Provides classes and events for anyone who is interested. Classes offered are: - Breast-feeding, baby nutrition, and parenting classes - Cancer support group - Childbirth classes - Fitness and weight management classes - Grief support groups for women - Youth and family programs about various issues around chemical dependency, and youth living with ADHD

Provides family and health education including child-rearing in early infancy, child development, parenting, family health, and environmental safety. Programs include: - Child Passenger Safety Program: One-hour class for parents on use of their child safety seat including information on the correct seat for the child, safely securing the child in the seat, and correct installation of the seat in the vehicle. Car seats are available for purchase on sliding fee basis at training. - Child and Teen Checkups: Provide outreach and assistance to enable well-child checkups for children and teens ages 21 and under who are on Medical Assistance. There are several locations, can assist in making dental and medical appointments, and arrange transportation to and from appointments. ?- Dental Health Services: Offers dental care through Children's Dental Services (CDS), a traveling dental clinic. Specialize in children's dental care and provides dental services to children from infancy to age 26 years, pregnant women, and people of all ages, regardless of income. Routine dental services include cleanings, fluoride, sealants, oral health education, exams, x-rays, fillings, crowns, and extractions. Visit website for a list of dental providers. - Early Intervention Services: Provides assistance to families with infants and preschoolers who are living with a developmental delay. A multidisciplinary team is available to identify and treatment children with developmental delays. - Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: Assistance offered to parents with follow-up appointments and information on free services if their child has a potential hearing problem - Family Planning: A voluntary and confidential program for individuals to obtain information about pregnancy prevention. Family planning involves preventing, spacing, and achieving pregnancies. This service provides referral and education. Pregnancy testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea is provided at no cost. - Follow Along Program: Monitors children ages birth to three. Questionnaires are sent to parents every four months to evaluate their child's development. - Family Home Visiting: For families with children birth to five years old. Home visiting supports families as they learn about healthy pregnancies, positive parenting, infant and child growth and development, health and nutrition, breastfeeding support, childhood safety and injury prevention, strengthening family relationships, and community resources. - Help Me Connect: An online navigation resource for pregnant and parenting families with young children to find local resources and information to support healthy child development and well-being - New Baby Visits: New parents are contacted by a Public Health Nurse to answer questions, provide education, information, and support including lactation consultation - Project Harmony: Provides home visits to mothers with chemical dependency issues offering education, counseling, and recovery coaching - Parent Support Outreach Program (PSOP): A voluntary program that provides short-term help to parents to access resources and provide education about housing, transportation, parent education, child development, activities, childcare, safety planning, and other services. - Postpartum Home Visits: Provides home visits to new mothers and infants to educate and counsel about nutrition, child growth and development, and resources available for families. Visits can be requested through a physician or hospital. - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): Consultation and home visit, grief support, and referral service for families who have experienced loss of a child

- 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

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

The hospital provides educational classes: - Childbirth preparation classes - CPR and first aid

Providing the following support groups and educational services: - Cancer support group - End-of-life decision class/advance care planning - Knee pain seminar - Hernia seminar and screenings - Weight loss seminar - Menopause education event

Provides a variety of family home visiting services by registered nurses and family health specialists to support families, parents, caregivers, and children. - Home visits to pregnant women to instruct on healthy pregnancy behaviors and preparation for labor and delivery - Home visits to families with newborns and children; instruction on child growth, child care seat safety, development, nutrition, parenting, and child care as well as connecting families to a wide variety of other community resources - Home visits to families experiencing stress or crisis related to parenting. Services are educational and supportive in nature and are supervised by a Public Health Nurse; parents can self-refer - Home visits for children or youth with a disability or special health needs; provide health education, resources, and referrals to support families Family determines visit frequency, which can be as few as one or two visits to longer term visits up to three years. Visits can be in person or virtual to fit the family's needs.

- Classes designed to prepare a woman emotionally, psychologically and physically for childbirth. - Labor/Delivery Classes - Five 2-hour sessions in 5th to 6th month of pregnancy $45 fee. - Infant Care - Two 2-hour sessions - No charge for class - Breast Feeding & Nutrition Classes - One 2-hour session - No Charge - They do have "scholarships" available for those who want to attend but cannot afford the fee. - First Saturday of every month

The program provides: - Help to access medical and financial resources, schooling, job training, housing, child support, baby equipment - Prenatal, postnatal and parenting education - Public health nurse visits at myHealth, home, school or other site - Individual case management - Referrals to other health care services - Childbirth preparation education and doula support in labor and delivery - Nutrition, exercise and healthy lifestyle education, mentorship programs, cooking classes

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

Works with community education and area hospitals to provide education to expectant and new parents, professional labor support for teen moms, and moms without partners. Available services include: - Group and private classes - Doula services - Private in-home Lamaze classes - Breastfeeding support

Program providing free: - Classes for all 3 trimesters of pregnancy - Material supplies for moms and children - Parenting consultation - Prenatal development, labor, parenting from birth to two years including safety, and wellness issues - Support available during and after pregnancy for those who are eligible Free items earned through this program include, but are not limited to: - Baby supplies - Diapers, wipes - Infant clothing (sizes 0 - 2T) - Larger items such as high chairs and strollers - Maternity clothes

Providing the following educational opportunities for those interested: - Childbirth class - CPR/first aid training - Foot care clinics - Certified Nursing Assistance (CNA) educational information on how to become a CNA - Other educational opportunities offered throughout the year

- Child and family health care home visits - Child and teen checkups for ages birth - 20 - Community health services - Environmental health services (contract with Brown/Nicollet County) - Immtrack immunization registry (tracks immunizations including childhood flu and Hepatitis B within the state of MN). Printouts of a child's records are available at a parent's request for daycare, camp, school, etc. Bring shot records. - Family planning education - Maternal and infant care education, including one on one instruction of childbirth education and breastfeeding - WIC (Women Infants and Children Program): nutritional supplements for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under age 5. - Public health emergency preparedness

Provides educational outreach, sponsors and participates in a wide variety of events and organizations including: - Blood pressure checks (available anytime in the ER) - Flu shot clinics - Prenatal classes - Provides space for community support groups - Smoking cessation initiative

Services to individuals and families are provided to promote healthy pregnancies, infants, children and families Home visits to pregnant women offer support and information regarding pregnancy, labor and delivery Information includes but is not limited to: - Physical activity and exercise - Nutrition - Problems associated with smoking, drinking and drugs - Use of medications during pregnancy - Preparation for labor and delivery - Free Prenatal education classes to expectant parents Classes include: - Five two hour classes held on 5 consecutive Wednesdays, from 7 pm to 9 pm at Riverwood Health Care Center - Teaching of breathing and relaxation techniques - Call for dates of next classes Free home visits to all families with newborns Visits include: - Free welcome basket including safety and hygiene supplies - Physical assessment of infant and mother - Information on infant feedings, behavior and development, safety, sleep habits, immunizations, parenting skills, child care, etc - Answers to questions regarding infant and self care - Information on the emotional and social adjustments related to parenting - Family planning information Call to make an appointment for a FREE home visit

Available to county residents in need of family health services. Public Health nurses, nutritionists and like professionals are available to make home visits. Frequency of visits and length of time per visit is agreed upon by the family and nurse, depending upon needs of the family. Services: - Adjustment to new family - After home care; suggestions for exercise program, mother's health needs, parenting education, newborn care, nutritional needs and infant growth and development - Child's growth and development and child rearing questions - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect including home visits - Guidelines for parents to provide safe care and a healthy environment for their child - Health information on pregnancy and pregnancy care - Health supervision for children (immunizations and well baby check) - Identification of problems and early intervention activities in conjunction with families and schools to assist families with special needs children - Nutritional assessment and counseling/education - Prevention of child maltreatment - Prenatal health needs including nutrition, weight gain, balance of rest and exercise and substance use - Preparation of labor and delivery - Physical development screening - Special care for high-risk pregnant women - Supportive community resources

Offers support groups for Parkinson's Disease and a cancer wellness group. Also provides and sponsors numerous classes and public education activities. Classes are designed to offer new information on relevant health issues and highlight key healthcare services that contribute to individual and collective health improvement. Provides classes and events for: - Childbirth and Parenting Education - CPR, AED, and First Aid Certification - Reshape U!: classes to help with eating habits and diet class

Health Screening: - Blood pressure screening - Child and teen checkups - Lead poisoning screening - Nutrition assessment - Prenatal evaluation - Tuberculosis screening Health Education: - CPR instruction - Health fairs - Health information and referrals - Nutrition education - Poison information Immunizations and Flu Vaccines: - Provides child and adult immunizations. The cost of a vaccine could be covered by the Minnesota Vaccines for Children program (MnVFC) for eligible applicants. - Ask for application at the doctor's office. If patients' health insurance doesn't cover immunizations or flu vaccines, the clinic should be notified in advance to avoid unnecessary billing. Maternal and Infant Care: - Breastfeeding instruction - Childbirth education - Prenatal care Other Services: - Public health nursing

- Program involving 13 counties in Northwestern Minnesota - Free to pregnant women and to children aged 1 - 5 - Prenatal care; promotes; not provided directly - Well-child exams; promotes - Immunizations - Education for communities on importance of preventive health measures - Newsletters - Telephone contacts - Public speaking by public health nurses

- Prenatal classes - Gain an understanding of a healthy pregnancy - Gain an understanding of the physical process of childbirth - Learn and practicing relaxation and breathing techniques - Learn about the characteristics of the newborn - Explore issues related to new parenting - Identify area resources for young families - Pre-diabetes education - Defining and diagnosing pre-diabetes - Making small lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes - Risks and prevention of Type 2 diabetes - Benefits and guidelines of exercise - Healthful eating - Weight loss strategies - Blood glucose monitoring - Resources including books and handouts to learn more

Home Visiting Program - Home visits are offered to pregnant women, infants, and children to provide ongoing support. Maternal Child Health Services - All Becker County families with a newborn are contacted by a Community Health Nurse. A home visit will be offered to provide new parents with information on feeding choices, newborn cares and additional support. Parental, Childbirth, and Newborn Education - Educational support is offered to all residents of Becker County. Material presented is tailored to meet the specific needs including labor and delivery, breastfeeding, bottle feeding and newborn/postpartum care. Breastfeeding Resources - Becker County WIC office sponsors a Breastfeeding Support Group that meets monthly. Online Breastfeeding Support Group. Car Seat Program - Medica and Blue Plus have a car seat program for children up to 8 years of age. Education and installation of the car seat are offered to any resident of Becker County. Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC) - Child and Teen Checkups are offered to any Becker County resident under the age of 21. Checkups include: hearing and vision screening, developmental screening, physical exam, lead screening, immunizations and referrals to other health care providers as necessary. Immunizations - Infant, child and adult immunizations can be done at Becker County Community Health by appointment. Follow Along Program - Consists of a series of developmental questionnaires the parent completes and returns to Becker County Community Health. The questionnaire is scored and a letter is sent to the parent with the results. This program is free to all children in Becker County under the age of 36 months.

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.

- Home visits to provide antepartum, postpartum, breast feeding, family planning, infant care, child growth and development assessments, education, promotion of parenting, family planning information and prenatal and childbirth education - Provides services to children with special needs, including skilled nursing visits, waiver case management, personal care attendant assessment and screening for Early Childhood Special Education services - Follow Along Program provides information regarding growth and development and screen for need for referral to others services, including medical and Early Childhood Special Education - Family Service Aides provide limited homemaking, support and education to pregnant women and new moms and infants, and parenting support to families - Education related to injury prevention including home safety - Community resource information and referral - Nutrition education