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Services offered include:
-- Emergency preparedness
-- Health Promotion Education
-- Preventative dental services
-- Health Classes & Workshops (Including Living Well With Chronic Disease, Diabetes Prevention Program, Stepping On, Tai Chi, Question Persuade Refer Suicide Prevention Training, and more)
-- Public Health Nursing & Community Health Workers
-- Medicaid Application Assistance
-- Patient Navigation
-- Family Support Services & Home Visitation
-- Car Seat Fitting Stations (By Appointment)
-- Bike Safety Events & Helmet Fittings
-- Medication Assistance
-- Environmental Services
-- Disease investigation of food poisoning, influenza, rabies and West Nile virus
-- Tobacco Cessation Programs (Beat the Pack or Freedom From Smoking, also local information sessions)
Services offered include:
-- Emergency preparedness
-- Health Promotion Education
-- Preventative dental services
-- Health Classes & Workshops (Including Living Well With Chronic Disease, Diabetes Prevention Program, Stepping On, Tai Chi, Question Persuade Refer Suicide Prevention Training, and more)
-- Public Health Nursing & Community Health Workers
-- Medicaid Application Assistance
-- Patient Navigation
-- Family Support Services & Home Visitation
-- Car Seat Fitting Stations (By Appointment)
-- Bike Safety Events & Helmet Fittings
-- Medication Assistance
-- Environmental Services
-- Disease investigation of food poisoning, influenza, rabies and West Nile virus
-- Tobacco Cessation Programs (Beat the Pack or Freedom From Smoking, also local information sessions)
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Education on bicycle safety, car seat safety, burn and fire prevention, toy safety, playground safety, sports injury prevention, water safety, and distracted driving.
Child safety seat inspections are held the first Wed of each month, from 10 am-12 pm, at the fire station at 409 East Fonner Park Road in Grand Island (68801).
Education on bicycle safety, car seat safety, burn and fire prevention, toy safety, playground safety, sports injury prevention, water safety, and distracted driving.
Child safety seat inspections are held the first Wed of each month, from 10 am-12 pm, at the fire station at 409 East Fonner Park Road in Grand Island (68801).
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Chronic Disease Prevention program promotes activities community-wide that encourage healthy living, embrace health screenings for early detection of disease, and encourage appropriate self-management of existing diseases. Additional effort is placed on reducing the high incidence of chronic diseases among racial/ethnic minorities and other vulnerable Lancaster County residents. Program activities include community education on topics such as reducing the incidence of childhood obesity, increasing physical activity, and developing healthy eating habits, diabetes prevention or control, learning to manage chronic health problems, and colorectal cancer awareness.
Injury Prevention and Safe Kids Lincoln-Lancaster County coordinate activities directed at reducing unintentional injuries and death. Priorities are established by the Injury Surveillance System and Safe Kids Lincoln-Lancaster County. Print material, videos and presentations are available on bike and pedestrian safety, fall prevention, child passenger safety/occupant restraints, and home safety. Monthly community-wide car seat check events are offered at no charge. Visit www.safekidslincoln.org for a schedule of events and call to make an appointment.
Tobacco Prevention and Control provides tobacco prevention information/education to schools, businesses and the community, and cessation referrals.
Chronic Disease Prevention program promotes activities community-wide that encourage healthy living, embrace health screenings for early detection of disease, and encourage appropriate self-management of existing diseases. Additional effort is placed on reducing the high incidence of chronic diseases among racial/ethnic minorities and other vulnerable Lancaster County residents. Program activities include community education on topics such as reducing the incidence of childhood obesity, increasing physical activity, and developing healthy eating habits, diabetes prevention or control, learning to manage chronic health problems, and colorectal cancer awareness.
Injury Prevention and Safe Kids Lincoln-Lancaster County coordinate activities directed at reducing unintentional injuries and death. Priorities are established by the Injury Surveillance System and Safe Kids Lincoln-Lancaster County. Print material, videos and presentations are available on bike and pedestrian safety, fall prevention, child passenger safety/occupant restraints, and home safety. Monthly community-wide car seat check events are offered at no charge. Visit www.safekidslincoln.org for a schedule of events and call to make an appointment.
Tobacco Prevention and Control provides tobacco prevention information/education to schools, businesses and the community, and cessation referrals.
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