• Waste Management; McCourtney Road Transfer Station - https://www.wm.com/location/california/nevada_county/index.jsp
  
• MED-Project Mail-Back Services - https://med-project.org/locations/california/meds/mail-services-for-disposal/
  
• Placer-Nevada Rx Drug Safety Coalition - https://www.scmfoundation.org/Programs/Rx-Drug-Safety

Complaints
The Department of Housing and Community Development receives and processes complaints from the public and from public officials related to living in manufactured homes and mobile homes. The agency protects families and individuals who live in mobile homes by inspecting mobile home parks for health and safety violations in areas where the local government has not assumed enforcement. HCD further protects consumers by enforcing regulations for those who build and sell manufactured homes. This agency receives and processes complaints from the public and from public officials related to living in manufactured homes and mobile homes. Individuals can submit a complaint online.

Buy, Sell, Transfer Instructions
Basic instructions and links to the forms needed for buying, selling, or transferring title/ownership of a mobilehome/manufactured home or commercial modular. 

Web pages

• Home - https://www.hcd.ca.gov/manufactured-and-mobilehomes
• Submit a Compla…

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The following is a list of locations which offer Naloxone / Narcan at no cost in Nevada County:

• Grass Valley
• Aegis Treatment Centers - https://pinnacletreatment.com/
• 211 Connecting Point - www.connectingpoint.org
• BriarPatch Food Coop - https://briarpatch.coop/
• Chapa-De Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services - https://chapa-de.org/addiction-substance-use/
• Granite Wellness - https://www.granitewellness.org/
• Nevada County Public Health (Know Overdose Nevada County) - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2861/Naloxone
• Nevada County Public Health’s health access vending (HAVEN) machines - https://knowoverdosenc.com/vending-machines/
• Spirit Peer Empowerment Center - https://spiritcenter.org/
• Western Sierra Medical Clinic - https://wsmcmed.org/
• Nevada City
• Western Sierra Medical Clinic - https://wsmcmed.org/
• North San Juan
• Nevada County Public Health’s health access vending (HAVEN) machines - https://knowoverdosenc.com/vending-machines/
• Penn Valley
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OES Emergency information provides critical details to the public during a crisis or disaster. This includes alerts about the nature of the emergency, safety instructions, evacuation routes, shelter locations, and updates on the situation.

​Resources

• River Levels
• Sandbag Information 
• Power Outages
• Cooling and Warming Centers
• Sign up for Code Red
• Zonehaven
• Be Prepared Yuba 

Web pages

• Home - https://www.yuba.org/departments/emergency_services/index.php
• River Levels - https://www.yuba.org/emergency/river_levels.php
• Sandbag Information - https://www.yuba.org/emergency/sandbagging.php
• Power Outages - https://www.yuba.org/departments/emergency_services/PGandE.php
• Cooling and Warming Centers - https://www.yuba.org/departments/emergency_services/cooling_warming_centers.php
• Sign up for Code Red - https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/FBE5B4D6F361
• Zonehaven - https://protect.genasys.com/search?z=14&latlon=37.774929%2C-122.419416
• Be Prepared Yuba - https://www.yuba.org/departments/emergency_ser…

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PG&E outages map is here.

An outage map with info specific to Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events is here.

Web pages

• PG&E Outages Map - https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outagecenter/
• PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Map - https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outages/map/

Assistance League of Greater Placer offers a variety of community programs, mostly for local schools.


• Angels for Aging - Volunteers from Assistance League provide visits, gifts and cards to residents of assisted living facilities in our communities.
• Kids on the Block - An educational puppet program performed in schools to enlighten children about bullying, school safety and learning differences.
• Dressing for Success - A program providing women and men entering or re-entering the workforce with job appropriate clothing.
• Operation School Bell - An outreach program which gives school children an opportunity to shop for new school clothing and shoes.
• Support For Assault Survivors - Provides needed supplies for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking. This includes clothing items, underwear, stress balls, journals, and other items when there is a need. In addition, this program provides needed items to the Stand Up Placer …

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Pioneer Community Energy is a Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) that was formed in 2017. CCAs are not-for-profit public agencies that purchase electricity for residents and businesses in the community, leading to more competitive energy rates. Pioneer is one of 24 operational CCAs in California. CCAs work with investor-owned utilities (IOUs) like PG&E. PG&E maintains the physical infrastructure, delivers the power, and provides the billing service. 

Pioneer serves large areas of Placer and El Dorado counties and the Cities of Grass Valley and Nevada City in Nevada County.

Pioneer customers are also PG&E customers since PG&E’s transmission infrastructure (poles and wires) is used to deliver the electric generation provided by Pioneer. For more, visit the How It Works page - pioneercommunityenergy.org/how-it-works/

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Tahoe Truckee Unified School District provides information for planned power outages which are commonly known as Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) and/or Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) events. TTUSD has been notified that TTUSD's energy providers may turn off electricity throughout the school district when extreme fire danger conditions are forecast.

Dangerous conditions include:

• Red flag warnings
• Low humidity
• High winds
• Dry conditions

Timing of a planned power outage?
While these kinds of events can be unpredictable, our energy providers have committed to notifying the public as far in advance as possible. Please note that planned power outages could last as long as 24-48 hours!

What does this mean for your child’s school day?
When we are notified in advance of an upcoming de-energization event, we will communicate this with you right away. You will receive an email and text message from your school’s principal if your child’s school is impacted by the outage or a district-wide …

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