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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

Offers a year-round program (offered Monday - Friday, occasionally Saturday) for American Indian youth ages 5 - 18 who reside in south Minneapolis, including:

• Activities provided with a cultural emphasis that help youth to develop skills to make healthy life choices including physical activities and field trips, the American Indian Youth Olympics, and evening meals

• Homework help in Math, Reading, and Social Studies

• Youth intervention services for youth who experience challenges with truancy, the judicial system, chemical dependency, and/or have dropped out of school

• Youth leadership activities geared toward tobacco prevention

Diversion services help youth make better choices and parents recognize signs and symptoms. Topics include:

• Chemical Awareness Program (CAP) (tobacco, e-cigs, alcohol, and drugs) (not a treatment program)

• Restorative Justice Conferencing: Mediation that includes offender, victims, and their respective support groups

• Community work service hours

• Creative Responses to Conflict (helping the youth to develop alternative ways in dealing with conflict)

• Restitution

• Bullying Awareness Program (BAP)

• Distracted Driving Awareness Program (DDAP) (helping young drivers become educated on how to prevent risky behaviors and attitudes while driving or prior to being a licensed driver)

• Responsible Social Media Use (RSMU) (helping youth who are struggling to use social media in a healthy way)

• Theft Awareness Program (TAP)

• Teen Intervene Program (TI)

• 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

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

• 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

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Health related events and classes. Call for topics and schedule. Classes include:

• Smoking cessation and prevention

• Childbirth education

• Breastfeeding support

• CPR instruction

• Weight management

• 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 public health services including:

• Blood pressure monitoring and screening

• Immunizations for children and adults who meet eligibility requirements

• Nursing assessments for care services such as homemaker, home health aide, and adult day care

• Smoking, alcohol, and drug abuse education/prevention

Providing community health education speakers, offering information over the phone for people with health concerns, and emergency preparedness information. In addition public health nursing staff will provide blood pressure screenings, heart rate screenings, and respiration evaluations. The public health nursing office also offers education and prevention programs regarding alcohol, drug, and tobacco use.

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

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

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

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

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

• American Indian cultural activities for youth and families

• Drum and Dance

• Family outings and events

• Language tables and classes provide students with opportunities to practice speaking and understanding the languages they study

• Pow-wows

• Prevention education regarding alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs

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

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

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

Education programs dealing with tobacco prevention, alcohol, and other drug use, as well as health promotion and disease prevention. Prevent the spread of communicable diseases through education, immunization, and work with local healthcare providers.

Provides information on: - Heart Disease

• Diabetes

• Nutrition

• Lyme Disease

• Cancer

• AIDS/HIV and STD's

• Family Planning

• Smoking/Tobacco

• Other health related topics

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

Community Health Unit partnering with community groups to provide health education on certain topics such as:

• Chemical Health: Alcohol and drug prevention

• Mental wellness

• Statewide Health Improvement Program(SHIP): Encourage physical activity, improve nutrition, and reduce tobacco exposure and usage

• Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Safe Roads coalition: Outreach and enforcement on traffic safety

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