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Early education and family support program free to all families with children prenatal to kindergarten entry. Parent educators provide home visits, developmental screenings, and resource and referral for early childhood resources in Harrison County. GetTogether meetings offered 12 or more times a year.

Bright Beginnings program for Harrison County families prenatally and with children under the age of three.

Child passenger safety program provides seat checks and education regarding car seats.

Diaper Bank, "No Child Wet Behind", for Harrison County families only.

Book and toy lending library for registered child care providers and early elementary teachers.

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Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Child Passenger Safety Education
Diapers
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Home Based Parenting Education
Library Services
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Promotes optimal health and provides support for pregnant women, infants, and children with high-risk medical conditions by encouraging early prenatal care and by making referrals to community and social services.

Family Case Management can help with understanding the importance of prenatal care, find a doctor for prenatal care, understand proper nutrition for both mother and child, understand the stages of child development, get information on how to become a better parent, learn the signs and symptoms of 0-term labor, understand the importance of regularly scheduled well child visits, understand the importance of immunizations, connect to other resources.

Family Case Management Public Health Nurses and Case Managers can see clients in the office and in their homes. Provides information related to prenatal needs, infant care, and parenting. Provides the opportunity to learn more about household safety tips to protect the infant or child.

Administers the following programs:

-- Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Program (WIC).

-- Family Case Management.

-- Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Reporting System.

-- Tobacco-Free Communities & Cessation Programs

-- Immunizations.

-- Blood Pressure Monitoring.

-- Lead Testing.

-- Tuberculosis Testing and Follow-up.

-- Basic Laboratory Services.

-- Vision and Hearing Testing.

-- School Health Services.

-- Communicable Disease Information and Follow-up.

-- Child Safety Seat Assistance.

-- Environmental Health Programs.

-- Emergency Preparedness.

-- Public Health Education.

-- Adult Foot Care Services.

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Pregnancy Testing
General Health Education Programs
Communicable Disease Control
Cholesterol/Triglycerides Tests
General Immunization
Blood Pressure Screening
Eye Examinations
Hearing Screening
Podiatry/Foot Care
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Tuberculosis Screening
General Laboratory Tests
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Lead Poisoning Screening

Provides individuals with supplies such as car seats, cribs, diapers, and formula.

Categories

Formula/Baby Food
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Diapers
Furniture
Child safety seat education.
Car seat inspections and installation by appointment only. Car seats are available to income eligible individuals.

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Child Passenger Safety Seats
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections

Provides individuals with supplies such as car seats, cribs, diapers, and formula.

Categories

Formula/Baby Food
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Diapers
Furniture
WHC has certified technicians who give free, hands-on child safety seat inspections and offer advice and guidelines. The goal of this program is to make sure children (one month to 12 years old) are in the right seat and riding safe.

Services include:

- Medical Services.

- Pregnancy testing.

- Obstetrical ultrasounds.

- STI/STD testing.

- Education.

- Parenting and Life Skills classes.

- Material assistance.

- Car seats.

- Clothes.

- Diapers and other necessities for baby.

Categories

Pregnancy Testing
Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
Baby Clothing
Formula/Baby Food
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Fetal Ultrasound
Diapers
Provides the following services: home health care (skilled nursing, home care aids, homemakers), immunizations, dental services, prenatal education, new baby home visits, lead poisoning prevention, physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy. Also provides communicable disease information and control.

Categories

Pregnancy Testing
Women's Health Centers
General Immunization
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Homemaker Assistance
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Home Nursing
Lead Testing
Communicable Disease Control
Dental Care
Home Health Aide Services
Public Clinics

Provides baby/child car seat checks to make sure the car seats are in working order and installed correctly. Those who qualify may be receive a free car seat

Categories

Child Passenger Safety Seats
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Child passenger safety checks and seats by appointment.

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Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Free service offering clothes, toiletries, household items, prom dresses, car seats, and more to those in need. Available to adults, teens, children, foster kids, and families.

Categories

General Clothing Provision
Personal/Grooming Needs
Kitchenware
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Furniture
Assists individuals of all cultures to assume responsibility for their own health through education and outreach services. The Division responds to public information needs or issues related to health and safety, and works collaboratively with other community entities to formulate responses to issues which impact public health. Major program areas include:

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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Disease Prevention Programs
Fall Prevention Programs
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
General Health Education Programs
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Child Passenger Safety Education
General Safety Education
Bicycle Safety Education
Pedestrian Safety Education

Provides services to access childcare including:
- Assistance with finding childcare programs in the parents' local area
- Information about choosing quality childcare
- Assistance with childcare payments
- Referrals to community services and agencies
- Parenting resources and education
- Health care information
- Training for childcare providers
- Car seat safety inspections

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Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Child Care Expense Assistance

Provides individuals with supplies such as car seats, cribs, diapers, and formula.

Categories

Formula/Baby Food
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Diapers
Furniture
Provides infant seats, toddler seats and booster seats to income eligible clients for a nominal fee. Car seats are installed and child safety seat education is provided to clients by trained technicians.

Categories

Child Passenger Safety Seats
Child Passenger Safety Education
Assists women who think they may be pregnant or have a confirmed pregnancy. Provides pregnancy tests, limited ultrasounds, baby supplies, clothing, and community referrals.

Categories

Diapers
Pregnancy Counseling
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Fetal Ultrasound
Pregnancy Testing
Baby Clothing
General Clothing Donation Programs

Car seat checks available by appointment.

Works to prevent unintentional injury to our community's children.

Provides adult education classes, in home safety and child passenger safety. Also provides a variety of injury prevention education for ages 3-19. Public health educators are available to present safety information upon request.

Assists the residents of Sarpy and Cass counties in understanding and implementing strategies to prevent unintentional childhood injury.

Child Passenger Safety Technicians will inspect and help install a child's car seat, at no cost, to make sure it is safe. Car seat checks are offered year-round, by appointment.
Child safety seat inspections and education.

Nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Seat Technicians are available in the hospital to inspect your newborn's infant seat for any recalls or defects and are also available to teach you how to properly install them.

Nebraska state law requires children up to age six to ride correctly secured in a federally approved child safety seat. This violation carries a $25 fine plus court costs and 1 point is assessed against the operator's driving record.

To see if a child is right for a booster see the 5-point booster test at www.carseat.org.

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Child Passenger Safety Education
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Parent Share and Support Program has certified Technicians on staff at each center to answer questions on proper installation and use of car seats.
Unintentional injury prevention education and safety device (i.e. car seats, bicycle helmets) distribution as available through Safe Kids Nebraska.

Categories

Bicycle Safety Education
General Safety Education
Sports Safety Education
Child Passenger Safety Education

Offers free Stop the Bleed/Hands Only CPR Classes, Child Car Safety Seat Checks, and BLS Healthcare Provider CPR Classes ($25).

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Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
CPR Instruction

Offers a pregnancy and sexual health resource center. Services include free pregnancy tests and information on free STD testing, sexual health education, parenting classes, adoption referrals, medical referrals, mentoring and spiritual support.

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Diapers
Pregnancy Counseling
Parenting Skills Classes
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Sexuality/Reproductive Health Education
Pregnancy Testing