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Provides immunization services for individuals across the lifespan, including:

• Childhood and adult immunizations

• Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccinations

• Influenza (flu) vaccination

• Pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccination

Provides a broad range of services to individuals, families, and communities to promote health and prevent illness. Programs and Services: Air Quality and Health Guidance on how to prepare for and protect yourself during wildfire smoke events. Be There Campaign Resources on supporting mental health and well-being-for yourself, friends, and your community. Healthy Homes Program Home assessments and education to reduce housing-related health and safety risks. Intake form: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=4VDDECzTAEyGUGTXTu9pZIu_yntPHARKlbkYMqd2y3ZUMFVSMERWVkVHT1U4M1FRRllPUUZKWlpJSCQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Information to help prevent infections and vaccine-preventable diseases, including COVID-19 and tickborne illnesses. Public Health Emergency Preparedness Support for preparing, responding to, and recovering from all types of public health emergencies. Substance Misuse and Prevention Resources on substance misuse prevention, treatment, and recovery support. Suicide Prevention and Resources Access to suicide prevention training and support resources.

Administers public health programs for Band members such as:

• Communicable disease follow-up

• Medication management and setup

• Statewide Health Improvement Program: Reduce obesity, diabetes, and discourage commercial tobacco use

• Tobacco Program: To advance commercial tobacco-free policies, tobacco education, traditional tobacco information, coordinates and funds signage, supplies, and other items for use at MLBO events and government buildings

Provides a range of public health functions that protect and promote the health of residents. Services include:

• Collaborative Wellness Initiatives: Works with community partners, schools, workplaces, and organizations to create policies and programs that support healthy lifestyles and prevent chronic diseases (e.g., tobacco-free living, active living).

• Community Health Assessment and Planning: Leads or contributes to regular assessments of community health needs and develops improvement plans to address priority issues in the service area.

• Contagious disease/life-threatening illness investigation

• Contracts with school districts to provide pre-school screenings, hearing and vision screenings, scoliosis screenings, school health services, and health education

• CPR Training and Certification are available for a fee

• Environmental Public Health Assessments: Partners with regional teams to identify and address environmental health hazards in homes and communities (e.g., healthy homes approaches).

• Investigation and follow-up regarding reports of public health nuisance in which the health of the public is at risk or in danger

Provides information on seasonal influenza, and on vaccination clinics available via website and phone. Investigates epidemics and illness outbreaks.

Provides the following services and information to prevent the spread of diseases:

• Assists with and conducts infectious disease investigations

• Communicable disease prevention, education, and follow-up to control the spread of disease

• Coordinates infectious disease investigations with the Minnesota Department of Health

• Offers immunizations and information on immunization schedules and records

• Provides information on various communicable diseases and conditions

Provides immunization services for individuals across the lifespan, including:

• Childhood and adult immunizations

• Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccinations

• Influenza (flu) vaccination

• Pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccination

• Blood pressure and sugar screenings

• Car seat safety

• Childbirth classes

• Child and teen check-ups

• CPR and AED training courses

• Disease prevention and control

• Emergency preparedness

• Environmental health hazard information on mold, radon, lead and meth

• Fall prevention program

• Follow along program for child development tracking

• Foot care clinics

• Health fairs

• Immunizations

• Lactation Education

• Medication disposal information

• Outreach for pregnant women, parents of infants and young children

• Postpartum home visits

• Prenatal education

• Tobacco use and exposure prevention

• Well child checks

• WIC program

Red Door Clinic provides the following services:

• Adult immunizations

• COVID-19 vaccinations

• Family planning services, sexual health counseling, and health education

• HIV testing, counseling, and short-term interventions

• Immigration exams

• MMR and other childhood immunizations

• Pregnancy prevention for young women ages 12 - 21

• Refugee health screenings and exams for tuberculosis and other illnesses

• Screening and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases

• Syringe exchange and Narcan

• Travel vaccinations

Administers public health programs for Band members such as:

• Communicable disease follow-up

• Medication management and setup

• Statewide Health Improvement Program: Reduce obesity, diabetes, and discourage commercial tobacco use

• Tobacco Program: To advance commercial tobacco-free policies, tobacco education, traditional tobacco information, coordinates and funds signage, supplies, and other items for use at MLBO events and government buildings

• Communicable disease investigations

• Education

• Immunizations from birth to adulthood

• Infectious diseases information and resources

• Monitoring infectious disease occurrences

• Outbreak planning/disaster response

• Refugee health screening

• Reporting a disease

• Tuberculosis control

Provides environmental health services including: information and consultation on food safety, hazardous substances, indoor air quality, healthy home principles, water safety, and vector-borne diseases (tick, mosquito, and other pests). This department also regulates food, beverage, and lodging establishments, assisted living facilities, school cafeterias, manufactured home parks, recreational camping areas, public swimming pools, fairs, festivals, and special events. Services offered include:

• Food-borne illness investigation

• Radon testing

• Vector-borne disease investigation

• Water testing

• Well construction approval

Monitors diseases and promotes a healthy community. Services include:

• Adult and children vaccinations and information. Vaccinations are offered at the Horizon Public Health Office in Alexandria.

• Community education resources to protect and prevent diseases from insects, common infections, lead poisoning, and viruses.

• Safe drinking water testing: helps address common concerns, including: arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, manganese, and nitrate and support treatment of contaminants in private wells.

• Substance misuse prevention resources

Provides a range of public health functions that protect and promote the health of residents. Services include:

• Collaborative Wellness Initiatives: Works with community partners, schools, workplaces, and organizations to create policies and programs that support healthy lifestyles and prevent chronic diseases (e.g., tobacco-free living, active living).

• Community Health Assessment and Planning: Leads or contributes to regular assessments of community health needs and develops improvement plans to address priority issues in the service area.

• Contagious disease/life-threatening illness investigation

• Contracts with school districts to provide pre-school screenings, hearing and vision screenings, scoliosis screenings, school health services, and health education

• CPR Training and Certification are available for a fee

• Environmental Public Health Assessments: Partners with regional teams to identify and address environmental health hazards in homes and communities (e.g., healthy homes approaches).

• Investigation and follow-up regarding reports of public health nuisance in which the health of the public is at risk or in danger

Monitors diseases and promotes a healthy community. Services include:

• Adult and children vaccinations and information. Vaccinations are offered at the Horizon Public Health Office in Alexandria.

• Community education resources to protect and prevent diseases from insects, common infections, lead poisoning, and viruses.

• Safe drinking water testing: helps address common concerns, including: arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, manganese, and nitrate and support treatment of contaminants in private wells.

• Substance misuse prevention resources

Provides health information and topics on:

• Bed bugs

• Diseases and Conditions: Details on various health conditions, including ADHD, cancer, COPD, diabetes, heart disease, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

• Environmental Health: Information on topics such as carbon monoxide, indoor air pollution, lead exposure, mold, poison safety, and ultraviolet (UV) safety.

• Healthy Living: Guidance on adolescent health, food safety, emotional well-being, obesity prevention, smoking cessation, vaccines, and other immunizations.

• Emergencies and Safety: Resources on specific types of emergencies, threats, injury prevention, violence prevention, and safety measures.

• Public Health: Insights into epidemic investigations and vital pandemic updates.

• Traveler Health: Travel health notices, disease directories, frequently asked questions, and precautions for travelers.

• Workplace Safety and Health: Information on occupational safety, including topics like cancer, chemical safety, and workplace hazards.

Services provided:

• Investigates and treats Tuberculosis (TB)

• Provides control function of managing communicable disease outbreaks

• Schedules immunization clinics for child/adolescent/adult immunizations.

• Screens and supports refugees and immigrants

Vaccines provided under the Minnesota Vaccines for Children Program and the Uninsured /Underinsured Adult Vaccine program:

• Adults: Tetanus, pneumonia, HPV (Gardasil), MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Influenza, chickenpox, and shingles vaccinations. Any adult aged 19 or older who is underinsured or uninsured can receive these immunizations.

?- Children: All required vaccines for day care, Headstart, and school (preschool - high school). Plus recommended vaccines including Hepatitis A, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Rotavirus, and Influenza.

Services include:

• Communicable disease education, monitoring, and surveillance

• Communicable Disease Investigation - Investigates outbreaks of communicable diseases in Rice County in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Health

• Covid-19 vaccines

• Emergency Preparedness includes coordination, planning, and communicating with partner agencies, organizations, and local community members

• HPV vaccine

• International Travelers' Health Immunization Information

• Naloxone overdose prevention kits (visit website for additional information)

• Sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea (provide free condoms)

• Tuberculosis testing and treatment

• Vaccination (see Immunizations Program)

• Vector-borne disease information and prevention (Zika virus)

Disease and prevention control including the following services:

• Childhood lead poisoning prevention

• Education

• Facilitation of refugee health screening exams

• Immunizations: low cost vaccines available

• Preventable disease community assessment

• Infant Hepatitis B disease prevention

• Infectious disease monitoring and management; screening and referral for diagnostics/treatment

• Referral to community resources

• Seasonal Flu shots

Offers a variety of environmental health services, including:

• Private well-water testing kits

• Information about well construction and soil absorption in cooperation with Zoning administrative office

• Administers health-related environmental complaints

• Disease prevention control including food poisoning investigation, rabies information, sexually transmitted infection control, and tuberculosis control; pertussis; vaccine preventable disease investigations; biologic and chemical disease preparedness - all hazards approach

• Radon testing

Provides information on seasonal influenza, and on vaccination clinics available via website and phone. Investigates epidemics and illness outbreaks.

• Conducts surveillance, investigates, monitors, and puts prevention interventions in place for communicable diseases.

• Educates the public, individuals, families, day care providers, schools, businesses, and other groups about preventing the spread of communicable diseases such as Pertussis, Influenza, West Nile Virus, Tuberculosis, Meningitis, and others.

Provides a range of public health functions that protect and promote the health of residents. Services include:

• Collaborative Wellness Initiatives: Works with community partners, schools, workplaces, and organizations to create policies and programs that support healthy lifestyles and prevent chronic diseases (e.g., tobacco-free living, active living).

• Community Health Assessment and Planning: Leads or contributes to regular assessments of community health needs and develops improvement plans to address priority issues in the service area.

• Contagious disease/life-threatening illness investigation

• Contracts with school districts to provide pre-school screenings, hearing and vision screenings, scoliosis screenings, school health services, and health education

• CPR Training and Certification are available for a fee

• Environmental Public Health Assessments: Partners with regional teams to identify and address environmental health hazards in homes and communities (e.g., healthy homes approaches).

• Investigation and follow-up regarding reports of public health nuisance in which the health of the public is at risk or in danger

Provides community health programs such as:

• Child and Teen Checkup Outreach: Helps families find a doctor, dentist, psychologist, and transportation

• Disease and Prevention Control: Monitor and investigate potential disease processes through adult/child immunizations, communicable disease prevention programs, emergency preparedness plans, surveillance of the county's environment, and tuberculosis screening

• Environmental Health: Help protect the residents from environmental health hazards through programs to reduce exposure to health risks, such as food and waterborne diseases, radiation, occupational health hazards, and public health nuisances. Provides radon, lead, and well water education.

• Follow-Along Program: Provides parents with information about their child's development during infancy and early childhood through mailing questionnaires

• Health Promotion: Provides presentations and/or materials on health topics for small and large groups. Topics may include chemical and tobacco use prevention, family health, mental health, nutrition, and physical activity

• Public Health Preparedness for Emergencies: Funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in partnership with local, state, and territorial public health departments to provide assistance to public health departments across the nation. Helps health departments strengthen abilities to effectively respond to a range of public health threats, including infectious diseases, natural disasters, and biological, chemical, nuclear, and radiological events.

Offers various immunizations for adults and children, testing, and disease prevention education. Programs are offered at low cost to persons who are eligible. Services include: ?- Childhood lead studies and abatement

• Communicable disease education and surveillance

• Covid-19 Vaccines

• Hepatitis B worksite activities

• HIV and AIDS education

• Immunizations at health fairs and work sites

• Mantoux testing

• Public health nuisance control

• Refugee screening

• Tuberculosis education