Provides comprehensive public health services for residents of Bloomington, Richfield, and Edina. Includes: Breastfeeding Information and Support: - Public Health Nurses, WIC Lactation Consultants and Peer Breastfeeding Counselors are available to answer questions or concerns regarding breastfeeding. WIC participants should contact (952)563-8993; Non-WIC participants should contact (952)563-8900; or email Help Me Grow South Hennepin: - Interagency review team - Early intervention for children ages birth to 5 - Testing available for developmental delays in speech/language, motor, cognitive or social/behavior problems Follow Along: - Child development and tracking program for children up to age 3 Health Screenings: - Blood pressure screenings, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Monday - Friday at the Public Health Center; also offered at Creekside Community Center, Edina Senior Center and Richfield Community Center - Hearing screenings offered at Creekside Community Center (952)563-4944 and Edina Senior Center (952)833-9570; call for specific dates and times - Tuberculin Skin Test (TB testing) offered at the Public Health Center, 11:30 am - 3:30 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Cost is $35. Immunizations and Flu Shots: Offers immunizations to individuals who are uninsured or underinsured through the MN Vaccines for Children (MNVFC) and the Uninsured and Underinsured Adult Vaccines (UUAV) programs. Immunization clinics are offered the first and third Tuesday of the month, 3 pm - 5:30 pm. No appointment necessary. A $20 donation requested per vaccination, however, no one will be turned away. Public Health Nurse services: - Home visits for prenatal, postpartum and parenting - Services for adolescents, pregnant teens, and teen parents; education, nursing services, and health counseling provided in the home and at community sites - Education, counseling, and support for pregnant mothers, new parents, and families - Resource for health care questions, food concerns, child growth, development, and safe living conditions WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program: - For infants and children to age 5 and pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women - Nutrition education/food voucher program Senior Health: - Home-based senior services; public health nurses provide home visits at no cost - Assistance finding resources - Community-based senior services; Talk With the Nurse provides group health topics, blood pressure check, and one-to-one help for health questions - Home safety assessments

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

- Child welfare case management - Children's mental health case management - Family community support services - School liaison services - Family Service Collaborative services - Services to minor parents

Provides services during pregnancy and postpartum, services for mothers and infants and services for families of children with special needs. Other specific programs are Follow Along, and Healthy Beginnings.

- Provides as alternative educational setting for pregnant and parenting teens. - TAPP meets every Monday and Tuesday during the school year, at the Itasca Resource Center, for classes. - TAPP students are enrolled at the Alternative Learning Center, in Grand Rapids, on Tuesday during the school year or return to the traditional school setting at their respective area High Schools for the remainder of the week. - Children of TAPP students are enrolled in Early Head Start and attend in the purple room at the Itasca Resource Center on Monday or Tuesday throughout the Academic year. - Teen Parents may earn hours of credit towards their high school diploma by attending and actively participating in the classes.

Referrals to social workers and case management services for issues involving children: - Child protection reports (neglect, abuse, etc.) - Children's mental health services - Minor parent support - Truancy - Child welfare

- Free and confidential pregnancy testing for adults and teens - Pregnancy options counseling, pregnancy confirmation via ultrasound, abortion education, and practical assistance

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

Minnesota's version of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Statewide MFIP helps families work their way out of poverty by providing temporary cash and food benefits to eligible families. Statewide MFIP has a 60 month time limit, there are some limited exceptions and extensions to the time limit. Participants are required to follow certain work rules. Failure to meet work rules will result in their MFIP grant being sanctioned, or reduced. In addition: - Child support will be pursued in those situations where one or both parents are absent - A woman expecting a baby may receive assistance for herself during her pregnancy - Children who are being cared for by certain relatives may receive assistance

Provides: - In-home Aftercare Counseling - In-home Rule 25 Assessments - Child Care - Transportation (Meetings, Work, Court, Appointments) - Referrals - Housing Assistance - Moving Expenses (Storage, Truck Rental) - Baby and Child Care Supplies - Personal Need & Basic Home Supplies - Funds to Prevent Disconnection (Phones, etc.) - Regular Meetings With All Service Providers - Budgeting Classes - Funds for Family Therapy Sessions - Recreational Activities & YMCA Family Membership Weekly Groups - Talking Circle - Spirituality - Women's Support Group - Relapse Prevention Therapy - Grief & Loss, MI/CD - Empowerment Education Outreach in Community - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects - Diagnostic Services Advocacy - Court - Child Protection - Community Service - Domestic Abuse - Sexual Abuse

Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) programs are located at the north wing of the Handke Family Center, the Prairie View Elementary School, Otsego Elementary School, Rogers Elementary School, and Zimmerman Elementary School. Services include: - Book and toy lending library - Dad and child programs - Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5 - Home visits - Information on community resources - Parent-child activities - Parent discussion groups - Play and learn activities for children - Programs for non-English language learners - School readiness program for children ages 3 1/2 - 4 - Single-parent programs - Special events for the entire family - Workshops on specific topics - Young parent program

- Basic skills course work - Work experience - Career planning - Adult learning

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

Provides culturally appropriate, community-based education services to disadvantaged youth, including: - Adult Basic Education (ABE): ABE offers a full-day school program for young adults ages 18 to 24, combining high school diploma completion with the opportunity to earn an industry-recognized certificate in a career pathway. - Alternative High School: State-approved program supports youth at high risk of dropping out by providing a high school education in a setting tailored to their individual strengths and needs. Operated as a contracted site of Saint Paul Public Schools, the program helps students earn their high school diploma in a supportive, flexible environment. - YouthBuild St. Paul - Westside Career Pathways: Eligible students from both the Alternative High School and ABE programs can participate in the YouthBuild AmeriCorps program. YouthBuild provides hands-on job training, academic support, and leadership development to more than 120 young adults each year, preparing them for careers in construction and related fields.

- School Resource Officer - Teen parent/pregnant teen education programs - Two social workers, one school psychologist, and two counselors

Offers parenting and pregnancy education and other services to young adults, including: - Childbirth preparation education and doula support in labor and delivery - Help to access medical and financial resources, schooling, job training, housing, child support, baby equipment - Nutrition, exercise and healthy lifestyle education, mentorship programs, cooking classes - 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

Wellness and prevention programs for Ramsey county families. Referrals and coordination with other community-based services. Family Home Visiting: Dedicated to the well-being of pregnant women and families with young children, home visiting services help families raise healthy children who are ready to succeed in school and in life. Nurses offer information and support on a variety of topics and help individuals develop new parenting skills. There are a variety of home visiting programs available depending on the age of the child or parents. Individuals are encouraged to call to be assessed for the program that best fits their needs. Education and support topics may include: - Creating a safe home for the child - Finding healthcare, childcare, school/job options, and other resources in the community - Goal setting - Knowledge of growth and development - Preparation for birth - Promotion of the baby's health and well-being - Self-care during pregnancy Child and Teen Checkups Program: Checkups help children grow to their full potential. The C&TC program works with families and health professionals to make sure youth are getting their checkups. This program helps families: - Arrange transportation or an interpreter - Find a dental clinic - Find a medical clinic - Navigate health insurance and access benefits like gift cards and car seats - Schedule appointments - Understand what happens at a checkup like: lab tests, immunizations, lead screening, vision and hearing tests, dental referrals, development/behavior assessments, education on development stages, and more