Promotes a Community Wellness Partnership throughout the county in partnership with Cottonwood and Jackson County. Initiatives and services include: - Community Health Workers who work with individuals and families to help them navigate health care and social services systems - Diabetes and hypertension prevention with healthcare systems and local organizations to raise awareness - Healthy eating and physical activity in schools and communities - Wellness within the workplace to promote creation of healthier worksites through policy, systems, and the environment. Areas of focus include nutrition, physical activity, tobacco cessation/exposure, and breastfeeding support. - Tobacco cessation programs

- Accepts donations of gently used baby items (except car seats and cribs), blankets, bouncers, diapers, wipes, baby wash, formula, high chairs, maternity clothes, swings, toys, books, stuffed animals, pacifiers, and clothing/shoes from newborn up to size 3T - Classes in breastfeeding, budgeting, childbirth, child care, food/nutrition, housing, infant care, life coaching, parenting, and more - Provides baby clothing, coats, snow suits, hats, mittens, scarves, shoes, furniture, emergency diapers, wipes, blankets, maternity clothing, Pack N Plays, and formula - Educational counseling on abortion and alternatives - Pregnancy testing - Ultrasound services - Community referrals to child care, food, education, employment, housing (including assistance in searching for housing), job assistance, physicians, and more - Peer counseling - Car seat safety seminars - Individuals may receive a new infant car seat or convertible car seat when they take two classes and the car seat safety seminar

- Provides preventive and promotive counseling to families with primary focus on expectant mothers, postpartum mothers and infants - A Public Health nurse will: - Make prenatal visits to expectant mothers - Visit new parents, babies, and children 0-3 yr. - Visit with families of children with special needs - Assist families in attaining government assistance programs like WIC - Make referrals to physicians, inter-agency early childhood intervention, social services and other related outreach programs as needed

A family and life resource center providing free support to individuals and families in need of: - Adoption referral and information - Budgeting help - Free pregnancy tests - Incentive Program: Parents-to-be or parents of small children can participate in classes and learn parenting skills that earns them coupons to buy supplies such as strollers and diapers - Medical referrals - Parenting Program/Dad's Program: Provide parenting skills to help parents with parenting issues, basic budget planning, decision making, healthy relationship issues, and more - Pregnancy and relationship counseling

Lists nursing assistants who have met Minnesota training and testing standards to work in nursing homes and certified boarding care homes. The registry also has information about nursing assistants who have substantiated findings of abuse, neglect, and theft. This is not an online registry. Instead, nursing assistants, employers, and others can check the registry by using the department's automated phone system (the nursing assistant's social security number is required.)

Provides blood pressure and glucose screening related to hypertension or diabetes. Provides referrals to receive medical care.

- Free confidential pregnancy testing - Free ultrasound - Free STI testing and treatment - Life coaching services - Material Assistance: Diapers and wipes, formula, maternity and baby clothing, cribs, and car seats - Pre-natal and parenting classes - Referrals for adoption services, financial aid, housing, legal assistance, and medical care

Provides a wide range of services including the following: - Patient scheduling services for hospitals, primary care clinics, a wide range of specialty services, home care and hospice, and senior services - Resources for supports groups offered at various hospital locations - Specialty clinic information, visit website for the full listing: www.mhealth.org/discover-our-difference/our-specialties-and-services

All Birthright services are free, confidential and provide: - 24 hours/7 days a week helpline and live chat through the website - Free resources for maternity and baby items and pregnancy tests - Information about pregnancy, childbirth, adoption, prenatal care, community programs, parenting skills, and child care - Referrals for medical support, financial resources, housing, legal, social assistance, and professional counseling

Provides family health services through various programs. Services provided: - Car Seat Program: Car seats are distributed to families who meet qualifying guidelines. A Child Passenger Safety Seat Technician is available to assist any families within the community with how to properly buckle up their children in car seats as well as how to install car seats correctly. - Child and Teen Checkup (CTC) Outreach: Offers health checkups to children ages birth - 12 years who are enrolled in Medical Assistance (MA). Services include physical examinations, immunizations, hearing checks, vision check, lab tests, child development and growth, and referrals to dentists and other health care services. - Family Home Visiting Program: Offers a home visiting program to pregnant women and families with young children to help families raise healthy children to succeed in school and life. A public health nurse will visit the family's home or another place of the family's choosing to offer support. - Follow Along Program: A program that follows children aged birth - 3 years by having parents fill out questionnaires about their child.

Provides the following services: - Health care referrals - Advance Directives - Living wills - Nursing Home placement - Mental Health referrals - Patient advocacy - Discharge planning coordinator - Public education

Information and registration for North Memorial classes and support groups. Assistance on locating a doctor, 24 hours a day/7 days a week.

- Annual public glaucoma screenings - Referrals to eye doctors statewide - Medical eye care information via website

Provides referrals to nursing facilities, home health organizations, and assisted living facilities throughout Minnesota.

Providing the following periodic health screening services: - Dental referral and oral health resources - Health, safety, and nutrition information - Hearing - Immunizations - Growth and development - Lab tests - Oral health - Physical exam - Social and emotional health - Vision Assistance with appointments, transportation, and other services necessary to access health care; community outreach, technical assistance, and training to medical providers

- Administration (763)688-7840 - Billing/Patient Accounts (763)688-9460 - Care Coordinators (763)688-6300 - Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute (763)688-7782 - Foundation (763)688-9393 - Home oxygen and medical equipment (763)689-7737 - Interpreter Services (612)262-3220 - Laboratory (appointments) (763)688-7920 - Mammography (763)688-6380 - Mother Baby Center (763)688-7886 - Medical Records (release of information) (612)262-2300 - Occupational Medicine (763)688-7777 - Partners in Pregnancy (763)688-7725 - Patient Representative (763)688-7964 - Physician referral to find a doctor (612)262-3333 - Radiology (763)688-7947 - Surgery and outpatient services (763)688-7989

Provides culturally competent and linguistically appropriate health promotion and prevention programs including home visits, health fairs, and other community events to inform individuals about various health issues, including nutrition, physical activity, diabetes, obesity, dementia, and cancer screenings. Provides COVID-19 and flu vaccines. Provides resource navigation to free tobacco cessation programs and community healthcare services. Services provided by Promotores de Salud (Community Health Workers).

- Abstinence education, groups, and classes - Adoption information and referrals - Confidential support - Co-parenting classes for divorced people - Does not provide abortions, abortion referrals, or birth control - Housing referrals - Maternity and baby clothing. Also accepts donations of new and used maternity and baby clothing. - Medical and legal referrals - Ongoing pregnancy support - Peer counseling - Pregnancy tests - Prenatal and parenting classes, including Building Stable Family, Money Management, and Making a Home - Referrals to many community agencies - Spiritual support; biblical guidance; Christian counseling/evangelism

Provides mental health assessments for all ages and referrals to community providers for ongoing treatment and services.

Minnesota Dental Association website where individuals can find free or sliding fee scale clinics and providers in the Twin Cities metro and greater Minnesota, as well as special state and national programs for children, elderly, disabled or medically compromised individuals. Special resources where limited amounts of reduced cost or free dental services are offered under certain circumstances, such as: - UCare Toothcare Mobile Unit: For eligible UCare Members - Donated Dental Services (Dental Lifeline Network): For permanently disabled, elderly or medically compromised individuals. Free comprehensive dental services for those who qualify. Specific criteria and application required. Some counties may have a waiting list of a year or more. - Give Back a Smile Program: Special program for battered women. - Give Kids a Smile Program: Volunteer professionals provide free dental services for children throughout Minnesota in early February each year. (See separate listing) - Mission of Mercy: A two-day volunteer event in which free dental services are provided for children, adults and the elderly by volunteer professionals. - Smiles Change Lives: Provides orthodontic care throughout Minnesota for children ages 10-18 who have a significant malocclusion, can be treated in one stage, have good oral hygiene and cannot afford orthodontic treatment. Specific eligibility criteria and a treatment fee of $600 required. Application is required to be accepted into the program.

- Pregnancy testing - Ultrasound scan if positive pregnancy test (up to 14 weeks) - STI testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea - Life coaching provided by certified Life Coaches - Referrals to primary care physicians - Referrals to 200+ community resources and partners

This program connects children enrolled in a Medical Assistance Program and local Managed Care Organization, South Country Health Alliance (SCHA) with medical and dental service providers and offers information regarding child development, health and safety and community resources. South Country Health Alliance members also have access to health promotion vouchers.

Provides adult and children's dentistry services including: - Cleanings and oral hygiene instructions - Crowns and bridges - Dental exams - Dentures and partials - Digital x-rays - Fillings and extractions - Limited root canals - Oral surgery referrals - Sealants and fluoride treatments

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.

- - Billing (612)262-9000 - - Care Management (763)684-7700 - - Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute (763)684-3888 - - Laboratory (763)684-7855 - - Medical and Surgical Nursing Desk (763)684-7600 - - Medical Records (612)262-2300 - - Patient Pre-registration (763)684-3800 - - Patient Representatives (763)684-7138 - - Physician Referral (612)262-3333 or (800)877-7878 - - Price Estimate for Medical Services (612)262-4930 - - Radiology (763)684-7550 - - Sleep Center (763)684-3808 - - Surgery and Outpatient Center (763)684-7777