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

Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services (ARMHS): Provides support, assistance, and education for clients in developing and strengthening skills to manage the demands of community-based (independent) living. Also provides culturally specific services for the Somali and East African immigrant communities. Early Intervention (Children ages 0 - 5): Provides a comprehensive mental health and developmental disorders diagnostic assessment for infants, toddlers, and preschool children. School-Based Services: Dakota County partner schools provide services to students in their home, in the community, or in school, including individual and family therapy and individual and family skills training. Telehealth services are available.

Advocates for children with special needs by assisting in the creation of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) that includes supporting parents, educators, and school officials to ensure that each child's unique learning requirements are addressed effectively.

Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services (ARMHS): Provides support, assistance, and education for clients in developing and strengthening skills to manage the demands of community-based (independent) living. Also provides culturally specific services for the Somali and East African immigrant communities. Early Intervention (Children ages 0 - 5): Provides a comprehensive mental health and developmental disorders diagnostic assessment for infants, toddlers, and preschool children. School-Based Services: Dakota County partner schools provide services to students in their home, in the community, or in school, including individual and family therapy and individual and family skills training. Telehealth services are available.

- Birth control - Breastfeeding support - Child and Teen Checkups for children ages birth - 21 - Child nutrition education - Expectant parent classes - Infant follow along program - Interagency Early Intervention Services (Help Me Grow) - Pregnancy testing - Pre-school screening - Pro-choice counseling and education - School nursing - Testing for and treatment of certain sexually transmitted diseases - Well baby visits - Yearly physical exam - Maternal and Child Health: information on pregnancy and child growth and development is provided to expectant and postpartum families

- Family Practice Physicians - Internal Medicine Physicians - Nurse Practitioners - Nurse Midwife Services available: - Obstetrics/Gynecology - Allergy shots - Bus Driver physical exams - Flight physicals - Colposcopy - Fracture care - Child & teen checkups - Debridements - Diabetic teaching - Excisions - Family practice - Flex sigmoidoscopy - History & Physical exams - Holter monitors - ICC/DOT physical exams - Laboratory - Laceration repair - Preventative care - Spirometry testing - Vaccinations and immunizations - Vasectomies - Wart treatment

Provides family health services through various programs. Services provided: - Car Seat Program: Car seats are distributed to families who meet qualifying guidelines. A Child Passenger Safety Seat Technician is available to assist any families within the community with how to properly buckle up their children in car seats as well as how to install car seats correctly. - Child and Teen Checkup (CTC) Outreach: Offers health checkups to children ages birth - 12 years who are enrolled in Medical Assistance (MA). Services include physical examinations, immunizations, hearing checks, vision check, lab tests, child development and growth, and referrals to dentists and other health care services. - Family Home Visiting Program: Offers a home visiting program to pregnant women and families with young children to help families raise healthy children to succeed in school and life. A public health nurse will visit the family's home or another place of the family's choosing to offer support. - Follow Along Program: A program that follows children aged birth - 3 years by having parents fill out questionnaires about their child.

Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services (ARMHS): Provides support, assistance, and education for clients in developing and strengthening skills to manage the demands of community-based (independent) living. Also provides culturally specific services for the Somali and East African immigrant communities. Early Intervention (Children ages 0 - 5): Provides a comprehensive mental health and developmental disorders diagnostic assessment for infants, toddlers, and preschool children. School-Based Services: Dakota County partner schools provide services to students in their home, in the community, or in school, including individual and family therapy and individual and family skills training. Telehealth services are available.

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

The School District Office provides the administration of the public school services for all students in the school district. Services include: - Child-find services which assess pre-school children to identify any developmental concerns as well as the child's readiness for kindergarten - Early intervention services for pre-school children with identified developmental delays providing special preschool services, therapies, or other needed supports for the child - Creating with the parents an IEP plan for children with special education needs and ensuring that the services required by the plan are provided for the student - Student Counseling Services, providing counseling and guidance for all students in the district in the areas of personal, social academic, and career concerns - Homeless Liaison, providing the necessary services and support for any student in the district who is homeless (this includes providing transportation to and from school as well as other support that may be needed by the student)

Community Clinic

For specialty and consulting physicians to confer and visit with patients Services covered: - Allergy & Immunology - Audiology - Cardiology - Dermatology - Ear, Nose & Throat - Foot Care - Gastroenterology - Internal Medicine - Mental Health - Neurology - Oncology/Hematology - OB/GYN - Ophthalmology - Orthopedics - Pacemaker Testing - Pathology - Pulmonary - Radiology - Wound, Ostomy & Continence Care - Urology

ECFE is a parenting education program for all Minnesota families with children between the ages of birth to Kindergarten entrance. Learning opportunities through ECFE may occur in a variety of settings, such as the families' homes, district or community sites, and online parenting education and support. Programming and education services often include parents/caregivers and children but may just include parents/caregivers. ?ECFE works to strengthen families and engage the ability of all parents to provide an environment that supports healthy child development. Services may include: - Parent-child activities - Parent discussion groups - Play and learn activities for children - Home visits - Special events for the entire family - Book and toy lending library - Information on community resources - Programs for non-English language learners - Workshops on specific topics - School readiness program for children age 3 1/2 - 4 - Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5 - Dad and child programs - Single parent program NOTE: Call for current class offerings and schedule of events

Provides medical services to the community

The School District Office provides the administration of the public school services for all students in the school district. Services include: - Child-find services which assess pre-school children to identify any developmental concerns as well as the child's readiness for kindergarten - Early intervention services for pre-school children (beginning at 3 years old) with identified developmental delays providing special preschool services, therapies, or other needed supports for the child - Creating, with the parents, an IEP plan for children with special education needs and ensuring that the services required by the plan are provided for the student - Student counseling services, providing counseling and guidance for all students in the district in the areas of personal, social academic, and career concerns - A Homeless Liaison, providing the necessary services and support for any student in the district who is homeless (this includes providing transportation to and from school as well as other support that may be needed by the student)

- Birth control - Breastfeeding support - Child and Teen Checkups for children ages birth - 21 - Child nutrition education - Expectant parent classes - Infant follow along program - Interagency Early Intervention Services (Help Me Grow) - Pregnancy testing - Pre-school screening - Pro-choice counseling and education - School nursing - Testing for and treatment of certain sexually transmitted diseases - Well baby visits - Yearly physical exam - Maternal and Child Health: information on pregnancy and child growth and development is provided to expectant and postpartum families

- Developmental screening and assessment - Educational hearing assessments - Family advocacy and support services - Parent education programs

Specializes in supporting children and families with special needs, including developmental delays/disabilities, autism, attention deficit disorders, emotional/behavioral disturbances. Services include: - Autsim therapy and biofeedback - Counseling and treatment - Medication management - Multidisciplinary team assessment - Non-medicinal interventions for developmental and behavioral issues - Psychological services - Speech and language assessment and therapy

- Birth control - Breastfeeding support - Child and Teen Checkups for children ages birth - 21 - Child nutrition education - Expectant parent classes - Infant follow along program - Interagency Early Intervention Services (Help Me Grow) - Pregnancy testing - Pre-school screening - Pro-choice counseling and education - School nursing - Testing for and treatment of certain sexually transmitted diseases - Well baby visits - Yearly physical exam - Maternal and Child Health: information on pregnancy and child growth and development is provided to expectant and postpartum families

Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services (ARMHS): Provides support, assistance, and education for clients in developing and strengthening skills to manage the demands of community-based (independent) living. Also provides culturally specific services for the Somali and East African immigrant communities. Early Intervention (Children ages 0 - 5): Provides a comprehensive mental health and developmental disorders diagnostic assessment for infants, toddlers, and preschool children. School-Based Services: Dakota County partner schools provide services to students in their home, in the community, or in school, including individual and family therapy and individual and family skills training. Telehealth services are available.

ECFE is a parenting education program for all Minnesota families with children between the ages of birth to Kindergarten entrance. Learning opportunities through ECFE may occur in a variety of settings, such as the families' homes, district or community sites, and online parenting education and support. Programming and education services often include parents/caregivers and children but may just include parents/caregivers.

Primary Care Clinic

- Provides family practice specializing in general health and procedures - Manages patients health by referral to specialty services within the healthcare system Corporate Headquarters: Cook Area Health Services, Inc. 20 5th Street SE Cook, MN 55723

Child care program that includes: - Assessment of all children - Development and educational programming for all children - Early intervention - Individual Family Service Plans - Individual learning plans for each child - Medical services from an on-site community health clinic staffed by agency nurses and contracted medical personnel - Multi-cultural programming that promotes self-esteem, pride, and self-awareness - Parent education, regular communication meetings, and conferences - School enrichment for school-age programs - School readiness/preschool screening - Special needs programming

Follow Along Program is a screening program that can answer parents' questions, help them learn about age-appropriate development, and assist with referrals when there are concerns. Follow Along is a mail-in program, at no cost to parents, that uses the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQs) to screen for and teach about children's health and development. The program helps parents find out if their child is hearing, moving, seeing, playing, talking, learning, growing, and acting normally as their child reaches different ages.