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Health Education Services | Illinois Migrant Council

Offers health education services for farmworkers and Latino communities to achieve healthy lifestyles. Services include information about local resources for free or low-cost screening for diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, educational sessions, workshops, and presentations about health disparities and healthy living, empowerment to achieve a healthier lifestyle, breast, cervical, and prostate cancer and HIV/AIDS referrals for screening and testing, pesticide safety and heat stress prevention education. 

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HIV Prevention Program | Springfield Urban League

Helps to prevent HIV through education and awareness, testing, counseling, referrals, and risk reduction services to high risk populations.

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Health Care Services | Charles Drew Health Center, Inc.

Health clinic offering the following services:

Adult medicine

Pediatrics, including well child, physicals (school, sports and camp), immunizations, acute care

OB/GYN services, such as pap smears, breast and cervical cancer screening, etc.

Family planning

Social work, case management

Mental health services

Substance abuse education

Outreach to African American women, youth, pregnant women, and individuals with substance use disorder

Dental clinic provides routine dental screening and non-emergency dental services.

Pharmacy for patients of Charles Drew.

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Adult Services | Maze of Life Resource Center

Provides programs and training for adults, including:

- Life skills training

- Counseling

- Life and health coaching

- Health and wellness training

- Career coaching and job application/resume training

- Financial literacy

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County Public Health Nursing Services | Veterans Memorial Hospital

Provides the County Public Health Nursing service for Allamakee County. Services include immunization clinics, nutrition education, disease surveillance, home nursing and home care aide visits, blood pressure clinics, foot care clinics, lead poisoning testing and information, and community health and wellness education and advocacy.

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Health Care Services | Charles Drew Health Center, Inc.

Health clinic offering the following services:

Adult medicine

Pediatrics, including well child, physicals (school, sports and camp), immunizations, acute care

OB/GYN services, such as pap smears, breast and cervical cancer screening, etc.

Family planning

Social work, case management

Mental health services

Substance abuse education

Outreach to African American women, youth, pregnant women, and individuals with substance use disorder

Dental clinic provides routine dental screening and non-emergency dental services.

Pharmacy for patients of Charles Drew.

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General Health Education Programs | University of Illinois Extension - Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Vermilion Counties

Provides an online resource to help Illinois residents find all local food resources in one spot through a website called "EatMoveSave." Resources include food pantries, SNAP and WIC offices, senior food resources, school and summer meal sites, farmers markets, and grocery stores. Offers a variety of health and nutrition education programs for the community, including the expanded food and nutrition education program. Services may also include the supplemental nutrition assistance education program (SNAP-Ed) for low-income families.

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Health Education Services | Hamilton County Health Department

Provides health education services like blood pressure screenings which are offered on a walk in basis, fluoride varnish applications, height and weight checks, lead screenings, the Drug Overdose Prevention Program (DOPP), and can provide Narcan to those needing the opioid overdose reversal drug. Can also provide health educational materials on topics such as hypertension, high cholesterol, cardiac risk assessment, smoking cessation, and screenings for sexually transmitted diseases.

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Mobile Team | Xilin Association

Provides information and referrals, assistance with applications for benefits and services such as Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, LIHEAP, housing, and transportation.

Offers health workshops on chronic disease management, exercise, fall prevention, hepatitis education, and Memory Café programs for individuals with dementia and their caregivers.

Also provides social activities, senior job training, and employment opportunities including homemaker and driver positions.

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Healthy Aging Courses | Family Service – Serving Champaign, Douglas, and Piatt Counties

Free evidence-based classes for older adults to learn strategies to thrive as they age.

Course offerings include Stress Busters (for caregivers of senior loved ones, especially those loved ones with dementia), Matter of Balance (to reduce fall risks), and courses on managing chronic diseases such as diabetes.

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Public Health Services | Adair County Public Health

Offers public health programs and services, including bioterrorism and county disaster preparedness. Also provides information general education, tobacco prevention, lead poisoning screening, general immunizations and communicable disease control.

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Public Health Services | South Heartland District Health Department

Provides public health services and emergency preparedness.

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.

Vaccinations for children.

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Public Health Services | Wayne County Offices

Provides health maintenance visits, disease prevention, Public Health Preparedness, health education in the home and community, New Mom/New Baby visits, reportable disease follow up, communicable disease control, and immunizations.

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autismstaysafe.org | Autism Society of Nebraska

Provides website to help those with autism understand and advocate for their own physical and mental health. The website teaches, models, and gives those with autism opportunities to practice skills prior to healthcare visits so they are prepared to answer wellness check questions. Additionally, community providers, healthcare professionals, and caregivers will also find resources for their role in helping the autism community.

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Health Promotion and Outreach Division | Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department

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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Public Health Services | Loup Basin Public Health Department

Promotion and education on public health and wellness.

Emergency preparedness.

Public health nursing program (immunizations only).

Referrals.

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General Health Education Programs | University of Illinois Extension - Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Vermilion Counties

Provides an online resource to help Illinois residents find all local food resources in one spot through a website called "EatMoveSave." Resources include food pantries, SNAP and WIC offices, senior food resources, school and summer meal sites, farmers markets, and grocery stores. Offers a variety of health and nutrition education programs for the community, including the expanded food and nutrition education program. Services may also include the supplemental nutrition assistance education program (SNAP-Ed) for low-income families.

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Community Health/Education Services | McHenry County Department of Health

Offers the following services, smoking cessation programs, women's health education and outreach, cardiovascular screening and education, unintentional injury prevention, car seat safety education and installation services, vision/ hearing screening and referral services, and diabetic self management and prevention classes.

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Senior Health Clinics | Story County Public Health

Provides monthly clinics that screen for blood pressure, foot and nail care, and education on health topics. These services are offered at various locations and times which are listed on the website.

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Community Health Education Program | Iroquois County Public Health Department

Provides education to increase the public’s awareness and knowledge of various life skills which improve health outcomes and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. This program provides preschool children through the adult population education which emphasizes health concerns appropriate to the age of the audience.

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Health Education | Logan County Department of Public Health

Provides limited health education services. Education and service programs are available for tobacco, substance use, and general wellness.

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Low Cost Health Care Services | Methodist Health System

Certified nurse practitioners provide a wide variety of health care services to diagnose and treat men, women and adolescents, including: adult physical exams, behavioral health consultations, pregnancy testing and family planning, well woman exams, STD testing, HIV testing, TB screening and treatment and smoking cessation. The team also provides treatment for chronic health conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and asthma.

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Community Health Services | Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

Outreach health care and health promotion/disease prevention to residents of Madison County. Includes home, hospital, and office visits; health and safety education; transportation in Norfolk and to/from Santee and Winnebago Indian Health Services Facilities for appointments; making appointments; and calling in and delivering prescriptions.  A 24 hour notice is required for transportation.

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Public Health Services | Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department

Vaccines for adults and children.

Blood pressure screenings during business hours.

Disaster preparedness.

Tobacco cessation information.

Radon testing.

Health education.

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Lucas County Public Health | Lucas County Offices

Provides public health services to Lucas County communities, offering programs and support including home care, health care for women and children, immunizations, mental health administration, and early childhood development. Health promotion activities include fall and diabetes prevention programs. Routine general physical examinations are available for health assessment and screening. Lead poisoning screenings are provided for children via blood tests to identify lead ingestion, which may include housing inspections to identify environmental hazards and prevent further occurrences. Homemaker assistance is available to families experiencing disruptions due to illness or disability, offering support with meal preparation, child care, and housekeeping. Environmental health services and information on communicable diseases are also provided. Services are open to the public..

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