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Programs and Services
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| Family Health |
| Home and Office Visits are provided by Public Health Nurses to offer health guidance, health teaching and counseling in an effort to improve the health of families, prevent disease and disability, and help families remain healthy. Example of areas often covered include: |
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Child bearing and early infancy |
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Child development and parenting |
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Family Health |
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Disease prevention and control |
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Mental Health |
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| Maternal Child Health program promotes optimal birth outcomes in our county. Maternal Child Health services include individual assessment for risk of preterm labor, chemical health issues, health assessment, teaching and counseling of high risk pregnant women. |
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| Postpartum Home Visits are provided to new mothers and infants to educate and counsel in nutrition, child growth and development and resources available to families. Visits can be requested by asking your hospital/doctor to refer to public health or by calling for an appointment. |
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| Child Passenger Safety Program provides a free one-hour class for parents on proper use of their child safety seat. The training includes information on the correct seat for the child, safely securing the child in the seat, and correct installation of the seat in the vehicle. Child safety seats are available for purchase, on a sliding fee basis at the training. |
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| SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) counseling available. |
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| Family Home Visitor provides information, support and encouragement to families with children birth to five. Home visiting helps parents feel good about themselves, and their role as the first and foremost teacher of their children. |
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| Family Planning is 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, medical health care, a variety of birth control supplies, and other preventative health services. |
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| Early Intervention Services for infants and preschoolers provides assistance to families with children who have (or may have) a handicapping condition. A multidisciplinary team, consisting of a public health nurse, an educator, a social worker and a rehabilitation specialist (Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapy), is available to identify and treat children with development delays. |
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| Follow Along Program is available for all children birth through 3 years. Questionnaires are sent to parents every four months for parents to evaluate their child's development. They also receive information helpful to stimulate child development. |
| Footcare Clinics are provided to seniors, age 55 and older, or under age 55 with a handicapping condition. |
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| Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Clinic is a supplemental food program for income eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women and children birth to 5 years. A Public Health Nurse staffs all WIC clinics and is available to provide information in the areas of nutrition and health. Appointments are made by contacting our office. |
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Immunizations may be given by appointment, Monday-Friday from 8:00 am-4:00 pm, to individuals of all ages. Please call to schedule an appointment. A record of all previous immunizations is required. There is a fee for immunizations. Please ask for fee information when calling. The immunization program is designed to serve low income individuals and families, or others without medical coverage for immunizations.
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| Child and Teen Checkups are available for all county children up to 21 years of age. This checkup includes height, weight, hearing, vision, nutrition, developmental screening, urine and blood tests, and a physical assessment. Arrangements for checkups can be made by contacting our office. |
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| Early Childhood Screening is a required screening for kindergarten entry. This screening assesses height, weight, vision, hearing, and development. The above findings are reviewed with the parents plus nutrition, health immunizations, dental and family concerns. Appointments are made through your local school district. |
| Community Health Promotion |
| Community Health Promotion a community approach to promoting health has always been a cornerstone of public health. "Public Health is the service and art of 1) preventing diseases 2) prolonging life and 3) promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort". It is based on current community needs and known health risks. Efforts are aimed at community development and coordination to effect healthy behavior. |
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| Health Education Programs are provided per identified county needs and requests. Groups and organizations county-wide are served. Topics may include, but are not limited to: safety, health promotion topics, agency programs, HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases. |
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| School Health. Public Health services for screening, education and consultation are available to all county schools through contractual arrangements with individual districts. |
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| Blood Pressure clinics and education are offered on site at businesses by special arrangement. |
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| Home and Community Based Services |
Long Term Care Consultation Services are provided in cooperation with McLeod County Social Services. An assessment is provided for patients prior to entry into a Nursing Home. All possible options for care are determined and presented to the patient and family before the patient enters a Nursing Home. A screening may be requested when nursing home placement is being considered as an option for care.
Case Management Services are provided in cooperation with McLeod County Social Services to clients on Elderly Waiver (EW), Alternative Care (AC) , Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals (CADI), Community Alternative Care (CAC), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver and Prime West.
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| Referral Services |
| Public Health Nurses are available to provide contact information for community resources and to assist with referral to home and community based services. |
| Environmental Health |
| Private well water testing kits are available at our office. Well water testing is done at the Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratory in New Ulm. Well water samples are tested to ensure the safety of your home water supply. |
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| Information is also provided about well construction and soil absorption in cooperation with the Zoning Administrative Office. |
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| Health related environmental complaints are received. A satisfactory solution to environmental problems is accomplished through consultation, education, referral and/or negotiation. |
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