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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

Identifies health or developmental problems in young children early to help them stay healthy. Residents on Medical Assistance who may need transportation to a checkup can call through Medical Assistance insurance providers. Services include: - Child and teen checkup exams that meet the requirements for starting school, camp, and other prerequisites - Health screening for a physical exam, oral health, vision and hearing, developmental and social-emotional screening, substance risk, mental health, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, lead, sickle cell, labs, nutrition review, and immunizations

Helps families create safe, nurturing environments for children through health screenings, education, support services, and resources that promote physical health, safety, nutrition, and development. Services include: - Blood Lead Testing: Screening services to detect lead exposure in children and adults to prevent lead poisoning. - Child Passenger Safety: Information and services related to child car seat safety and proper restraint use. - Child and Teen Checkups: Comprehensive health and dental checkups for children, including those on Medical Assistance or Minnesota Care. - Clinic Services: Health services such as birth control options, pregnancy testing, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening and treatment. - Family Home Visiting: Home-based support programs for families, including developmental tracking and postpartum/newborn visits to help parents meet goals and connect with support resources. - Immunizations: Vaccination services and information for both children and adults to protect against preventable diseases.

Provides comprehensive medical care for children from birth through age 17. Focuses on promoting overall health, preventing illness, and treating acute and chronic conditions. Services include: - Care coordination: Collaborates with other pediatric specialists and community resources to provide holistic care for each child. - Family support and education: Guidance on nutrition, safety, mental health, and developmental milestones. - Primary, preventive, and acute care: Routine check-ups, sick visits, immunizations, and screenings (including lead poisoning if necessary). - Specialty care: Referrals and coordination for conditions such as asthma, allergies, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses. - Well-child care: Newborn, infant, and adolescent exams to monitor growth, development, and overall health.

Provides primary care services, including: - Adult and pediatric immunizations - Bone densitometry - Breast and cervical cancer prevention - Cardiac stress testing - Cardiolytes - Child and teen checkups - Clinical breast exams - Colonoscopy - Colorectal screening - Echocardiography - Electrocardiograms - Endoscopy - Esophageal motility studies - Esophageal PH studies - Family medicine - Holter and event recorders - Internal medicine - Laryngoscopy - Mammography - Medical laboratory services - Non-invasive cardiology services - Obstetrics - Pap smears - Pediatrics - Preventative health services - Pulmonary functions studies - Stress echocardiography - Women's health services - colposcopy - Work injury and work compensation care - X-ray services

Outreach program assisting families with scheduling child and teen check-ups, including transportation and language resources

Comprehensive health benefit for children and teens who are enrolled in Medical Assistance. Services include: - Growth and development assessment - Hearing and vision check - Immunizations - Information about mental and physical health - Lab tests - Physical exam - Referral to dentists

The Public Health provides a broad range of services to residents to promote and protect the health of those who live and work in Kandiyohi County. Services under this Public Health includes: Asthma Home Based Services: - Includes up to three home visits - Learn about asthma triggers in the home and reduce triggers - Learn about community resources Prenatal Programs for Expectant Parents: - Child passenger safety seat program to conduct car seat checks - Expectant parenting classes offered four times a year by public health nurses and parent educators - Follow Along Program to track child's development to see if their child is playing, talking, growing, moving, and behaving like other children their age - Prenatal visits and family home visiting to have a home nurse visit them to offer education and support and post-partum until their baby reaches two years of age Public Immunization Clinics: - Annual seasonal flu clinics offering immunizations - Assessment of immunization levels in the community - Education related to vaccine preventable diseases and communicable diseases - Infectious disease investigations - Services and outreach to immigrants and refugees new to the community - Tuberculosis education and medication management

Partners with families to promote healthy lifestyles and nurturing environments. Child and Family Health Services support families with the following services: - Breastfeeding classes and resources: breastfeeding support services are available in home, at the Horizon Public Health Office Alexandria main site, and via telephone. - Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC): complete head-to-toe health and development checkups for persons under 21 years old. - Child passenger safety: specialists can answer questions regarding child safety seats and check your car seats. - Family Home Visiting: registered nurses provide a variety of home visiting programs including prenatal, postpartum and ongoing parenting support services. - Follow Along Program: for parents of children ages birth - 5 at no cost to learn if your child is talking, moving, playing and developing on track for his/her age.

An outreach program that assists families in scheduling well-child checks, transportation, and language resources

Periodic health checkups for children ages birth - 20 who are enrolled in Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare Assistance in finding medical/dental providers, interpreters, and transportation for those same families - Medical - Dental referral, phone follow-up

Car Seat Program: Medica and UCare have a car seat program for children up to 8 years of age. Education and installation of the car seat are offered to any resident of Becker County. Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC): Child and Teen Checkups are offered to any Waseca County resident under the age of 21. Checkups include: hearing and vision screening, developmental screening, physical exam, lead screening, immunizations, and referrals to other health care providers as necessary. Follow Along Program: Consists of a series of developmental questionnaires the parent completes and returns to Waseca County Community Health. The questionnaire is scored and a letter is sent to the parent with the results. This program is free to all children in Waseca County under the age of 36 months. Home Visiting Program: Home visits are offered to pregnant women, infants, and children to provide ongoing support. Maternal Child Health Services: All Waseca County families with a newborn are contacted by a Community Health Nurse. A home visit will be offered to provide new parents with information on feeding choices, newborn cares and additional support.

- 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

Community Clinic

- Acute care - Cervical and colorectal cancer screening - Child and teen check-ups - Chronic disease management - Contraceptive management - COVID-19 vaccinations - Health and nutrition education, including bilingual health education materials - Immunizations - Limited prenatal care - Pregnancy screening - Referrals and care coordination - Sexually transmitted disease screening - Sports physicals - Well baby check-ups - Women's health

Home Visiting Program - Home visits are offered to pregnant women, infants, and children to provide ongoing support. Maternal Child Health Services - All Becker County families with a newborn are contacted by a Community Health Nurse. A home visit will be offered to provide new parents with information on feeding choices, newborn cares and additional support. Parental, Childbirth, and Newborn Education - Educational support is offered to all residents of Becker County. Material presented is tailored to meet the specific needs including labor and delivery, breastfeeding, bottle feeding and newborn/postpartum care. Breastfeeding Resources - Becker County WIC office sponsors a Breastfeeding Support Group that meets monthly. Online Breastfeeding Support Group. Car Seat Program - Medica and Blue Plus have a car seat program for children up to 8 years of age. Education and installation of the car seat are offered to any resident of Becker County. Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC) - Child and Teen Checkups are offered to any Becker County resident under the age of 21. Checkups include: hearing and vision screening, developmental screening, physical exam, lead screening, immunizations and referrals to other health care providers as necessary. Immunizations - Infant, child and adult immunizations can be done at Becker County Community Health by appointment. Follow Along Program - Consists of a series of developmental questionnaires the parent completes and returns to Becker County Community Health. The questionnaire is scored and a letter is sent to the parent with the results. This program is free to all children in Becker County under the age of 36 months.

Identifies health or developmental problems in young children early to help them stay healthy. Residents on Medical Assistance who may need transportation to a checkup can call through Medical Assistance insurance providers. Services include: - Child and teen checkup exams that meet the requirements for starting school, camp, and other prerequisites - Health screening for a physical exam, oral health, vision and hearing, developmental and social-emotional screening, substance risk, mental health, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, lead, sickle cell, labs, nutrition review, and immunizations

Access to well-child checkups for children and teens up to age 21, including young parents, who are on Medical Assistance (MA) or MinnesotaCare. Services include well-child exams, sports, school, camp, WIC, Headstart, or daycare physical exams. Also includes immunizations, hearing and vision checks, and laboratory tests (urine, lead, and hemoglobin). Children who are eligible for Child and Teen Checkups can also see a dentist for yearly dental checkups.

Helps families create safe, nurturing environments for children through health screenings, education, support services, and resources that promote physical health, safety, nutrition, and development. Services include: - Blood Lead Testing: Screening services to detect lead exposure in children and adults to prevent lead poisoning. - Child Passenger Safety: Information and services related to child car seat safety and proper restraint use. - Child and Teen Checkups: Comprehensive health and dental checkups for children, including those on Medical Assistance or Minnesota Care. - Clinic Services: Health services such as birth control options, pregnancy testing, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening and treatment. - Family Home Visiting: Home-based support programs for families, including developmental tracking and postpartum/newborn visits to help parents meet goals and connect with support resources. - Immunizations: Vaccination services and information for both children and adults to protect against preventable diseases.

- Carver County Public Health provides outreach for preventative healthcare such as the Child and Teen Checkups, which includes well-child medical examinations and dental care at no cost to eligible children and teens. The checkups include specific screening components to improve the health of children and teens and limit long-term outcomes of undetected health problems. - Child Growth and Development Program: The Follow Along Program offers growth and development screening for children ages birth to age three through a series of age-appropriate questionnaires for parents or caregivers. A public health nurse will follow-up with parents or caregivers if a concern is identified. - Disease Prevention and Control Services: Follow-up and case management services for vaccine-preventable diseases, and latent and active tuberculosis. Follow-up for infants related to Hepatitis B. - Education and assistance with obtaining maternity and prenatal care or other needed health care or general needs - Family Home Visiting program provides assessments, education, and community resources for qualifying families about newborn care, child safety, and positive parenting

Providing the following periodic health screening services: - Community outreach - Growth and development - Health, nutrition, and safety information - Hearing check - Immunizations - Lead testing and other lab tests - Oral health (Dental varnishing) - Physical exam - Social and emotional health - Vision screening

Partners with local organizations to address the healthcare and wellness needs of underserved individuals. Primary care clinic providing culturally linguistically-appropriate health care, including: - Allergy and Immunology - Adult and child immunizations; travel immunizations; flu vaccinations - Behavioral Health - Cardiology - Child and Teen Check-Ups - Endocrinology - Family Practice - Geriatrics - Immigration Exams - Internal Medicine - Laboratory - Pediatrics - Radiology (full digital X-ray) - Research and Education - Screenings - Travel Clinic/Hajj and Umra - Women's Health

Offered to any Crow Wing County resident under the age of 21. Checkups include: hearing and vision screening, developmental screening, physical exam, lead screening, immunizations, and referrals to other health care providers as necessary.

Exams are completed at the child or young adult's medical clinic and include: Complete head to toe physical exam Information about good physical and mental health Physical growth measurements Referrals to other health specialists if needed Time to ask questions and get answers about the child's health, behavior and development At certain ages, an exam will also include: Developmental and behavioral checks Hearing and vision screenings Immunizations Lead testing and other lab tests Oral health screenings and fluoride varnish application Checkups qualify for school physicals, sports physicals and Head Start required physicals.

- Child and family health care home visits - Child and teen checkups for ages birth - 20 - Community health services - Environmental health services (contract with Brown/Nicollet County) - Immtrack immunization registry (tracks immunizations including childhood flu and Hepatitis B within the state of MN). Printouts of a child's records are available at a parent's request for daycare, camp, school, etc. Bring shot records. - Family planning education - Maternal and infant care education, including one on one instruction of childbirth education and breastfeeding - WIC (Women Infants and Children Program): nutritional supplements for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under age 5. - Public health emergency preparedness