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

- Provides the caller with the latest diabetes information and risk factors and referrals for support groups - Patient information, advocacy on discrimination due to diabetes - Information on support groups throughout the state of Minnesota

The Diabetes Self-Management Education program is recognized by the American Diabetes Association and follows the American Diabetes Assoc. standards and Staged Diabetes Management Guidelines for persons with Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes. Individual and group sessions are held. Community Outreach and support groups are also available.

Provides gynecology problem visits, birth control counseling and prescriptions, prenatal and postpartum care, and midwifery services. Breast and cervical cancer education, screening, and outreach through the SAGE Program. Services include health education, outreach, and case management related to breast and cervical cancer focused on reaching low-income women in the Latino community. Office visits, mammography, pap screenings, colposcopy, and other clinical services are offered.

Works with the national office to provide the following services: - Accredits and finances 113 CF care centers nationwide which provide high-quality, specialized care for those with CF; these centers provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment as well as professional medical education and training - Advocates increased funding from government sources and encourages the development and federal approval of drugs to treat CF - Created the innovative Therapeutics Development Program which provides matching funds to biotechnology companies to stimulate the development of new therapeutics for people with CF - Funding network of 10 CF research centers at leading universities and medical schools throughout the United States - Maintains a website at www.cff.org which provides information on a variety of subjects relating to CF, including updates of CF research, public policy issues, ways to get involved, and general information - Provides a variety of grants to scientists to conduct CF research - Publishes brochures and fact sheets on CF information - Raises funds for research and treatment by holding a variety of local events throughout the year - Supports extensive clinical trials to test new drug therapies

Clinic visits can include: - Physical examinations - Laboratory tests - Diagnoses - Medication prescriptions - Diabetic foot exams Diabetes Self-Management Education/Training and Medical Nutrition Therapy for patients, families, and friends includes: - Education on healthy food choices - Carbohydrate counting - Blood glucose self-monitoring - Physical activity - Weight loss - Medications - Insulin use - Insulin pump use - Smoking cessation - Coping - Depression - Behavior change and support The LL Diabetes Program provides events and education on prevention and awareness for the general community which includes: - Blood sugar screenings - Cooking classes - Support groups - Talking circles - Health fairs - Fitness and wellness programs - Weight loss challenges - Foot care clinics

A library of resources on developmental disabilities LIFE Mower County works one to one with individuals and families dealing with issues relating to full inclusion in the community

Diabetes testing and education sessions for American Indian community members offered evenings every other week during sessions; specialized activities for children ages 8 and younger during adult classes

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

Immunizations for children and adults are offered at various sites throughout Aitkin County Immunizations available: - Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTaP) - Tetanus/Diphtheria (Td/DT) - Polio (OPV or IPV) - Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) - Hemophilus Influenza (HIB) - Hepatitis B (HBV) - Varicella (Chicken Pox) (VAR) - Donation per vaccination or sliding fee - Influenza - Pnuemococcal Pneumonia - No one is turned away due to inability to pay - Adult Hepatitis B vaccination Clinics in: - Aitkin - Hill City - McGregor - Malmo - McGrath - Please bring immunizations records to clinics - Flu clinic sites are announced each fall - Call for clinic dates, times, cost details or to make an appointment

- Consultation about program planning and resources - Promotes community health education - Speakers to businesses and community groups

Communicable disease investigation provides collaboration with Minnesota Department of Health in the event of a communicable disease outbreak - Communicable disease investigations - Education - Infectious diseases information and resources - Monitoring infectious disease occurrences - Outbreak planning/disaster response - Refugee health screening - TB control - Vaccination (see Immunizations Program)

Education outreach for hearing, deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing of populations. Educators are fluent in ASL and provide information, education, and other prevention services to a wide range of groups and individuals in the clinic and statewide. Topics include: - Family Planning/Child Spacing Options - Gender health and gender identity - Health Advocacy - HIV/AIDS Education - Parents Are Sexuality Educators (P.A.S.E.) - Pregnancy Prevention/Birth Control Options - Puberty - Relationships and Self-Esteem - Sexual Development & Health for All Ages - Sexually Transmitted Infections/STI's

Provide individual advocacy, coaching, and system navigation through statewide Help Desk to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families. Services include one-to-one assistance in accessing and receiving appropriate services in the areas of early intervention, family support, special education, county case management, health care, housing, employment, recreation, Medical Assistance, Social Security, residential services, PCA (personal care assistance), etc. NOTE: Staff do NOT provide legal advice

- After hours nurse care line - Assisted referrals are provided for services such as specialty care - Breast cancer screening - Cervical cancer screening (i.e. Pap testing) - Colposcopy - Family planning birth control (including IUD, pills, implant, shot, patch or ring) - Health care when sick or injured - Health education - HPV testing - Immunizations - Laboratory services - Medication Assistance - Mental Health assessment and counseling - Monitoring and treatment of chronic illness (ex: diabetes, asthma) - Pediatrics - Pregnancy testing - Prenatal care - Preventative care - Pelvic exams - Routine check-ups ?- Sexually Transmitted Disease testing - School/camp physicals - Urinary tract infection testing and treatment - Yeast infection and vaginitis testing and treatment Minnesota SAGE Program: Provides free breast and cervical cancer screening and follow-up services to uninsured and underinsured women over the age of 40.

- Conducts surveillance, investigates, monitors, and puts prevention interventions in place for communicable diseases - Educates the public, individuals, families, day care providers, schools, businesses, and other groups about preventing the spread of communicable diseases such as Influenza, Tuberculosis, HIV, and others

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.

Provides information about blindness and visual impairment. Provides assistance to individuals for accessing products, services, and trainings to assist with daily activities and adjustments to vision loss.

Provides gynecology problem visits, birth control counseling and prescriptions, prenatal and postpartum care, and midwifery services. Breast and cervical cancer education, screening, and outreach through the SAGE Program. Services include health education, outreach, and case management related to breast and cervical cancer focused on reaching low-income women in the Latino community. Office visits, mammography, pap screenings, colposcopy, and other clinical services are offered.

- Academic Wellness and Success Program: School-linked program designed to increase the availability of mental health services to children Pre-K to 18 years old of African descent who are uninsured or underinsured in their homes, schools, communities, and in the African American Child Wellness Institute offices through the use of face-to-face and telehealth platforms. Provides approximately 8-10 hours of direct mental health services including mental health screenings, diagnostic assessments, and psychotherapy treatment including individual, group, and family sessions through the use of cultural specific providers. - Counseling, Outreach, and Public Education Campaign: Addresses COVID-19 prevention and vaccine hesitance within the community by mobilizing four different teams that serve a region that includes the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Services include a 24-hour Community Mental Health and COVID-19 hotline, individual and group crisis counseling (within multi-family settings and outside of the home), individual and group outreach services, as well as brief educational or supportive contact, public education, assessment, referral, and resource linkages, as well as community networking and support. ? - Healing Circle, The: Provides a sacred space where community-based challenges are addressed in an orderly manner. Life and death issues such as COVID-19, community violence, and systemic racism are discussed. Provided in collaboration with the Conversations with Al McFarlane program which airs of KFAI Radio Station and is streamed live on Facebook and YouTube. - Mura Moms: Pre-meditated pregnancy and motherhood project which provides alternative methods of engaging African American women in the process of examining how their stress, depression, anxiety, and substance use are harmful to their own well-being as well as that of their baby, and to allow them to learn culturally appropriate stress reduction techniques and coping mechanisms in supportive environments. Overall goal is to improve birth outcomes among low income African American women struggling with chemical use and/or mental health issues. To accomplish this, both parents are invited to develop knowledge, partnerships, skills, and behaviors that promote wellness, safety, and respect in their homes and in the community. Provides intensive support including intake, education, mentorship, and wellness coaching services to up to 15 women per class. - Project Mura: Pre-meditated parenting BootCamp which provides three intensive BootCamp trainings annually for parents who are raising uninsured or underinsured children of African descent ages birth - 18 years old. Services include diagnostic interviews, individual psychotherapy, family therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, and other services. Clinicians provide cultural consultations and care coordination services with other mental health providers, schools, medical personnel (such as nurses, primary care providers, personal care attendants, pediatricians, and psychiatrists) as well as other entities such as religious and social service organizations to provide multi-systemic support. Individual wellness coaches facilitate the development of family wellness plans for each program participant. Services are provided within an African-centered context.

- Presentations on AIDS, STDs, etc. - Health and nurse counseling for industries - Hearing and vision checks for children and teens - Nurse consulting contracts - Daycares - Diabetic education Office visits include: - Hearing and vision screening - Pedicures - Blood pressure screening - Blood tests

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

Provides information about blindness and visual impairment. Provides assistance to individuals for accessing products, services, and trainings to assist with daily activities and adjustments to vision loss.

Cancer education and support programs: (763)520-5285 Diabetes education and support programs: (763)581-5850 Domestic violence support programs: (763)581-3942 Grief and Loss support programs: (763)581-9590 Injury prevention programs: (763)581-3763 Stroke education and support programs: (763)581-3650

Offers home care services to individuals with a disability or in need of medical support and assistance at home. Services include: Home health aides/homemaker services - Exercises - Laundry - Light homemaking duties - Meal planning and preparation - Nonsterile dressing changes - Personal care Home health care nurse services - Case management (evaluation and assessment of care plan) - Catheter care, dressing changes, injections - Home safety evaluation - Medication management - Ostomy care and education - Therapeutic activities Therapy - Physical therapy