Public Health Preparedness develops plans and ideas to help protect the community against threats such as pandemic influenza, biological or chemical agent, and natural disasters.
Public Health Preparedness staff actively work with other community agencies to work towards good communication and the sharing of resources.
Public Health Preparedness develops plans and ideas to help protect the community against threats such as pandemic influenza, biological or chemical agent, and natural disasters.
Public Health Preparedness staff actively work with other community agencies to work towards good communication and the sharing of resources.
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Provides the following services:
-- Audiology Clinic
-- Breastfeeding
-- Consultation
-- Case Management
-- Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
-- Developmental Screening
-- Diabetes Prevention
-- Immunizations
-- Infectious Disease Surveillance
-- Nutrition Counseling
-- Prenatal and Postpartum Fairs
-- Stroke and Vascular Screening
-- Tobacco Cessation
Provides the following services:
-- Audiology Clinic
-- Breastfeeding
-- Consultation
-- Case Management
-- Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
-- Developmental Screening
-- Diabetes Prevention
-- Immunizations
-- Infectious Disease Surveillance
-- Nutrition Counseling
-- Prenatal and Postpartum Fairs
-- Stroke and Vascular Screening
-- Tobacco Cessation
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Offers home health care services. Will make home visits. Immunizations for communicable diseases for all age persons, health promotion and education. Also home care nursing, personal home care aide with limited homemaking services.
Offers home health care services. Will make home visits. Immunizations for communicable diseases for all age persons, health promotion and education. Also home care nursing, personal home care aide with limited homemaking services.
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-- Investigates all reportable diseases occurring in Jo Daviess County in order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
-- Tuberculosis skin testing, treatment, and follow up care.
-- Provide individual/community education.
-- Investigates all reportable diseases occurring in Jo Daviess County in order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
-- Tuberculosis skin testing, treatment, and follow up care.
-- Provide individual/community education.
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Disease surveillance (responsibility shared with NHHSS)
a. School surveillance - absenteeism counts are collected weekly
b. West Nile Virus - dead bird collection and testing and mosquito trapping and testing
c. Rabies monitoring in animals and investigate potential human exposures
d. Other community health threats, as needed: mold, pertussis, food-borne illness
Scrubby Bear, an American Red Cross program that teaches proper hand-washing techniques to children in preschool through third grade.
Vaccinations for children.
Disease surveillance (responsibility shared with NHHSS)
a. School surveillance - absenteeism counts are collected weekly
b. West Nile Virus - dead bird collection and testing and mosquito trapping and testing
c. Rabies monitoring in animals and investigate potential human exposures
d. Other community health threats, as needed: mold, pertussis, food-borne illness
Scrubby Bear, an American Red Cross program that teaches proper hand-washing techniques to children in preschool through third grade.
Vaccinations for children.
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Provides immunization clinics, emergency preparedness, children's health programs, communicable disease follow-up, senior health, women's health.
Provides immunization clinics, emergency preparedness, children's health programs, communicable disease follow-up, senior health, women's health.
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Provides public health services to the residents of Boone County. Services include blood pressure screening, case management for the Frail Elderly, communicable disease control,
care for yourself program, emergency preparedness planning, immunization clinics,
communicable disease control links, and Iowa Department of Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Provides public health services to the residents of Boone County. Services include blood pressure screening, case management for the Frail Elderly, communicable disease control,
care for yourself program, emergency preparedness planning, immunization clinics,
communicable disease control links, and Iowa Department of Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Vaccine program for children up to 18 years of age.
WIC nutritional program provides supplemental food.
Breastfeeding information and education.
Environmental health safety and surety - air, food, and water inspection and contamination issues (complaints and questions). Natural and infectious disease information, such as West Nile virus, insect bites, etc.
Emergency preparedness and response for bioterrorism threats (chemical, biological, and nuclear), mass immunization clinics, strategic national stockpile, volunteer opportunities.
Public health information.
Vaccine program for children up to 18 years of age.
WIC nutritional program provides supplemental food.
Breastfeeding information and education.
Environmental health safety and surety - air, food, and water inspection and contamination issues (complaints and questions). Natural and infectious disease information, such as West Nile virus, insect bites, etc.
Emergency preparedness and response for bioterrorism threats (chemical, biological, and nuclear), mass immunization clinics, strategic national stockpile, volunteer opportunities.
Public health information.
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Offers to protect the health and welfare of residents through the identification of potential communicable disease problems and to control the spread of infectious disease within the county. Offers investigation and follow up on communicable diseases, and an immunization program.
Offers to protect the health and welfare of residents through the identification of potential communicable disease problems and to control the spread of infectious disease within the county. Offers investigation and follow up on communicable diseases, and an immunization program.
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Offers follow-up and education to control the spread of infection and illness, case management, rabies, and TB.
Offers follow-up and education to control the spread of infection and illness, case management, rabies, and TB.
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Provides reproductive and contraceptive services, including, on-site clinics to provide women with annual reproductive examinations, reproductive and contraceptive education and choice of contraceptive methods are available, follow-up laboratory reports and type of contraception are provided according to individual need, basic infertility services and referral are also provided to persons trying to achieve pregnancy, as is pregnancy testing and males can receive some services through this program as well.
Provides reproductive and contraceptive services, including, on-site clinics to provide women with annual reproductive examinations, reproductive and contraceptive education and choice of contraceptive methods are available, follow-up laboratory reports and type of contraception are provided according to individual need, basic infertility services and referral are also provided to persons trying to achieve pregnancy, as is pregnancy testing and males can receive some services through this program as well.
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Emergency preparedness, disaster relief and emergency planning.
Wellness services assists area businesses and/or individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles through education and/or wellness activities.
Weight loss programs and health coaching services to improve healthy lifestyles.
Education on the dangers of radon gas and radon testing kits.
Educates public about dangers of West Nile virus.
Minority health offers education and activities to reach minority individuals in the service area on various health-related topics.
CPR and first aid training throughout service area.
Education and colon cancer screening kits to the community to encourage prevention and early detection of colon cancer.
Tai Chi and Bingocize fall prevention classes held in communities to help decrease falls in the community.
School nursing.
Substance abuse prevention through the Healthy Communities Initiative. Coalition works together to provide education and activities to reduce drug and alcohol use among youth.
Dental screenings and education offered to preschool and grade school children. Sealants and flouride treatments also available.
Childhood and adult vaccines for all people are provided at each of Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department's three locations in Norfolk, Tekamah and Wisner. Includes vaccines for those who are privately insured, Medicare, Medicaid and those who are uninsured.
Emergency preparedness, disaster relief and emergency planning.
Wellness services assists area businesses and/or individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles through education and/or wellness activities.
Weight loss programs and health coaching services to improve healthy lifestyles.
Education on the dangers of radon gas and radon testing kits.
Educates public about dangers of West Nile virus.
Minority health offers education and activities to reach minority individuals in the service area on various health-related topics.
CPR and first aid training throughout service area.
Education and colon cancer screening kits to the community to encourage prevention and early detection of colon cancer.
Tai Chi and Bingocize fall prevention classes held in communities to help decrease falls in the community.
School nursing.
Substance abuse prevention through the Healthy Communities Initiative. Coalition works together to provide education and activities to reduce drug and alcohol use among youth.
Dental screenings and education offered to preschool and grade school children. Sealants and flouride treatments also available.
Childhood and adult vaccines for all people are provided at each of Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department's three locations in Norfolk, Tekamah and Wisner. Includes vaccines for those who are privately insured, Medicare, Medicaid and those who are uninsured.
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O'Brien County Public Health including immunizations, communicable disease information and general public health.
Provides:
-- Immunizations
-- Immunization Audits
-- Infectious Disease Management
-- Caring for Kindergarten
-- Emergency Planning and Preparedness
-- I-Smile-- Preschool I-Smile
-- Maternal Child Health
-- Lead and tobacco coalition
-- Foot care and blood pressure screening
-- Wellness fair
-- Jail nursing
-- Medication Administration
-- Wellness and Fall Assessment programs
-- Policies and procedures-- Resource advocate
-- 5210 fighting childhood obesity
O'Brien County Public Health including immunizations, communicable disease information and general public health.
Provides:
-- Immunizations
-- Immunization Audits
-- Infectious Disease Management
-- Caring for Kindergarten
-- Emergency Planning and Preparedness
-- I-Smile-- Preschool I-Smile
-- Maternal Child Health
-- Lead and tobacco coalition
-- Foot care and blood pressure screening
-- Wellness fair
-- Jail nursing
-- Medication Administration
-- Wellness and Fall Assessment programs
-- Policies and procedures-- Resource advocate
-- 5210 fighting childhood obesity
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Promotes optimal health among county residents by preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases. The health department conducts investigations for those diseases reportable to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Promotes optimal health among county residents by preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases. The health department conducts investigations for those diseases reportable to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Offers services including community health programs, disease information, control, and prevention and emergency preparedness programs through Alert Iowa.
Offers services including community health programs, disease information, control, and prevention and emergency preparedness programs through Alert Iowa.
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Offers immunizations, vaccines, family case management, pregnancy testing services, county school nursing, vision and hearing screenings, high-risk infant and maternal home visits, childhood lead poisoning prevention, Kid Care enrollment.
Offers immunizations, vaccines, family case management, pregnancy testing services, county school nursing, vision and hearing screenings, high-risk infant and maternal home visits, childhood lead poisoning prevention, Kid Care enrollment.
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