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Child-friendly forensic center investigates child abuse and coordinates needed services, including: - Advocacy: Provides initial and ongoing advocacy to families as they move through the process of a child abuse allegation; builds connections with families to better understand their circumstances and self-identified needs; helps families to interpret the information they receive, ensure their rights and their ability to make informed decisions and gain skills in advocating for themselves and their children; provides emotional support - Forensic interviewing: Provides a neutral, information-gathering child-centered interview - Multidisciplinary team facilitation: Includes professionals from law enforcement, social services, prosecution, public defense, medical and mental health, victim support services, the child advocacy center (forensic interviews and advocacy), Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and cultural representatives collaborate from the initial report through lasting supportive services for the youth and families - Medical exams: Collaborates with St. Luke's Hospital and Essentia Health to provide forensic medical evaluations in reported cases of child abuse; provides an overall assessment of a child and/or adolescent's health and safety, recommends appropriate follow-up and treatment, documents additional statements and/or physical evidence in circumstances of sexual or physical abuse, and provides reassurance to a child and/or adolescent and their caregiver about their body and health - Mental health: Connects children and families with trauma-informed care and avoid barriers to accessing mental health services; arrangementswith the Human Development Center and Paradigm Therapy Services to providespecialized trauma-focused mental health services unique to the needs ofchildren and their non-offending caregivers - Prevention: Provides prevention education to families ofchildren being served; outreaches to schools, families, and the community; presentations and trainings to organizations and groups across the northland

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Identifies health or developmental problems in young children early to help them stay healthy. Residents on Medical Assistance who may need transportation to a checkup can call through Medical Assistance insurance providers. Services include: - Child and teen checkup exams that meet the requirements for starting school, camp, and other prerequisites - Health screening for a physical exam, oral health, vision and hearing, developmental and social-emotional screening, substance risk, mental health, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, lead, sickle cell, labs, nutrition review, and immunizations

- Dietician (Clinic) - Family Medicine/Primary Care - Family Medicine with OB - Internal Medicine - Mental/Behavioral Health (Clinic) - Pediatrics (Clinic) - Radiology/Imaging Services - Sports Medicine

Provides the following services and treatment programs: - Endocrinology ?- Family medicine ?- Foot care ?- Maternal-fetal medicine ?- Midwifery - OB/GYN ?- Occupational medicine ?- Pediatrics ?- Physical therapy ?- Psychiatry and psychology ?- Speech-language pathology ?- Surgery ?- Walk-in care

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.

Partners with families to promote healthy lifestyles and nurturing environments. Child and Family Health Services support families with the following services: - Breastfeeding classes and resources: breastfeeding support services are available in home, at the Horizon Public Health Office Alexandria main site, and via telephone. - Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC): complete head-to-toe health and development checkups for persons under 21 years old. - Child passenger safety: specialists can answer questions regarding child safety seats and check your car seats. - Family Home Visiting: registered nurses provide a variety of home visiting programs including prenatal, postpartum and ongoing parenting support services. - Follow Along Program: for parents of children ages birth - 5 at no cost to learn if your child is talking, moving, playing and developing on track for his/her age.

Provides comprehensive medical care for children from birth through age 17. Focuses on promoting overall health, preventing illness, and treating acute and chronic conditions. Services include: - Care coordination: Collaborates with other pediatric specialists and community resources to provide holistic care for each child. - Family support and education: Guidance on nutrition, safety, mental health, and developmental milestones. - Primary, preventive, and acute care: Routine check-ups, sick visits, immunizations, and screenings (including lead poisoning if necessary). - Specialty care: Referrals and coordination for conditions such as asthma, allergies, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses. - Well-child care: Newborn, infant, and adolescent exams to monitor growth, development, and overall health.

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 primary care health care services including: - Diabetes education - Flu shots for ongoing patients only - Family planning services - Geriatric care - HIV testing - Labs and X-rays - Medical care - Mental health counseling - Optometry - Pediatric care (includes immunizations and EPSDT physicals) - Prenatal care including deliveries - STD testing

Provides family health services including: - Breastfeeding services - Car seat education and child passenger safety checks - Child and Teen Check-Ups - Family home visiting - Follow Along Program - Postpartum support - Prenatal support

Car Seat Program: Medica and UCare have a car seat program for children up to 8 years of age. Education and installation of the car seat are offered to any resident of Becker County. Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC): Child and Teen Checkups are offered to any Waseca County resident under the age of 21. Checkups include: hearing and vision screening, developmental screening, physical exam, lead screening, immunizations, and referrals to other health care providers as necessary. Follow Along Program: Consists of a series of developmental questionnaires the parent completes and returns to Waseca County Community Health. The questionnaire is scored and a letter is sent to the parent with the results. This program is free to all children in Waseca County under the age of 36 months. Home Visiting Program: Home visits are offered to pregnant women, infants, and children to provide ongoing support. Maternal Child Health Services: All Waseca County families with a newborn are contacted by a Community Health Nurse. A home visit will be offered to provide new parents with information on feeding choices, newborn cares and additional support.

Provides primary care services, including: - Adult and pediatric immunizations - Bone densitometry - Breast and cervical cancer prevention - Cardiac stress testing - Cardiolytes - Child and teen checkups - Clinical breast exams - Colonoscopy - Colorectal screening - Echocardiography - Electrocardiograms - Endoscopy - Esophageal motility studies - Esophageal PH studies - Family medicine - Holter and event recorders - Internal medicine - Laryngoscopy - Mammography - Medical laboratory services - Non-invasive cardiology services - Obstetrics - Pap smears - Pediatrics - Preventative health services - Pulmonary functions studies - Stress echocardiography - Women's health services - colposcopy - Work injury and work compensation care - X-ray services

An outreach program that assists families in scheduling well-child checks, transportation, and language resources

Health and development checkup for youth ages birth - 21 years old with services including: - Development and behavioral screenings - Education and information about the next stage in your child's development and growth - Immunizations - Physical exam - Referral to dentist or other outside providers - Social-emotional and mental health screenings - Vision and hearing tests

- Consultation and assessment services for medical, psychological, and case-related needs in suspected child abuse or neglect cases; staff also provide professional consultation using current best practices and available research - Expert testimony and case consultation for law enforcement, child protection, physicians, therapists, and attorneys involved in child maltreatment investigations - Medical evaluation and diagnostic services, including scheduled appointments and 24/7 availability for professional phone consultation regarding urgent child abuse concerns - Psychological assessment and therapeutic services for child victims, including trauma-focused evaluations and therapy - Referrals to appropriate medical, psychological, and community resources to support ongoing care and safety planning for children and families - Training, education, and professional development opportunities, including specialized training for child-abuse professionals and clinical training programs

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

Partners with local organizations to address the healthcare and wellness needs of underserved individuals. Primary care clinic providing culturally linguistically-appropriate health care, including: - Allergy and Immunology - Adult and child immunizations; travel immunizations; flu vaccinations - Behavioral Health - Cardiology - Child and Teen Check-Ups - Endocrinology - Family Practice - Geriatrics - Immigration Exams - Internal Medicine - Laboratory - Pediatrics - Radiology (full digital X-ray) - Research and Education - Screenings - Travel Clinic/Hajj and Umra - Women's Health

Employment - Partners with the Minnesota Department of Human Services - Refugee Assistance Program to provide assistance developing job skills and finding employment Health - Grant-funded through UCare to provide education regarding diabetes, child and teen check-ups, and mental health - Partners with Minnesota Care Counseling to provide linguistically appropriate trauma counseling - Works with the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities to provide leadership training to people with disabilities in the Somali and Latinx communities - Works with the Minnesota Department of Health to assess Somali communities throughout southern Minnesota for suicide prevention readiness and come up with plans to increase prevention measures Resettlement - Assistance with health care access, legal protection, education, training for income generation skills, and other services - Assists new arrivals with documentation paperwork and in navigating the American system - English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are taught at Faribault site through partnership with Faribault Adult Basic Education - Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services assists with legal issues and documentation - Works with Rice County Social Services to connect transportation and childcare resources, and provide job search assistance Youth and Elders - Programming for health and socialization is provided for elders in partnership with UCare - Provides work experiences and supported employment to older workers through the Senior Community Supported Employment Program - Through partnerships with the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, leadership, soft skills training, and assistance with job searching is providing to youth

Provides family health services including: ?- Breastfeeding services - Car seat checks - Follow Along Program - Postpartum support - Prenatal support

- Community clinic and urgent care - Also available is dentist, Dr. Derek Gustafson, at 218-743-3707

Provides community health services such as: - Breastfeeding and lactation consultant - Car seat education - Childbirth education classes - Child and teen checkups - Child home safety checks - Communicable disease follow-up and cancer prevention - Community nutrition educator - Diabetes prevention - Doula program to support women throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum - Family planning - Immunizations for adults and children - Maternal child health home visiting - Parenting education ?- Tobacco Cessation

Partners with local organizations to address the healthcare and wellness needs of underserved individuals. Primary care clinic providing culturally linguistically-appropriate health care, including: - Allergy and Immunology - Adult and child immunizations; travel immunizations; flu vaccinations - Behavioral Health - Cardiology - Child and Teen Check-Ups - Endocrinology - Family Practice - Geriatrics - Immigration Exams - Internal Medicine - Laboratory - Pediatrics - Radiology (full digital X-ray) - Research and Education - Screenings - Travel Clinic/Hajj and Umra - Women's Health

Providing the following periodic health screening services: - Community outreach - Growth and development - Health, nutrition, and safety information - Hearing check - Immunizations - Lead testing and other lab tests - Oral health (Dental varnishing) - Physical exam - Social and emotional health - Vision screening

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.