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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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Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Diapers
Home Based Parenting Education
Library Services
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Child Passenger Safety Education
Unintentional injury prevention education and safety device (i.e. car seats and bicycle helmets) distribution as available.

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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Child Passenger Safety Seats
Child Passenger Safety Education
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Water Safety Education
Bicycle Safety Education
Driving Safety Education
Cycling Equipment
Child passenger safety seats and public awareness of the laws. Inspection, guidance, and installation of car safety seats for infants and young children. Infant seats may be available based on need, small fee may apply.

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Child Passenger Safety Education
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections

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.

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

Provides children's clothing, car seats, and strollers.

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Baby Clothing
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Children's Clothing
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
Bicycle Safety Education
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
General Health Education Programs
General Safety Education
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Pedestrian 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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CPR Instruction
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections

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.

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Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
Diapers
Fetal Ultrasound
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Formula/Baby Food
Pregnancy Testing
Baby Clothing

Offers certified Technicians on staff at each center to answer questions on proper installation and use of car seats.

Offers certified Technicians on staff at each center to answer questions on proper installation and use of car seats.

Child passenger safety checks and seats by appointment.

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Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Child Passenger Safety Seats

Offers assistance in installing a child safety seat, by a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician.

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

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

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Formula/Baby Food
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Furniture
Diapers
Parent Share and Support Program has certified Technicians on staff at each center to answer questions on proper installation and use of car seats.
Provides educational materials, car seat checkups, and safety workshops that help parents and caregivers prevent childhood injuries.
Provides educational materials, car seat checkups, and safety workshops that help parents and caregivers prevent childhood injuries.

Provides a free of cost distribution for women and children needing items such as clothing, diapers, wipes, pack and plays, formula, car seats, bottles and blankets, women's toiletries and gift cards.

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Child Passenger Safety Seats
Diapers
Formula/Baby Food
Baby Clothing
Bedding/Linen
Unintentional injury prevention education and safety device (i.e. car seats, bicycle helmets) distribution as available through Safe Kids Nebraska.

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

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

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Formula/Baby Food
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Furniture
Diapers

Provides immunizations, dental screenings, first five care coordination. Also offers a child passenger safety program, a new car seat is also provided at no cost to those who complete the installation education.

Also provided to both expectant and breastfeeding moms. Evaluation, education and support are provided in the Public Health office and through home visits.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Early Intervention for Mental Illness
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
General Immunization
Child Passenger Safety Education
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Dental Screening
Winneshiek Medical Center Obstetrics Department offers family-centered care and comprehensive obstetric services. Services include hospital delivery, childbirth education opportunities, lactation consulting (with possible home visits), care seat checks and other health and safety screening, as well as, cultural accommodations.

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General Obstetrics
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Child Passenger Safety Education
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Free child safety seat inspections by Department members that are certified child seat technicians. All child seats must be installed by the parent or caregiver prior to arrival at the Crystal Lake Police Department. Seats will be inspected by technicians and corrections recommended. This is an educational service as opposed to an installation service.