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Provide care consultation and public health nursing services for pregnant women, new parents, and infants and children. Services include:

• Breastfeeding support

• Education regarding the health, growth, and development of newborns, infants, and children including developmental screenings

• Individual instruction on correct use of child passenger safety seats (an appointment is necessary)

• Infant/children's mental health (social and emotional development) information

• Information and referrals to support resources for infants/children with special health needs

• Information regarding pregnancy, labor, and delivery

• Perinatal depression screening

• Pregnancy prevention information

• Self care and nutrition information

This office also offers child passenger safety seats for eligible families. Maternal and Child Health nurses provided ongoing home visits for infants and children from birth to age 3 to support healthy development and address developmental concerns. In addition the staff ensures that eligible children receive Child and Teen Checkups to ensure that children, birth to 21 years old with Medicaid or MinnesotaCare health coverage. C&TC screenings include:

• Dental referral

• Development Health information

• Hearing and vision Immunizations

• Height and weight Physical exam

• Nutrition Lab tests

MCH nurse can help with scheduling and arranging for transportation or language interpreters when needed.

Advises and assists all veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits. Services include: ?- Alcohol/drug dependency treatment referrals ?- Burial benefits ?- Death benefits ?- Death benefits ?- Dental care referrals ?- Disability ?- Disability insurance ?- Discharge reviews ?- Domiciliary care ?- Education and training ?- Financial assistance ?- GI Bill educational training ?- GI Life Insurance ?- Home loan guaranteed by the US Department of Veterans Affairs ?- Non-service connected disability pension ?- Outpatient medical care referrals ?- Service-connected disability compensation ?- Social Security ?- Survivors and dependents education ?- Transportation to and from scheduled medical appointments at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers or affiliated VA appointments ?- Vocational rehabilitation for disabled

The MNSure Help Desk can help with: Minnesota Health Care Programs ID card requests, finding providers who accept Minnesota Health Care Programs coverage, status of claims, prior authorizations, and Explanation of Medical Benefits requests. People enrolled in a health plan need to contact their health plan's member services with questions about covered services. For questions about eligibility or need to report household, income or asset changes, contact the local county office or MinnesotaCare.

Provides financial resources to individuals and families who face barriers with stable housing, including:

• Connection to behavioral health, dental, and medical care

?- Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP application assistance only for eligible individuals and families in Hennepin County seeking rent assistance. Does not provide direct financial assistance. Hennepin County is responsible for determining eligibility and distributing rent assistance funds. ?- Financial wellness classes ?- Referrals to other NorthPoint programs ?- Renters' rights education To access financial resources for rent or mortgage assistance, participants must complete 2 financial wellness classes.

Provides in person and phone consultations to help individuals and families apply for health care programs, including MinnesotaCare, Medical Assistance (MA), and MNsure. Services may include assistance with:

• Applying for private health insurance plans

• Dental care insurance and finding low-cost dental care services

• Emergency insurance

• Hospital financial aid applications

• Renewing health insurance

• Referrals to community and social services

Provides a directory of free or reduced-cost dental clinics and programs throughout Minnesota, including special services for children, the 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 persons living with a disability, older adults, 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.

Provides dental services including:

• Cleanings

?- Exams ?- Fillings ?- Restorative and preventative services ?- X-rays ?- Emergency screening and referrals Services not offered: Root canals, crowns, bridges, implants, braces, teeth whitening, or oral surgery

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.

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

Public health clinics

• Provides preventative dental care for children ages 21 and under at the Mower County Public Health Building and United Way office in Austin. Additionally, services are provided at the United Way Building in Olmsted County.

Restorative care

• Provides comprehensive restorative dental care services for children ages 21 and under who are enrolled in a Medical Assistance (MA) program with treatment needs

School-based dental clinics and pediatric dentist

• Provides comprehensive dental care services for children ages 21 and under at over 50 elementary, middle and high schools as well as Head Start sites

Services

• Dental cleanings (prophylaxis)

• Dental screenings/exams

• Dental referrals

• Extractions

• Fillings

• Fluoride treatments

• Nutrition counseling

• Oral hygiene instructions

• Restorative services

• Sealants

• Stainless steel crowns

• Varnish treatment

• X-rays

• Disease prevention

• Environmental Health: Provides licensing and inspection for all food, pools, and lodging establishments, including temporary events

• Healthy Smiles: Dental services including assessment, cleaning, education, fluoride varnish, sealants, and referrals

• Medication Disposal: Accepts disposal of unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications

• Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)

• Sharps Disposal: Accepts disposal of needles, lancets, and syringes (sharps)

• Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP)

Help desk can help with:

• Minnesota Health Care Programs ID card requests
• Finding providers who accept Minnesota Health Care Programs coverage
• Questions about services covered under fee-for-service
• Coverage if you are out of the state
• Status of claims
• Spend downs
• Prior authorizations
• Home care service agreements
• Explanation of Medical Benefits requests

People enrolled in a health plan need to contact their health plan's member services with questions about covered services. For questions about eligibility or need to report household, income or asset changes, contact the home county office or MinnesotaCare.