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Provides health care services to those experiencing acute or chronic pain and/or illness, or those seeking medical services that are not due to an emergency. Services include annual screenings or check ups, chronic disease management, immunizations, pregnancy tests, pre and postnatal care, school and sports physicals, sexually transmitted infection tests, and well-child exams.

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Testicular Examinations
Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
General Physical Examinations
Flu Vaccines
Private Clinics
Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment
Sports Participation Physical Examinations
General Immunization

Communicable disease investigation, follow-up and education to the community.

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General Immunization
Communicable Disease Control
Public Health Emergency Preparedness planning with communities, businesses and healthcare partners.

West Nile Virus surveillance to monitor the presence of the virus in the communities and educate about protection from the virus.

Resource and Referral to connect people to available services.

Minority Health Initiative to assist local minority populations with health education and access to healthcare services.

Infectious Disease Surveillance and Investigation to prevent and protect the public from infectious diseases.

Radon education and source for low-cost home test kits.

VetSET to connect veterans and their families to available resources.

Health Literacy promotion, education, and resources to assist people to better understand their healthcare information.

Community Response in collaboration with the Wayne County Family Coalition to assist families living in Wayne County to available resources.

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Communicable Disease Control
Radon Testing
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Public Health Nursing
General Immunization
General Health Education Programs
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning

Childhood and adult vaccines and flu shots available.

Provides immunization clinics and flu vaccine clinics.

Offers comprehensive health services to area children, including:

-- Periodic "head to toe" well-child exams for children from birth to 18 years of age

-- Hemoglobin tests

-- Blood lead screenings

-- Immunizations

-- TB Waiver if needed

-- Developmental screenings

-- Physical exams, including school physicals and sports physicals

-- Counseling and referral

Clinics are held in Kewanee at the Health Department office.

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Community Clinics
Pediatrics
Child Health and Disability Prevention Exams
Public Clinics
Pediatric Developmental Screening
General Physical Examinations
Lead Poisoning Screening
General Immunization
Sports Participation Physical Examinations

Provides primary medical and preventive services, lead/poison and prevention services, immunizations, maternal/child home visitations, TeleHealth services, physicals and sports physicals, and other supportive services such as low cost prescription drugs.

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Sports Participation Physical Examinations
General Physical Examinations
Community Clinics
Lead Poisoning Screening
General Immunization

Offers general immunizations for children, adolescents, and adults.

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County Government Departments/Offices
General Immunization
Immunization for children.
Communicable disease follow-up and education to control the spread of infection and illness.

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COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
General Immunization
Immunizations to children ages 2 months to 18 years of age. Children are able to received needed immunizations through VFC or private insurance.
Provides immunizations for children, adolescents and adults.
Immunizations for children, ages 2 months to 18 years, at public clinics by BVCA Partnership in cooperation with Nebraska Health and Human Services, local nurses, hospitals, community groups, individuals, and doctors.
Provides information for health promotion/disease prevention. Services include STI testing and treatment, HIV testing, Hep C testing, Hep A and B vaccinations, Fecal tests for suspected outbreaks and Free Covid-19 Testing Kits.

Immunizations for adults and children. Also provides HIV counseling and testing.

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General Immunization
HIV Testing
AIDS/HIV Clinics
AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling

- Home Health Aide: Provides individuals an opportunity to maintain safety and independence in their home environments, delaying or preventing the need for transitions into a higher level of care such as a skilled nursing facility.

- Parenting Support: Offers home visits, educational opportunities, and community referrals so parents are empowered to maintain self-sufficient, healthy, and happy families.

- Shelter Nursing: Nurses visit homeless clients at shelters, crisis centers, and through outreach on the streets. Provides health screening, assessment, and referrals with the intent to ensure individuals and families residing in shelters have access to comprehensive health, community, educational and social services.

- Flu and Immunization Program: Provides immunizations clinics in the community, corporate sites, senior living centers, and drive through in Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs, and surrounding communities.

- School Health: Provides health screening and assessment, referral, and follow-up; immunization compliance; physical and vision exam compliance (kindergarten, seventh grade, and new students); development of student health and emergency plans; communicable disease control; handling of sudden illness and injury; training of first responder teams and those giving medications; and health policy development.

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Flu Vaccines
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Homemaker Assistance
Home Based Parenting Education
Childbirth Education
Housekeeping Assistance
Personal Care
Public Health Nursing
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
General Immunization
Private duty home care services include skilled nursing, bath aide, venipunctures, foot care, and adult immunizations.

Emergency Response Service provides a necklace or wristband for assistance at the push of a button; responders and/or emergency personnel available 24 hours every day. $38 one-time installation fee, $30 per month fee. Fee paid if person qualifies for a Medicaid waiver.

Immunization clinic held the 2nd Monday of every month at West View Medical Building, 2319 N. Lincoln Avenue. A $15 donation is requested for children vaccinations 0-18 years. Call for current fee for adult vaccinations. Adult vaccinations include Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Tetanus, Influenza, meningococcal, and pneumonia.

Homemaker and companionship. Personal in-home assistance with cleaning, cooking, errands, medical, transportation, or companionship.

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Home Health Aide Services
Flu Vaccines
Home Nursing
Emergency Alert
General Immunization

La Clinica De La Esperanza provides comprehensive medical services in the areas of adult, pediatric, and women's health. The clinic offers educational classes in Spanish, led by a registered nurse, on various health-related topics such as prenatal care, breastfeeding, family planning, nutrition, and diabetes.

Pregnancy testing services are available to help individuals determine pregnancy status. General immunizations are provided to protect the community from preventable diseases, with a focus on vulnerable populations such as newborns, young children, individuals who could become pregnant, older adults, and travelers. Additionally, an on-site social worker is available to clinic patients for therapy in a clinical setting.

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Obstetrics/Gynecology
General Immunization
Community Clinics
Diabetes Screening
Pregnancy Testing
General Health Education Programs

Offers childhood immunization ages 0-18, who have medicaid, no insurance, are uninsured or American Indian. Also offers immunizations to adults and individuals traveling outside of the county.

Provides health care services in the home by registered nurses. Services include infusion therapy, central venous catheter care and injections, wound and catheter care, gait training, and health education. Also offers physical, occupational, and speech therapists, medical social workers, certified nursing assistants, and telehealth nursing.

Pediatric Home Nursing: Provides care according to the patients' needs and the doctor's orders, including both extended stay and skilled visits. Provides in-home care for complex pediatric clients such as those using ventilators, IV and TPN needs, trachs, g-tubes, central lines, respiratory medication, and monitoring equipment.

Health-Related Clinics: Offered in various locations, including seasonal influenza and pneumonia vaccinations, foot-care clinics, and community wellness screenings.

Hospice Care: Provides medical care, symptom and pain management, and support to persons with a limited life expectancy and their families. Registered nurses, chaplains, home health aides, volunteers, social workers, and homemakers provide service in the home or in a residential hospice facility setting.

Palliative Care: Provides pain and non-pain symptom management for patients with serious and life-threatening illness. Consultative services are provided with care centered on the needs of the patient and family, providing counseling about the disease and assistance in identifying the patient's personal goals for care.

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Palliative Care
Home Nursing
Flu Vaccines
Foot Screening
General Immunization
Hospice Care
Offers a range of medical services for all ages, including well exams for adults and children, physicals, medical treatment for chronic diseases, family planning, immunizations, minor surgical procedures, and STD exams and treatment.

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Blood Pressure Screening
General Immunization
General Physical Examinations
Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment
Community Clinics
Offers sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing and treatment, HIV counseling and testing, communicable disease reporting and investigating, immunizations (including flu shots) for children and adults, Tuberculosis (TB) screening and treatment, and international travel information.

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Tuberculosis Clinics
General Immunization
Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment
Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
Flu Vaccines
Tuberculosis Screening
Communicable Disease Control
HIV Testing

Offers educational classes on a variety of topics.

Head lice prevention and information on control.

Community Health includes animal bite reporting, communicable disease control, community health planning, and emergency preparedness.

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Communicable Disease Control
Public Health Nursing
General Immunization
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics

-- Child and Adult Immunizations.

-- Flu and Pneumonia Vaccination Clinics.

-- International Travel Consultations for immunizations.

The Disease Surveillance and Investigation unit is responsible for monitoring and investigating all reportable communicable diseases in Black Hawk County, such as food-borne illnesses, mosquito-borne illnesses, and influenza.