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Promotes positive health outcomes relating to child growth, development, and reproduction including: - Car seat classes - Family home visiting services - Prenatal services: Includes pregnancy health education, pregnancy tests, and stress management - Postpartum services: Personalized home visit for newborns that includes an assessment of newborn's health, breastfeeding support, and nutrition education

Provides a full range of women's health services for all ages. Services include: - Birth control management - Infertility counseling and treatment - Lactation clinic - Mammograms - Obstetrics and gynecology services for heavy bleeding, pelvic pain, urinary incontinence, and permanent birth control - Pregnancy and prenatal care - Preventive screening and tests such as pelvic exams and pap smears - Ultrasounds

- Colposcopy and treatment of abnormal pap smears - Contraceptive counseling and minimally invasive options for surgical sterilization - Evaluation and treatment of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss - Evaluation and treatment of pelvic pain - Evaluation and treatment of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse - Gynecologic care for annual exams and breast care - Maternal-fetal medicine for high-risk pregnancy - Options for treatment of irregular or heavy periods - Preconception counseling and family planning - Pregnancy care and breastfeeding support - Screening for and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases - Treatment and counseling for menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms - Treatment of uterine fibroids, including minimally invasive, and non-surgical treatment options

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

Provides family home visiting programs and other health services from a public health nurse, including: - Breastfeeding services ?- Follow Along Program - Postpartum support - Prenatal support

Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding Resources - Public Health Nurses, WIC Lactation Consultants, and Peer Breastfeeding Counselors are available to answer questions or concerns regarding breast/chestfeeding Early Childhood Development Resources ?- Follow Along Program: Supports parents by assessing their young child's growth and development up to age 3. Parents receive a development questionnaire called an ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) in the mail every 4 months. Once filled out, the parent returns it to Public Health. The results of the questionnaire are mailed back to the parent with suggested activities to promote growth and development for the child's specific age range. A Public Health Nurse will call the parent if there are concerns. If needed, a nurse discusses further evaluation or tips on how to promote a baby's physical and emotional development. Emergency Preparedness - Trainings: Personal and Family Preparedness in All Seasons; Psychological First Aid - Weather-related information for excessive heat and extreme cold Health Screenings - Blood pressure screenings - Hearing screenings - Home assessment for asthma triggers - Tuberculin skin tests Immunizations and Flu Shots - Offers immunizations to individuals who are uninsured or underinsured through the Minnesota Vaccines for Children (MNVFC) and the Uninsured and Underinsured Adult Vaccines (UUAV) programs. Older Adult Health A Public Health Nurse may provide: - Assessment of health concerns - Connections to local resources - Support to community organizations to learn more about supporting aging residents Prenatal, Postpartum, and Parenting Resources A Public Health nurse is able to provide: - Assistance with health care questions; food concerns; counseling; child growth and development; parenting skills; asthma education and safe living conditions - Connections to local resources - Education and support for expectant mothers, new parents, and families - Infant Health Initiative: Provides resources and support to pregnant individuals and families with newborns, focusing on reducing infant mortality and preventing preterm births while promoting healthy family environments. - Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting (MECSH) Program: Public Health Nurses promote healthy pregnancy and childhood development with families through discussion, learning opportunities, developmental screening, and referrals to community resources as needed. A needs assessment is completed during pregnancy or the first 2 months after a newborn's discharge from the hospital. Families may be enrolled until the child turns 2 years old. Sexual and Reproductive Health - Public Health Nurses provide health counseling, education, and resource information to individuals and groups WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program - Provides nutrition education, breast/chestfeeding counseling and support, and food benefits for eligible people who are pregnant, have recently been pregnant, or have children up to age 5 years of age.

Provides educational classes to pregnant women, mothers, parents, or individuals making an adoption plan to engage in positive mentor relationships, life coaching, setting goals, and activities, with the opportunity to earn items. Items Earned by Participation: - Adult care items - Breastfeeding supplies - Infant care items such as clothing, diapers, diaper wipes, etc. - Maternity clothes voucher and baby clothing voucher - Pack N'Play and/or car seat Educational Classes Offered: - Breastfeeding education and support - Car seat safety education - Childbirth education - Doula services - Infant CPR - Infant care - Life groups - Life skills - Parenting - Safe sleep

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.

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.

Women's health services include: - Breast and cervical cancer screening - Breastfeeding support from lactation consultants - Family planning and birth control counseling - Pap smears - Pregnancy testing - Prenatal care - Well woman care

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

Provides home visits to support positive lifestyles and improved pregnancy outcomes through the coordination of holistic health services. New Lives offers information in topic areas such as: ?- Breastfeeding ?- Car seat safety ?- Health and nutrition ?- Home safety ?- Infant growth and development ?- Labor ?- Parenting ?- Safe sleep ?- Toilet training Active participants are eligible for program incentives, pack-n-plays, car seats, breast pumps, home safety supplies, strollers and more. Families are welcome to join the New Lives luncheon held the 4th Wednesday of each month in Nett Lake and 4th Thursday of each month in Vermilion.

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

Provides child birth, prenatal, and breastfeeding classes; offers nurse-midwife and doula services; labor and delivery services; etc. Centering Pregnancy: a prenatal care in a group setting with other expectant mothers. Groups of 8 - 12 women are seen together throughout their entire pregnancies.

Provides home visits to support positive lifestyles and improved pregnancy outcomes through the coordination of holistic health services. New Lives offers information in topic areas such as: ?- Breastfeeding ?- Car seat safety ?- Health and nutrition ?- Home safety ?- Infant growth and development ?- Labor ?- Parenting ?- Safe sleep ?- Toilet training Active participants are eligible for program incentives, pack-n-plays, car seats, breast pumps, home safety supplies, strollers and more. Families are welcome to join the New Lives luncheon held the 4th Wednesday of each month in Nett Lake and 4th Thursday of each month in Vermilion.

Provides family health services including: - Breastfeeding services - Car seat needs - Child and Teen Check-Up - Connects families to resources and support - Family home visiting - Follow Along Program - Postpartum support - Prenatal support

Partners with families to promote healthy lifestyles and nurturing environments. Family health services support families with the following services: - Breastfeeding support - Child passenger safety: specialists can answer questions regarding child safety seats and check your car seats - Family Home Visiting: provides a variety of home visiting programs including prenatal, postpartum and ongoing parenting support services. - Family education and resources

Provides parent-to-parent support meetings, support, and encouragement. Additional services may include a lending library of books relating to birth, breastfeeding, and parenting. Support is offered by phone, text, email, and other virtual support from accredited leaders. Meeting information by location and their La Leche Leaders: Mankato and Saint Peter: https://www.lllofmndas.org/mankato-and-st-peter.html - Ines (507)400-0928 - Email [email protected]

Family Spirit Home-visiting intervention program to support young Native parents from pregnancy to 3 years postpartum. Parents gain knowledge and skills to achieve development for their preschool-age children across the domains of physical, cognitive, social-emotional, language-learning, and self-help. The Family Spirit Program consists of 63 lessons. Goals of the program: - Prepare for labor and delivery - Learn how your baby develops - Understand nutrition for you and your baby - Keep your baby safe - Strengthen family relationships - Access community resources - Achieve personal goals - Calm your baby - Help your baby be smart and happy - Use your cultural practices in parenting - Enjoy being a parent Maternal and Child Health Prenatal Visits: Public Health Nurse will discuss normal body changes during pregnancy, nutritional needs during pregnancy, healthy choices during pregnancy, and referrals for other available services. Postpartum Visits: After delivery, a Public Health Nurse is available to discuss topics including normal body changes after pregnancy, breastfeeding support, family planning and birth control methods that are best for parent, information on infant development, weight, and measurement, parenting techniques, car seat safety, sleep safety, and referrals for other available services. Well-Child Services: Public Health Nurse is available to visit during regularly scheduled appointments. Topics covered during these visits including baby's height, weight, and development, feeding baby (breastfeeding, bottle feeding, starting solids), sleep habits, how to play with baby and activities that stimulate development, and referrals for other available services. Family Planning: Individual or group education sessions about family planning methods, good physical health before and during pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. Breastfeeding Counseling: Public Health Nurses trained in lactation counseling offering education and support during the prenatal and postpartum period to help mothers get a good start on nursing. One-on-One Childbirth education and Family Spirit education. Parenting Education: Public Health staff will meet with parents to provide age-specific parenting education, explain developmental stages that children go through, and discuss alternative ways to discipline children. Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Provides benefits for pregnant women, infants, and children ages 1 - 4 years such as: - Breastfeeding education and support - Formula for infants for breastfeeding - Healthy foods - Nutrition education

Family Spirit Home-visiting intervention program to support young Native parents from pregnancy to 3 years postpartum. Parents gain knowledge and skills to achieve development for their preschool-age children across the domains of physical, cognitive, social-emotional, language-learning, and self-help. The Family Spirit Program consists of 63 lessons. Goals of the program: - Prepare for labor and delivery - Learn how your baby develops - Understand nutrition for you and your baby - Keep your baby safe - Strengthen family relationships - Access community resources - Achieve personal goals - Calm your baby - Help your baby be smart and happy - Use your cultural practices in parenting - Enjoy being a parent Maternal and Child Health Prenatal Visits: Public Health Nurse will discuss normal body changes during pregnancy, nutritional needs during pregnancy, healthy choices during pregnancy, and referrals for other available services. Postpartum Visits: After delivery, a Public Health Nurse is available to discuss topics including normal body changes after pregnancy, breastfeeding support, family planning and birth control methods that are best for parent, information on infant development, weight, and measurement, parenting techniques, car seat safety, sleep safety, and referrals for other available services. Well-Child Services: Public Health Nurse is available to visit during regularly scheduled appointments. Topics covered during these visits including baby's height, weight, and development, feeding baby (breastfeeding, bottle feeding, starting solids), sleep habits, how to play with baby and activities that stimulate development, and referrals for other available services. Family Planning: Individual or group education sessions about family planning methods, good physical health before and during pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. Breastfeeding Counseling: Public Health Nurses trained in lactation counseling offering education and support during the prenatal and postpartum period to help mothers get a good start on nursing. One-on-One Childbirth education and Family Spirit education. Parenting Education: Public Health staff will meet with parents to provide age-specific parenting education, explain developmental stages that children go through, and discuss alternative ways to discipline children. Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Provides benefits for pregnant women, infants, and children ages 1 - 4 years such as: - Breastfeeding education and support - Formula for infants for breastfeeding - Healthy foods - Nutrition education

Women's health services include: - Breast and cervical cancer screening - Breastfeeding support from lactation consultants - Family planning and birth control counseling - Pap smears - Pregnancy testing - Prenatal care - Well woman care

Promotes and protects the health of children and families through education, prevention services, regulation, and advocacy. Also partners with many organizations and community groups to address and resolve health issues and concerns, such as: - Breastfeeding information and support ??- Cannabis prevention and education - Car seat safety - Childhood safety - Developmental assessment? - Growth and development education - Infant and childhood feeding - Parenting support - Pregnancy and childbirth education - Safe child care ?- Special needs issues ?- Referrals

- Breastfeeding support - Holistic/natural labor tools and childbirth options

Birthing care service may include: - Care for Ill and premature babies - Certified lactation consultants - Certified nurse-midwives (CNM) - Chaplains - Doulas - Labor and delivery nurses - Maternal Fetal Medicine - Neonatology - Obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) - Pediatricians - Postnatal care and education

Provides pregnancy and baby care such as: - Breastfeeding education and support - Pregnancy, labor, and delivery care - Prenatal care - Well-child exams