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Children's health services include:
-- Dental screening, education, referral to dentist after age 3
-- Developmental Screening, Vision Screening, Hearing and Speech Screening
-- Nutrition assessment and counseling by WIC (Women, Infant, Child) Nutritionist
-- Blood pressure testing
-- Health history assessment
-- Immunizations
-- Parent education and counseling
-- Lead testing when appropriate

Special education services for students with all type of disabilities ages birth to 21.

Specialists in speech pathology, hearing, vision, physical, and occupational therapies.

Professional development for all levels of staff within both public and private schools specializing in math, reading, science, and early childhood curriculum areas.

School and community planning and addressing long-range goals for schools.

Provides training in many school climate issues around bullying, discipline, and addressing at risk factors.

Special education services for students with all type of disabilities ages birth to 21.

Specialists in speech pathology, hearing, vision, physical, and occupational therapies.

Professional development for all levels of staff within both public and private schools specializing in math, reading, science, and early childhood curriculum areas.

School and community planning and addressing long-range goals for schools.

Provides training in many school climate issues around bullying, discipline, and addressing at risk factors.

Offers early intervention therapists. Also provides vision, hearing, developmental, occupational, and speech therapy screening services on-site.

Provides a hotline offering education-related support for families of infants and children with disabilities. Providing information, referrals, and connections to local contacts for hearing and developmental screenings, service coordination, and access to resources such as disability registries that maintain data to support care management, public health planning, and medical research for individuals with specific disabilities or associated risk factors.

Offers traditional speech and language therapy, social communication groups, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services, pediatric feeding and swallowing services, parent training programs to teach caregivers to support speech, language and communication development in the home.

Offers developmental screenings in all areas of development and specialized treatment for infants and young children. Also offers relationship-based treatment with the parent/caretaker and child.

Provides services for youth (birth to age 21) with disabilities and their families. The Agency screens students for hearing, vision and speech issues, as well as emotional, psychological and behavior issues. Services are provided at school or at the child's home. In most cases, Heartland AEA staff work closely with the staff of the school the child attends. Parents or others may refer children by calling any of Heartland AEA's offices throughout the agency's 11-county area, or parents may contact their local school for more information about Heartland AEA.

Children who are at risk for developmental delays or who have a developmental condition are entitled to an evaluation. This includes children with birth defects, vision or hearing concerns, language delays, autism, head injury, behavior problems, gross or fine motor delays, and feeding difficulties. After an evaluation, they may qualify for service coordination and a written Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). Under this plan, the following services may be provided: assistive technology, audiology, communication, occupational and physical therapy, social work, home-based instruction and vision.

1st Five aims to increase developmental screening in primary care practices and has a referral system to support children identified as at-risk for developmental delays. 1st Five works with pediatric and family care providers to help link families to the resources and support services their child needs.

Offers developmental screenings in all areas of development and specialized treatment for infants and young children. Also offers relationship-based treatment with the parent/caretaker and child.

Offers a central point of contact and directory for children with disabilities and specialized needs, their families, their service providers and other members of the community. Also connects families to family support services and parent education groups. IFSN provides information and referrals to community-based services through a website, an online searchable resource directory and a toll-free telephone service.

Preschool and Head Start program.

Service coordination and home visitation program.

Developmental testing, speech and language pathologist, occupational and physical therapists, and vision and hearing consultants.

Parent support groups.

Provides parent support and education. Also provides doula support and monthly parent-child interaction play groups.

Programming includes:

-- Personalized weekly/bi-weekly home visits

-- Prenatal develop and pregnancy education

-- Developmental, social-emotional, hearing, and vision screenings

-- Resource and referral connections

-- Child and parent activities

-- Age-appropriate developmental activities

-- Family centered events

-- Parent lending library

-- New baby welcome gift

-- Home safety materials

-- Breastfeeding support with lactation consultants

Doula Support:

-- Personalized weekly home visits

-- Assistance with the creation of a "birth plan"

-- Support in preparing for labor

-- Education on childbirth and the postpartum period

-- Continuous support during labor and birth

Parent-Child Interaction Play Groups:

-- Participation in activities and story times that promote child development

-- Meet and interact with other parents

-- Create make-it and take-it activities

Provides a free program for families with kids, ages 5 and younger, living in Dubuque County. At personal visits, children learn through play with provided materials and families get to connect through activities, games, and crafts. Families get information about every stage of child development and are invited to monthly groups to connect with other families.

Also offers annual screenings to make sure kids are developmentally on track and connect families to community resources. PAT partners with parents and caregivers to support them through their parenting journey.

Special education services for students with all type of disabilities ages birth to 21.

Specialists in speech pathology, hearing, vision, physical, and occupational therapies.

Professional development for all levels of staff within both public and private schools specializing in math, reading, science, and early childhood curriculum areas.

School and community planning and addressing long-range goals for schools.

Provides training in many school climate issues around bullying, discipline, and addressing at risk factors.

Special education services for students with all type of disabilities ages birth to 21.

Specialists in speech pathology, hearing, vision, physical, and occupational therapies.

Professional development for all levels of staff within both public and private schools specializing in math, reading, science, and early childhood curriculum areas.

School and community planning and addressing long-range goals for schools.

Provides training in many school climate issues around bullying, discipline, and addressing at risk factors.