Provides specialty medicine and sexual health care to patients. Services include: HIV/AIDS Care: Primary care for individuals who are HIV positive and their families; routine care as well as medication and nutritional support counseling. Includes case management services to support patients with insurance applications, housing, transportation, and treatment support. Nephrology: Specialty care available for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of non-surgical kidney diseases Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Care: Testing for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HSV, or Hepatitis B infections

Provides specialty medicine and sexual health care to patients. Services include: HIV/AIDS Care: Primary care for individuals who are HIV positive and their families; routine care as well as medication and nutritional support counseling. Includes case management services to support patients with insurance applications, housing, transportation, and treatment support. Nephrology: Specialty care available for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of non-surgical kidney diseases Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Care: Testing for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HSV, or Hepatitis B infections

Provides information/education for AIDS/HIV prevention

Classes and educational training include: - Car seat education - Chronic disease prevention - Environmental health, (toxic materials, lead screening, water quality consultation, and public nuisance control) - Injury prevention - Sexuality education/family planning/AIDS/HIV - SIDS and Shaken Baby Syndrome - Tobacco prevention - Violence prevention - Wellness presentations

Provides specialty medicine and sexual health care to patients. Services include: HIV/AIDS Care: Primary care for individuals who are HIV positive and their families; routine care as well as medication and nutritional support counseling. Includes case management services to support patients with insurance applications, housing, transportation, and treatment support. Nephrology: Specialty care available for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of non-surgical kidney diseases Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Care: Testing for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HSV, or Hepatitis B infections

Provides specialty medicine and sexual health care to patients. Services include: HIV/AIDS Care: Primary care for individuals who are HIV positive and their families; routine care as well as medication and nutritional support counseling. Includes case management services to support patients with insurance applications, housing, transportation, and treatment support. Nephrology: Specialty care available for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of non-surgical kidney diseases Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Care: Testing for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HSV, or Hepatitis B infections

Offers inclusive care in the areas of gender and sexual medicine. Services include: - Gender-affirming care including therapy and hormones - HIV prevention (in-person and virtual) - HIV primary care and treatment - Mental health services: Individual, couples, and family therapy - Primary care services such as exams and immunizations - Sexual health care, sexual health issues, low sexual desire, and sex hormone disorders - Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing and care - Support groups

Case management, integrative therapies (acupuncture, massage and other complementary therapies) nutritional counseling and other services for individuals living with HIV. Call for appointment. Services include: - Case management for individuals living with HIV/AIDS - Integrative therapies (massage, acupuncture, chiropractic and other body therapies) - Nutritional counseling - Health and wellness seminars for individuals living with HIV/AIDS - HIV testing and HIV prevention counseling and materials (condoms, lubricants, etc.) - Printed information, audio and visual lending library - Internet access for information and private emailing

- AIDS/HIV prevention, education, intervention, and positive test result counseling - Assessments and anger management in group or one-on-one therapy settings - Chemical health assessments including referrals to treatment options - Cultural-specific therapy for Sudanese and Somali refugees - Grief counseling including crisis intervention for individuals, couples, and families that are in crisis as a result of transition, loss, grief, or bereavement - Relapse prevention therapy to assist in minimizing and ending relapses

Provides gender affirming, trauma informed, compassionate reproductive health care, including : - Annual exams - Birth control, including IUD's and implants (low-cost) - Breast/chest exams and mammogram referrals - Comprehensive STI testing and treatment (walk in appointments may be available) - Emergency contraception - Gender Affirming Hormone Care - HIV prevention counseling - HPV immunizations - Pap tests services - Preconception planning and referrals - Pregnancy testing and all-options counseling - PrEP (HIV prevention drugs) prescribing - Rapid HIV testing for uninsured patients (free, results within 20 minutes) - Urinary and vaginal infection testing and treatment

Offers confidential, low-cost sexual, and reproductive health services for adults and teens. Services include: - Birth control planning and options - Emergency contraception - Mammograms including services through the Sage Screening Program - Pap tests and cervical health, includes colposcopy, and LEEP/LOOP procedures - Pregnancy testing with same day results - Sexually transmitted disease and HIV counseling, testing, and treatment - Syringe Service Program for individuals to get free supplies, exchange, and dispose syringes

Health Education and Promotion Programs attempt to maintain and improve the health of our county's residents through many types of programs such as: Group Programs about health concerns such as: - Nutrition - Healthy lifestyles - Hypertension - Smoking - AIDS, etc - Health Related Programs for schools and youth organizations - Assistance and direction with the formation of needed support groups - Diabetes Education is provided by one of our staff nurses who is a certified diabetes educator - Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Screening, education and referral for on-site groups and work places - AIDS information and support, call the AIDS Hotline at (800)248- AIDS - For local education and/or promotion, call County Health at (218)283-7070 - Up to date health information and audiovisual materials are available free of charge to individuals, community groups, schools - Public Awareness of Health Resources throughout the county through publicity, programs and health information - What's Up? Family, Health and Community radio broadcast provides important information concerning our community Health. Listen to KGHS Radio Wednesday afternoons & Saturday mornings - Labor and Delivery class training is provided through the Rainy Lake Medical Center Hospital Campus - The Maternal and Child Health Special Project seeks to reduce infant mortality and disability and to improve the health of the mothers and babies. Home visits are made to pregnant women and mothers and infants by a skilled maternal and child health nurse. Education and support services to reduce maternal risk-taking behaviors and improve parenting skills are provided through individual counseling, group education, prepared childbirth classes, special classes for students on healthy lifestyles, and the distribution of printed materials and newsletters - Family Planning Services are available at Koochiching Family Planning Clinic

Health educators provide free, one-on-one, confidential information and referral concerning: - Birth control methods (how to use, side effects, effectiveness, where to get) - Clinic referrals for affordable birth control, STI testing/treatment, pregnancy testing, pap smears and pelvic exams, support groups for sexual health concerns, pregnancy prevention and planning, emergency contraception, sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, infertility and reproductive health issues, and AIDS information. - Emergency contraception - Pregnancy prevention - Pregnancy symptoms - Sexually transmitted infections symptoms, treatment options and prevention

Provides information on: - Heart Disease - Diabetes - Nutrition - Lyme Disease - Cancer - AIDS/HIV and STD's - Family Planning - Smoking/Tobacco - Other health related topics

Provides services to reduce the harm of drug use and prevent HIV and viral Hepatitis infections, including: - Drug overdose prevention training and education - Fentanyl testing strips at no cost - HIV prevention education - Naloxone kit distribution, training and education - Rapid HIV and Hepatitis C testing - Referral to health care services - Sharps containers and safe disposal of needles - Sterile syringes at no cost

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

- Worksite Wellness Education

Provides specialty medicine and sexual health care to patients. Services include: HIV/AIDS Care: Primary care for individuals who are HIV positive and their families; routine care as well as medication and nutritional support counseling. Includes case management services to support patients with insurance applications, housing, transportation, and treatment support. Nephrology: Specialty care available for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of non-surgical kidney diseases Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Care: Testing for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HSV, or Hepatitis B infections

Provides information/education for AIDS/HIV prevention

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

Provides specialty medicine and sexual health care to patients. Services include: HIV/AIDS Care: Primary care for individuals who are HIV positive and their families; routine care as well as medication and nutritional support counseling. Includes case management services to support patients with insurance applications, housing, transportation, and treatment support. Nephrology: Specialty care available for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of non-surgical kidney diseases Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Care: Testing for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HSV, or Hepatitis B infections

Community youth clinic offers the following services: - Child and teen check-ups - Contraceptive services - Flu shots - General medical care such as physicals, school and sports physicals - HIV testing and counseling - HPV immunizations for patients whose insurance pays for it - Pregnancy testing and counseling - Prenatal care, postnatal care, and delivery at United Hospital or Regions Hospital - STD testing and treatment

The program is designed to educate clients with HIV about transmission and how to reduce its likelihood. It includes the provision of information; including information dissemination about medical and psycho-social support services and counseling to help clients with HIV improve their health.

Confidential, free HIV testing for Native Americans and pre- and post-testing counseling and referrals Ganawenima Case Management provides counseling and support services to individuals with HIV/AIDS and their families. Services include advocacy, assessments, care plans and referrals to western and traditional medicine.

HIV Education and Support Services for Youth: - HIV prevention, education and counseling for young men and women who have sex with men ages 13 - 30, high risk people of any age who report having sexual and needle-sharing partners between the ages of 13 - 30. - Free HIV testing for anyone of any age. - Case management for any HIV+ youth age 13 - 30 and their families, including support and referrals to community resources as needed. - Group education and consultation about AIDS and HIV-related health issues of gay and bisexual youth for professionals, community members, and schools.