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Monitors diseases and promotes a healthy community. Services include: - Adult and children vaccinations and information. Vaccinations are offered at the Horizon Public Health Office in Alexandria. - Community education resources to protect and prevent diseases from insects, common infections, lead poisoning, and viruses. - Safe drinking water testing: helps address common concerns, including: arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, manganese, and nitrate and support treatment of contaminants in private wells. - Substance misuse prevention resources

- Blood pressure and sugar screenings - Car seat safety - Childbirth classes - Child and teen check-ups - CPR and AED training courses - Disease prevention and control - Emergency preparedness - Environmental health hazard information on mold, radon, lead and meth - Fall prevention program - Follow along program for child development tracking - Foot care clinics - Health fairs - Immunizations - Lactation Education - Medication disposal information - Outreach for pregnant women, parents of infants and young children - Postpartum home visits - Prenatal education - Tobacco use and exposure prevention - Well child checks - WIC program

Interactive online tool designed to encourage people to be healthy, and take full advantage of all the civic, cultural and natural resources of Anoka County. Online Information tool includes breastfeeding support, finding local healthy foods, opportunities to be physically active, and tobacco free living.

Offers the following health services: - Blood pressure and blood sugar screenings - Child and adult immunizations - Cholesterol screening - Dental varnishing/fluoride treatment - Disease prevention and control - Flu shots - Foot care -Hearing and vision screenings - Height and weight checks - Hemoglobin testing - Hepatitis C and HIV screenings - Lead testing - Mantoux (TB) testing - WIC clinics

Provides health services and education to improve the well-being of White Earth Nation band members. Services include: - Ambulance, EMT, and paramedic services - Child passenger safety seat program - Diabetes project providing education and nutrition information. Fitness centers are available for personal training, group training, and other health-related incentive programs. - Niin Gikenjige coalition to break social stigmas surrounding HIV and Hepatitis C by providing education, prevention programming, testing, and referrals to medical services where appropriate - S.O.S. program offers workshops and events about promoting a healthy and addiction-free lifestyle - SNAP nutrition education to make informed decisions on health and nutrition - Tobacco-free communities program educates on tobacco use and offers cessation support and resources

- Internet, telephone, and face-to-face support groups follow the AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) 12-Step program to help people recover from dependency on tobacco - Provides online educational materials, literature, pamphlets, books, and a newsletter. Information and assistance available on how to start a meeting.

Monitors diseases and promotes a healthy community. Services include: - Adult and children vaccinations and information. Vaccinations are offered at the Horizon Public Health Office in Alexandria. - Community education resources to protect and prevent diseases from insects, common infections, lead poisoning, and viruses. - Safe drinking water testing: helps address common concerns, including: arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, manganese, and nitrate and support treatment of contaminants in private wells. - Substance misuse prevention resources

Offers a variety of chemical dependency education classes including: - Choices: education about chemical dependency short and long term effects, decision-making, safety, and communication for teens and their parents/guardians. - Substance Abuse Violation Education (SAVE): provides both education and self-assessment tools related to substance use for adults. - Yield: informational course about the risks and effects of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs for teens, but parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to attend.

Public Health nurses provide services listed below. Health Services - Telehealth screening and assessment for COVID-19 symptoms - Blood pressure and blood glucose (diabetes) screening - Cholesterol screening - Over-the-counter prescription assistance - Pre-diabetes testing - Pregnancy test verification for medical assistance - Medical follow-up for diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), post-surgical procedures, Emergency Room visits, etc. - Health promotion education on multiple topics such as nutrition; healthy pregnancy; infant and child growth and development; smoking cessation; weight management; chronic disease management, etc. Community Resource Connections - Financial screening for program eligibility for prescription drug assistance; Women, Infant and Children (WIC); Head Start; Medical Assistance; Energy Assistance and food shelf - Medication disposal

Monitors diseases and promotes a healthy community. Services include: - Adult and children vaccinations and information. Vaccinations are offered at the Horizon Public Health Office in Alexandria. - Community education resources to protect and prevent diseases from insects, common infections, lead poisoning, and viruses. - Safe drinking water testing: helps address common concerns, including: arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, manganese, and nitrate and support treatment of contaminants in private wells. - Substance misuse prevention resources

- Educates the public about the dangers of secondhand smoke and the need to reduce children's access to tobacco products - Helps the lodging industry create smoke-free hotels and motels - Mentors young people to adopt healthy, tobacco-free lifestyles - Works to protect the public from secondhand smoke - Works with youth groups and communities to develop and implement tobacco-free parks and recreation areas - Works with landlords to develop and implement smoke-free policies and thus increase the availability of smoke-free rental housing

Offers the following health services: - Blood pressure and blood sugar screenings - Child and adult immunizations - Cholesterol screening - Dental varnishing/fluoride treatment - Disease prevention and control - Flu shots - Foot care -Hearing and vision screenings - Height and weight checks - Hemoglobin testing - Hepatitis C and HIV screenings - Lead testing - Mantoux (TB) testing - WIC clinics

Offers a variety of community health services, including: - Community health promotion - Health education programs - School health programs including screening, education, and consultation to schools through contractual arrangements - Foot care clinics - Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) interventions to prevent obesity by implementing policy, systems, and environmental changes to increase physical activity and intake of healthy food choices - Programs to decrease the use of tobacco and other drugs in youth and decrease the use of tobacco in all populations

- Information and resources on prevention of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse; violence and other health problems - Information and resources on building assets and healthy communities - Technical assistance to community organizations and partnerships - Training and networking opportunities - Simple Steps Walking Program: Individuals can sign up to earn rewards for walking. Participants are eligible to earn lunch boxes, pedometers, and gift cards.

Provides a helpline that connects patients to resources in their community and offers information on patient services, support groups, social services, medical equipment, wigs and prostheses, transportation, lodging, financial programs and tobacco quitline.

Provides health education and advocacy with a focus on families who reside on the Northside of Minneapolis; services include: - Assistance signing up with available insurance programs, including MNSure, in partnership with the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center - Chemical health, tobacco and narcotics prevention and education - Hepatitis B awareness and education - Women's health and breast cancer awareness

- Blood pressure and hearing screening - Disease and disability information - Drug abuse education and prevention - Employer worksite wellness program - Health education classes and training ??- Health fairs - Test kits for water testing ???- Outreach programs - Smoking education and prevention ???

Consultation to businesses and industry in planning health and wellness programs for employees. Provide education and presentations on health and wellness topics to the community. Educational Programs that focus on: - Disease prevention (handwashing) - Mental health - Nutrition - Obesity reduction - Physical activity - Substance use - Youth tobacco prevention Speaker available to community groups, industry, and schools on health topics

Youth Intervention and Prevention programs include: - Community Work Service program for juveniles under the age of 14 - Martin County Teen Court - Martin County Truancy Program - Shoplifting Intervention Program - "Thinking for a Change" Cognitive Skills Program - Tobacco Awareness Program

Class focused on prevention and intervention for youth on the harmful effects of alcohol, marijuana and nicotine. A parent or guardian must accompany the adolescent to the first class to build the adult's awareness of adolescent substance use, gain resources to help communication with their child, and network with other parents and guardians in the community. Upon completion of this class, participants will be able to: - Identify the effects of alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use - Identify positive alternatives to alcohol and drug use - Learn healthy ways to reduce or quit current use of alcohol, drug, and/or tobacco use

Provides the following services: - Children's therapeutic services - Diagnostic assessments and psychological testing - Early childhood mental health - Intensive in-home treatment - Mental health therapy for individuals and families - Military and veteran mental health - Substance use and addiction: group therapy, and alcohol, drug and tobacco use education programs - Youth resiliency services: coaching, counseling, peer connections, parental support, and in-home services

Administers public health programs for Band members such as: - Communicable disease follow-up - Medication management and setup - Statewide Health Improvement Program: Reduce obesity, diabetes, and discourage commercial tobacco use - Tobacco Program: To advance commercial tobacco-free policies, tobacco education, traditional tobacco information, coordinates and funds signage, supplies, and other items for use at MLBO events and government buildings

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

Program is a community based alternative for youth committing first time, low level offenses. Services defined through a contract created with youth and parents that include topical seminars, community service, restorative justice, and restitution. Chemical Awareness Seminar: Co-sponsored by area police departments targeted toward adolescent chemical abuse and experimentation Theft Awareness Seminar: Co-sponsored by area police departments, targeted toward adolescent shoplifters and their parents Tobacco Awareness Seminar: Co-sponsored by area police departments and area schools, targeted toward adolescent tobacco users

Administers public health programs for Band members such as: - Communicable disease follow-up - Medication management and setup - Statewide Health Improvement Program: Reduce obesity, diabetes, and discourage commercial tobacco use - Tobacco Program: To advance commercial tobacco-free policies, tobacco education, traditional tobacco information, coordinates and funds signage, supplies, and other items for use at MLBO events and government buildings