Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding Resources - Public Health Nurses, WIC Lactation Consultants, and Peer Breastfeeding Counselors are available to answer questions or concerns regarding breast/chestfeeding Early Childhood Development Resources ?- Follow Along Program: Supports parents by assessing their young child's growth and development up to age 3. Parents receive a development questionnaire called an ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) in the mail every 4 months. Once filled out, the parent returns it to Public Health. The results of the questionnaire are mailed back to the parent with suggested activities to promote growth and development for the child's specific age range. A Public Health Nurse will call the parent if there are concerns. If needed, a nurse discusses further evaluation or tips on how to promote a baby's physical and emotional development. Emergency Preparedness - Trainings: Personal and Family Preparedness in All Seasons; Psychological First Aid - Weather-related information for excessive heat and extreme cold Health Screenings - Blood pressure screenings - Hearing screenings - Home assessment for asthma triggers - Tuberculin skin tests Immunizations and Flu Shots - Offers immunizations to individuals who are uninsured or underinsured through the Minnesota Vaccines for Children (MNVFC) and the Uninsured and Underinsured Adult Vaccines (UUAV) programs. Older Adult Health A Public Health Nurse may provide: - Assessment of health concerns - Connections to local resources - Support to community organizations to learn more about supporting aging residents Prenatal, Postpartum, and Parenting Resources A Public Health nurse is able to provide: - Assistance with health care questions; food concerns; counseling; child growth and development; parenting skills; asthma education and safe living conditions - Connections to local resources - Education and support for expectant mothers, new parents, and families - Infant Health Initiative: Provides resources and support to pregnant individuals and families with newborns, focusing on reducing infant mortality and preventing preterm births while promoting healthy family environments. - Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting (MECSH) Program: Public Health Nurses promote healthy pregnancy and childhood development with families through discussion, learning opportunities, developmental screening, and referrals to community resources as needed. A needs assessment is completed during pregnancy or the first 2 months after a newborn's discharge from the hospital. Families may be enrolled until the child turns 2 years old. Sexual and Reproductive Health - Public Health Nurses provide health counseling, education, and resource information to individuals and groups WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program - Provides nutrition education, breast/chestfeeding counseling and support, and food benefits for eligible people who are pregnant, have recently been pregnant, or have children up to age 5 years of age.

Helps families create safe, nurturing environments for children through health screenings, education, support services, and resources that promote physical health, safety, nutrition, and development. Services include: - Blood Lead Testing: Screening services to detect lead exposure in children and adults to prevent lead poisoning. - Child Passenger Safety: Information and services related to child car seat safety and proper restraint use. - Child and Teen Checkups: Comprehensive health and dental checkups for children, including those on Medical Assistance or Minnesota Care. - Clinic Services: Health services such as birth control options, pregnancy testing, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening and treatment. - Family Home Visiting: Home-based support programs for families, including developmental tracking and postpartum/newborn visits to help parents meet goals and connect with support resources. - Immunizations: Vaccination services and information for both children and adults to protect against preventable diseases.

Provide disease investigations, post-exposure medications, and immunizations to prevent and reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Services offered include: - 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

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

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

Periodic health checkups for children ages birth - 20 who are enrolled in Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare Assistance in finding medical/dental providers, interpreters, and transportation for those same families - Medical - Dental referral, phone follow-up

- 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

Helps families create safe, nurturing environments for children through health screenings, education, support services, and resources that promote physical health, safety, nutrition, and development. Services include: - Blood Lead Testing: Screening services to detect lead exposure in children and adults to prevent lead poisoning. - Child Passenger Safety: Information and services related to child car seat safety and proper restraint use. - Child and Teen Checkups: Comprehensive health and dental checkups for children, including those on Medical Assistance or Minnesota Care. - Clinic Services: Health services such as birth control options, pregnancy testing, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening and treatment. - Family Home Visiting: Home-based support programs for families, including developmental tracking and postpartum/newborn visits to help parents meet goals and connect with support resources. - Immunizations: Vaccination services and information for both children and adults to protect against preventable diseases.

- Blood pressure screening - Breastfeeding mothers support - Case management and care coordination - Child and teen checkup outreach - Family planning services - Financial assistance available for prenatal care, pelvic exams, PAP smears, pregnancy testing, etc. - Follow Along Program: Home visits for newborns, including questionnaires sent to the home until child is four years old. If something on a questionnaire causes concern, a nurse will visit the home and take action if appropriate. - Food recall information - Home health care including home nursing with blood pressure screening, diabetes education for newly diagnosed patients, instructions for new diets, and monitoring of medication administration. Home Health Aides assist with bathing and personal care, meal preparation, and assistance with hair and oral care. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists provide services also. - Immunizations: available for children and young adults, birth through age 18. Hepatitis B and Tdap for a fee for adults. Flu shots available from October through December. - Mantoux testing (tuberculosis) - Loan closet - Maternal and child health (car seats available for low-income families) - Prenatal care and education including safety and proper use of car seats - School health nurses consult with teachers on topics such as AIDS, teen pregnancy prevention, self-breast exams, and nutrition. Preschool screenings as well as immunization, vision, and hearing clinics.

Public health nurses provide services by phone, at community sites, or at home visits with families for the following services: - Child and Teen Check-Up Program: helps families access preventive medical and dental care - Childhood safety and injury prevention - Child passenger safety seats may be available to families receiving Medical Assistance (MA) - Family and community relationships - Follow Along Program (FAP): helps parents monitor their children's development - Health and nutrition - Healthy pregnancies - Infant and child growth and development ?- Positive parenting

The program helps identify and treat health problems early. Services includes: - Complete physical exam - Immunizations - Information about your child's growth and development - Oral health exam and referral to dentist - Lab tests, as needed - Vision and Hearing Screening

The program helps identify and treat health problems early. Services includes: - Complete physical exam - Immunizations - Information about your child's growth and development - Oral health exam and referral to dentist - Lab tests, as needed - Vision and Hearing Screening

Direct Access allows an individual to go directly to a provider they choose to receive a comprehensive assessment and access care immediately. The county will assess individuals who need help paying for a chemical use assessment or treatment services through the Behavioral Health Fund. Services also include: - Designated staff that provide chemical dependency assessments - Referral to local community service providers for chemical assessments or treatment services. Also, directs individuals to visit www.fasttrackermn.org for additional resources. ?- When legal intervention is required, staff can assist with mental health and chemical dependency commitments

- Water analysis including: fluoride, iron, coliform bacteria, nitrates, lead, hardness, and sulfates - Radon tests - Food, beverage, and lodging facility inspections - Licensing establishments - Garbage houses complaints - Lead testing/inspections

Provides family home visiting programs and other health services from a public health nurse, including: - Breastfeeding services ?- Follow Along Program - Postpartum support - Prenatal support

Provides services to promote healthier and safe living for residents. In collaboration with community partners, the Public Health Division is responsible for determining and addressing local public health needs as well as community health initiatives working with individuals, communities, healthcare, and schools. Principles and initiatives include community health improvement plan, healthy communities and equity, and policy/system changes. The Disease Prevention team works to prevent and control infectious and communicable diseases through ongoing public health measures such as: - Public education and sharing information and resources - Outreach planning and disaster response - Monitoring and reporting infectious disease occurrences - Refugee health screening - Takes reports on possible outbreak, disease, or illness, or suspected foodborne or waterborne illness - Tuberculosis screening/Mantoux test

Provide disease investigations, post-exposure medications, and immunizations to prevent and reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Services offered include: - 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

Provides services for families and pregnant individuals including: - Assistance connecting with community resources like financial support, healthcare, dental care, education, and employment - Breastfeeding, labor, and delivery education - Child and teen check ups - Family planning - Monitor health during pregnancy and postpartum recovery ?- Provide education and resources on child development - Well-baby exams

- The General Assistance (GA) Program provides single adults and childless couples with monthly cash grants for vulnerable persons whose income and resources are less than program limits - GA participants are also eligible for help with medical costs through the General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) or the Medical Assistance (MA) programs and Food Support - Can apply online at www.mnbenefits.mn.gov

Direct Access allows an individual to go directly to a provider they choose to receive a comprehensive assessment and access care immediately. The county will assess individuals who need help paying for a chemical use assessment or treatment services through the Behavioral Health Fund. Services also include: - Designated staff that provide chemical dependency assessments - Referral to local community service providers for chemical assessments or treatment services. Also, directs individuals to visit www.fasttrackermn.org for additional resources. - When legal intervention is required, staff can assist with mental health and chemical dependency commitments

Provides public health services to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Services include: - Communicable disease education - Immunizations for adults and children - Vaccine information

Helps families create safe, nurturing environments for children through health screenings, education, support services, and resources that promote physical health, safety, nutrition, and development. Services include: - Blood Lead Testing: Screening services to detect lead exposure in children and adults to prevent lead poisoning. - Child Passenger Safety: Information and services related to child car seat safety and proper restraint use. - Child and Teen Checkups: Comprehensive health and dental checkups for children, including those on Medical Assistance or Minnesota Care. - Clinic Services: Health services such as birth control options, pregnancy testing, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening and treatment. - Family Home Visiting: Home-based support programs for families, including developmental tracking and postpartum/newborn visits to help parents meet goals and connect with support resources. - Immunizations: Vaccination services and information for both children and adults to protect against preventable diseases.

Provides the following services and information to prevent the spread of diseases: - Assists and conducts infectious disease investigations - Communicable disease prevention, education, and follow-up to control the spread of disease - Coordinates with the Minnesota Department of Health on case investigation - Information on various diseases and conditions - Immunization records and information