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- CPR Training and Certification is available for a fee
- Contagious disease / life threatening illness investigation
- Investigation and follow up regarding reports of public health nuisance in which the health of the public is at risk or in danger
- 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 is available for a fee
- Contagious disease / life threatening illness investigation
- Investigation and follow up regarding reports of public health nuisance in which the health of the public is at risk or in danger
- Contracts with school districts to provide pre-school screenings, hearing and vision screenings, scoliosis screenings, school health services, and health education
Categories
Public Health Nursing
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
CPR Instruction
- Communicable disease investigations
- Education
- Immunizations from birth to adult
- Infectious diseases information and resources
- Monitoring infectious disease occurrences
- Outbreak planning/disaster response
- Refugee health screening
- Reporting a disease; find reportable disease list here
- Tuberculosis control
- Communicable disease investigations
- Education
- Immunizations from birth to adult
- Infectious diseases information and resources
- Monitoring infectious disease occurrences
- Outbreak planning/disaster response
- Refugee health screening
- Reporting a disease; find reportable disease list here
- Tuberculosis control
Categories
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Tuberculosis
Adult Immunization
Childhood Immunization
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Case management
- Ongoing communication with client, providers to ensure appropriate service delivery, medical follow through and client advocacy.
Disease prevention and control
- Ongoing education, outreach and surveillance of communicable diseases under the direction of the Minnesota Department of Health.
Emergency preparedness/bioterrorism
- Collaborative effort to address potential county-wide natural or manmade disasters and disease outbreaks
Public nuisance
- Community Health Nurses perform general public nuisance assessments and refer to appropriate governing agency
Nutrition Education
- Nurses provide nutrition education to various groups and individuals throughout the community to promote healthy nutrition and prevention of obesity and related conditions
NAPS Program (Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors)
- Community Health facilitates referral of eligible seniors for a monthly food distribution program
Health Promotion and Wellness Activities
- Numerous health topics and wellness activities can be provided to various groups and individuals throughout the county
Case management
- Ongoing communication with client, providers to ensure appropriate service delivery, medical follow through and client advocacy.
Disease prevention and control
- Ongoing education, outreach and surveillance of communicable diseases under the direction of the Minnesota Department of Health.
Emergency preparedness/bioterrorism
- Collaborative effort to address potential county-wide natural or manmade disasters and disease outbreaks
Public nuisance
- Community Health Nurses perform general public nuisance assessments and refer to appropriate governing agency
Nutrition Education
- Nurses provide nutrition education to various groups and individuals throughout the community to promote healthy nutrition and prevention of obesity and related conditions
NAPS Program (Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors)
- Community Health facilitates referral of eligible seniors for a monthly food distribution program
Health Promotion and Wellness Activities
- Numerous health topics and wellness activities can be provided to various groups and individuals throughout the county
Categories
Nutrition Education
Gap Group Nutrition Related Benefits
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Activities of Daily Living Assessment
Case/Care Management
Public Health Nursing
County Offices of Emergency Services
Wellness Programs
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
General Health Education Programs
- Education on emerging infectious disease
- Infectious disease response and follow-up
- Provide information about immunizations
- Facilitate locating an immunization clinic for any person needing immunization services regardless of ability to pay
- Education on emerging infectious disease
- Infectious disease response and follow-up
- Provide information about immunizations
- Facilitate locating an immunization clinic for any person needing immunization services regardless of ability to pay
Categories
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Childhood Immunization
Disease/Disability Information
Adult Immunization
Central office for reporting and controlling of communicable diseases including:
- Food poisoning
- Meningitis
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Tuberculosis
- West Nile virus
Also provides information about infectious diseases and assists with epidemic disease control.
Central office for reporting and controlling of communicable diseases including:
- Food poisoning
- Meningitis
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Tuberculosis
- West Nile virus
Also provides information about infectious diseases and assists with epidemic disease control.
Categories
West Nile Virus
Disease/Disability Information
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Food Poisoning
Meningitis
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Tuberculosis
Provides services to assist with disease prevention and control in the community, including:
- Disease reporting
- Routine immunizations for children
- Sharps disposal
Provides services to assist with disease prevention and control in the community, including:
- Disease reporting
- Routine immunizations for children
- Sharps disposal
Categories
Childhood Immunization
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Public Health Issues
Sharps Disposal Programs
- Investigates and treats 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.
- Investigates and treats 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.
Categories
HPV Immunizations
Childhood Immunization
Tuberculosis Screening
General Immunization
Refugee Resettlement Services
Measles/Mumps/Rubella Immunizations
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Adult Immunization
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
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
Categories
Influenza
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Medication Information/Management
Common Ailments
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
COVID-19
Diabetes Management Clinics
Weight Management
- 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
- 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
Categories
Parenting Skills Classes
Home Nursing
General Immunization
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Disease/Disability Information
Podiatry/Foot Care
WIC Applications/Certification
CPR Instruction
Infant/Child CPR Instruction
Public Health Nursing
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Mold Pollution Information
Childbirth Education
Medication Disposal
Outreach Programs
- 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.
- 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.
Categories
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Disease/Disability Information
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
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
Categories
Childhood Immunization
Tap Water Testing
Adult Immunization
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Disease/Disability Information
General Health Education Programs
- Information and education regarding treatment and eradication of head lice is available. Head lice checks are completed at office.
- Provides immunizations to children, post-secondary students, and adults at a reduced fee and no one is turned away due to inability to pay.
- Public information and education regarding communicable diseases
- Information and education regarding treatment and eradication of head lice is available. Head lice checks are completed at office.
- Provides immunizations to children, post-secondary students, and adults at a reduced fee and no one is turned away due to inability to pay.
- Public information and education regarding communicable diseases
Categories
Parasites/Worms/Lice
AIDS
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Tuberculosis
Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Childhood Immunization
- Prevention measures including providing and coordinating services where communicable disease exists, assisting with plans for immunization programs, and teaching preventative and control measures to families and the community
- Services related to tuberculosis disease prevention and control
- Refugee health services and follow up are also provided
- Perinatal Hepatitis B case management and follow up provided
- Prevention measures including providing and coordinating services where communicable disease exists, assisting with plans for immunization programs, and teaching preventative and control measures to families and the community
- Services related to tuberculosis disease prevention and control
- Refugee health services and follow up are also provided
- Perinatal Hepatitis B case management and follow up provided
Categories
Tuberculosis
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Sexually Transmitted Infections
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:
- Immunizations at health fairs and work sites
- Covid-19 Vaccines
- Refugee screening
- Childhood lead studies and abatement
- Communicable disease education and surveillance
- HIV and AIDS education
- Public health nuisance control
- Tuberculosis education
- Mantoux testing
- Hepatitis B worksite activities
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:
- Immunizations at health fairs and work sites
- Covid-19 Vaccines
- Refugee screening
- Childhood lead studies and abatement
- Communicable disease education and surveillance
- HIV and AIDS education
- Public health nuisance control
- Tuberculosis education
- Mantoux testing
- Hepatitis B worksite activities
Categories
Tuberculosis
AIDS
Hepatitis
Lead Poisoning Screening
Adult Immunization
HIV Infections
Outreach Programs
AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Disease/Disability Information
Childhood Immunization
The department takes complaints regarding:
- Foodborne illness
- Food service and lodging
- Household hazardous waste recycling and waste reduction
- Well water testing
The department takes complaints regarding:
- Foodborne illness
- Food service and lodging
- Household hazardous waste recycling and waste reduction
- Well water testing
Categories
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Tap Water Testing
Food Poisoning
Provides immunizations for:
- Childhood and adult diseases
- Hepatitis
- Pneumonia
- Influenza
Provides immunizations for:
- Childhood and adult diseases
- Hepatitis
- Pneumonia
- Influenza
Categories
Influenza
Adult Immunization
Childhood Immunization
Flu Vaccines
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Provides immunizations for:
- Childhood and adult diseases
- Hepatitis
- Pneumonia
- Influenza
Provides immunizations for:
- Childhood and adult diseases
- Hepatitis
- Pneumonia
- Influenza
Categories
Influenza
Adult Immunization
Childhood Immunization
Flu Vaccines
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
The Public Health provides a broad range of services to residents to promote and protect the health of those who live and work in Kandiyohi County. Services under this Public Health includes:
Asthma Home Based Services:
- Includes up to three home visits
- Learn about asthma triggers in the home and reduce triggers
- Learn about community resources
Prenatal Programs for Expectant Parents:
- Child passenger safety seat program to conduct car seat checks
- Expectant parenting classes offered four times a year by public health nurses and parent educators
- Follow Along Program to track child's development to see if their child is playing, talking, growing, moving, and behaving like other children their age
- Prenatal visits and family home visiting to have a home nurse visit them to offer education and support and post-partum until their baby reaches two years of age
Public Immunization Clinics:
- Annual seasonal flu clinics offering immunizations
- Assessment of immunization levels in the community
- Education related to vaccine preventable diseases and communicable diseases
- Infectious disease investigations
- Services and outreach to immigrants and refugees new to the community
- Tuberculosis education and medication management
The Public Health provides a broad range of services to residents to promote and protect the health of those who live and work in Kandiyohi County. Services under this Public Health includes:
Asthma Home Based Services:
- Includes up to three home visits
- Learn about asthma triggers in the home and reduce triggers
- Learn about community resources
Prenatal Programs for Expectant Parents:
- Child passenger safety seat program to conduct car seat checks
- Expectant parenting classes offered four times a year by public health nurses and parent educators
- Follow Along Program to track child's development to see if their child is playing, talking, growing, moving, and behaving like other children their age
- Prenatal visits and family home visiting to have a home nurse visit them to offer education and support and post-partum until their baby reaches two years of age
Public Immunization Clinics:
- Annual seasonal flu clinics offering immunizations
- Assessment of immunization levels in the community
- Education related to vaccine preventable diseases and communicable diseases
- Infectious disease investigations
- Services and outreach to immigrants and refugees new to the community
- Tuberculosis education and medication management
Categories
Travel Immunizations
Asthma
Outreach Programs
Childhood Immunization
Adult Immunization
Tuberculosis Screening
Tuberculosis
Home Based Parenting Education
Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs
Public Health Nursing
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Nutrition Education
Child Health and Disability Prevention Exams
Wellness Programs
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Public Health staff provides information and education to enable residents to lead healthy lifestyles for themselves and their families. Services include:
- Emergency preparedness to prevent, protect against, and quickly respond to and recover from health emergencies. Emergencies include infectious disease outbreaks/pandemics, severe weather, natural disasters, power outages, incidents resulting in mass casualties, toxic chemical or radiological releases, and acts of bioterrorism.
- General education about communicable diseases and immunizations to groups and individuals
- HIV education and information
- Immunization services to children and adults that are not covered by insurance or Medical Assistance (MA)
- Seasonal flu information
- Tuberculosis screening, follow-up, and case management to individuals suspected of having or currently have active Tuberculosis
Public Health staff provides information and education to enable residents to lead healthy lifestyles for themselves and their families. Services include:
- Emergency preparedness to prevent, protect against, and quickly respond to and recover from health emergencies. Emergencies include infectious disease outbreaks/pandemics, severe weather, natural disasters, power outages, incidents resulting in mass casualties, toxic chemical or radiological releases, and acts of bioterrorism.
- General education about communicable diseases and immunizations to groups and individuals
- HIV education and information
- Immunization services to children and adults that are not covered by insurance or Medical Assistance (MA)
- Seasonal flu information
- Tuberculosis screening, follow-up, and case management to individuals suspected of having or currently have active Tuberculosis
Categories
Adult Immunization
Seasonal Flu
AIDS/HIV
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
Childhood Immunization
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Disease/Disability Information
Tuberculosis Screening
Hotline for reporting foodborne and waterborne illnesses within Minnesota.
Hotline staff will collect information about symptoms, food eaten and when it was eaten during the 4 days before the illness began. They will also ask about drinking well water or if an individual went swimming in the two weeks before the illness. All information is private and will not be shared with anyone outside the public health system without permission. Callers may be asked to provide a stool sample to determine what caused the illness.
The report will be forwarded to the environmental health staff responsible for inspecting restaurants and grocery stores.
Hotline for reporting foodborne and waterborne illnesses within Minnesota.
Hotline staff will collect information about symptoms, food eaten and when it was eaten during the 4 days before the illness began. They will also ask about drinking well water or if an individual went swimming in the two weeks before the illness. All information is private and will not be shared with anyone outside the public health system without permission. Callers may be asked to provide a stool sample to determine what caused the illness.
The report will be forwarded to the environmental health staff responsible for inspecting restaurants and grocery stores.
Categories
Food Poisoning
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Provides information on seasonal influenza, and on vaccination clinics available via website and phone.
Investigates epidemics and illness outbreaks.
Provides information on seasonal influenza, and on vaccination clinics available via website and phone.
Investigates epidemics and illness outbreaks.
Categories
Seasonal Flu
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Disease/Disability Information
Flu Vaccines
Provides immunizations for:
- Childhood and adult diseases
- Hepatitis
- Pneumonia
- Influenza
Provides immunizations for:
- Childhood and adult diseases
- Hepatitis
- Pneumonia
- Influenza
Categories
Influenza
Adult Immunization
Childhood Immunization
Flu Vaccines
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Provide disease investigations, post exposure medications, and immunizations to prevent and reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Services offered:
- Infectious disease investigations
- Immunization and flu clinics
- Mass dispensing clinics
- Nursing staff provides health assessment for infectious disease and status of immunization for refugees that have arrived in the county
- Perinatal Hepatitis B case management
- Tuberculosis case management
Provide disease investigations, post exposure medications, and immunizations to prevent and reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Services offered:
- Infectious disease investigations
- Immunization and flu clinics
- Mass dispensing clinics
- Nursing staff provides health assessment for infectious disease and status of immunization for refugees that have arrived in the county
- Perinatal Hepatitis B case management
- Tuberculosis case management
Categories
Tuberculosis Screening
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Flu Vaccines
General Immunization
Adult Immunization
Citizenship and Immigration Medical Examinations
Rabies
Winona County Health and Human Services provides environmental health services including: information and consultation on food safety, hazardous substances, indoor air quality, healthy home principals, 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, fair, festivals, and special events. Services offered include:
- Water testing
- Radon testing
- Food borne illness investigation
- Well construction approval
- Vector-borne disease investigation
Winona County Health and Human Services provides environmental health services including: information and consultation on food safety, hazardous substances, indoor air quality, healthy home principals, 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, fair, festivals, and special events. Services offered include:
- Water testing
- Radon testing
- Food borne illness investigation
- Well construction approval
- Vector-borne disease investigation
Categories
Public Facility Health Inspection
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Restaurant/Food Sanitation Enforcement
Tap Water Testing
Radon Testing
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
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
Categories
Pertussis
Tuberculosis
Tap Water Testing
Food Poisoning
Disease Specific Communicable Disease Control
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Meningitis