Clayton County Visiting Nurse Association provides public health nursing services.
Services include:
Adult Health Maintenance services for medically needy individuals,
Home health aides,
Personal care,
Homemaker services,
Adult immunizations,
Foot care clinics, and
Communicable disease follow-up.
Clayton County Visiting Nurse Association provides services for income-eligible children.
Services include:
Referrals to community resources and medical or dental care,
EPSDT - Care for Kids care coordination and informing,
Free lead testing and immunizations for children,
Age-specific health education and individual follow-up on health care needs and referrals,
Help to access professional dental care,
Age-specific oral health education and screening,
Dental care coordination services,
Referrals to Maternal Health services,
Assist with finding transportation,
Developmental Screening for children ages 2 months thru 5 years, and
Case management for children with identified needs.
Clayton County VNA also identifies, coordinates, and provides needed services/referrals for proper growth and development for children 0-3 years with area Early ACCESS Program.
The hawk-i Program offers Presumptive eligibility services for Medicaid or hawk-i income eligible children 0-19 who need immediate and temporary health or dental coverage.
Offers home health care services such as skilled nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapy. Can also provide Personal Care Aids to assist in light housekeeping, light meal preparation, grocery shopping, laundry, transition care, assistance, respite care. All services are provided in the home.
Offers public health services to the Lucas County communities. Services include home care, health care programs for women and children, immunizations, mental health administration, early childhood development, health promotion activities including Matter of Balance, a fall prevention program and Prevent T2, diabetes prevention program and environmental health services. Also provides information on communicable diseases.
Offers respite care, child health, flu shots, public health programs, home care aides, immunization clinics, lead screening, WIC, radon test kits and communicable disease follow-up and education to control the spread of infection and illness.
Communicable disease surveillance, investigation and containment of contagious illnesses.
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.
Offers public health programs and services, including bioterrorism and county disaster preparedness. Works closely with the county Board of Health and are a funding source for community needs assessments. Also provides information about communicable diseases.
Communicable disease surveillance, investigation and containment of contagious illnesses.
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.
Provides skilled nursing visits, homemaker visits, blood pressure, flu, and immunizations clinics, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Also offers information on communicable diseases and public health responses.
--Immunizations are available for persons of all ages. Red Willow County Health Department accepts private insurance and also has programs for free immunizations for individuals without insurance. --Lab draws are every Thursday morning by appointment. Panel $50.00, PSA $35.00, TSH $30.00, HA1C $25.00, and Vit D $55.00. --Footcare by appointment only. $30.00 per visit. --RWCHD also provides Exercise and Blood Pressure Clinics in the community. --Health promotion and education. --Newborn baby visits. --Childcare provider health screening. --School Health Screenings. --Paternity Testing (State Ordered Only)
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.
Communicable disease surveillance, investigation and containment of contagious illnesses.
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.
Offers public health services to the residents of Mahaska County. Services include (but not limited to) immunizations, public nursing services and communicable disease information and control.