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Offers support, education, and instructions to Ford County residents on how they can receive counseling, support, and free nicotine replacement products through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline. Additionally, Ford County Public Health Department monitors compliance of the Smoke-Free Illinois Act.

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Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Free, confidential services for kids who want help quitting all forms of tobacco, including vaping. Participants receive five one-on-one coaching sessions, self-help and educational materials, and support by phone, text, or online chat.

Text "Start My Quit" to 36072 or go online to chat with a Coach.

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Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support

Provides information and services related to health and wellness topics, including heart health, cholesterol, blood pressure screening, smoking cessation, diabetes, obesity, and physical activity. Offers blood pressure screenings to identify individuals at risk for hypertension-related conditions, cholesterol and triglycerides tests to assess cardiovascular health, and hypoglycemia screenings to detect blood sugar deficiencies. Additionally, provides diabetes management support, including education on self-management skills, dietary planning, exercise, and prevention of complications. Health education presentations are also available for local schools.

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Cholesterol/Triglycerides Tests
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Diabetes Management Clinics
Blood Pressure Screening
General Health Education Programs
Offers public health emergency preparedness, Alert Iowa notification, community health navigation services, oral health screenings, disease surveillance and investigation, health education, homemaker services, immunizations, lead poisoning prevention screenings and assessment, maternal health education, tobacco use prevention and control, blood pressure checks and tuberculosis screenings.

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Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Public Health Nursing
Housekeeping Assistance
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
General Immunization
Communicable Disease Control
Lead Poisoning Screening
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
In Home Meal Preparation

Tobacco resources including free and confidential counseling available 24 hours a day.

Coaching is also available online. After enrolling in the program, participants will receive information about how to access Web Coach. The program offers e-learning tools, social support, and information about quitting. Participants can interact with other people trying to quit or with Quit Coaches.

A free QuitNow mobile app is also available.

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Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Patient and family education programs for children with asthma.

Professional, patient, and public education programs for people with chronic lung disease.

Literature on asthma, tobacco, lung disease, and air quality.

Information and referral for respiratory care services.

Represent public interest in matters concerning lung health, particularly smoke-free environments and indoor air quality.

Omaha Asthma Alliance prevents and controls asthma through education, advocacy, and monitoring resources.

Open Airways program for schools and public education centers on environmental asthma triggers.

Toll-free help line for answers about lungs and smoking cessation.

Freedom from smoking resources: online, help line, and self-help guide.

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Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Therapeutic Camps
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Disease/Disability Information

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

Offers e-learning tools, social support, and information about quitting.

Services offered include:

- Emergency preparedness

- Health Promotion Education

- Preventative dental services

- Health Classes and Workshops (including Living Well With Chronic Disease, Diabetes Prevention Program, Stepping On, Tai Chi, Question Persuade Refer Suicide Prevention Training, and more)

- Public Health Nursing and Community Health Workers

- Medicaid Application Assistance

- Patient Navigation

- Family Support Services and Home Visitation

- Car Seat Fitting Stations (by appointment)

- Bike Safety Events and Helmet Fittings

- Medication Assistance

- Environmental Services

- Disease investigation of food poisoning, influenza, rabies and West Nile virus

- Tobacco Cessation Programs (Beat the Pack or Freedom From Smoking, also local information sessions)

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Family Resource Centers/Outreach
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Public Health Nursing
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Friendly Visiting
Bicycle Safety Education
Dental Care
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Communicable Disease Control
General Health Education Programs
General Immunization
Medication Information/Management
Public school district offices for Pre K-12 schools.

DRUG and Alcohol Free Youth program (DAFY).

Tobacco awareness and voluntary cessation group for students.

Tean-net assists pregnant teens and teen parents and encourages them to stay in school.

Friendship School / Student Friendship Program is a puppet program to promote better understanding and acceptance of disabilities.

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School Districts
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
School Based Teen Parent/Pregnant Teen Programs
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention

Provides smokers interested in quitting information through KCHD or the Illinois Tobacco Quitline, a state-wide hotline for smoking cessation information and assistance.

Services include:

- Child health services

- Maternal health services

- Home health care and homemaker services

- Hospice care

- Cancer screening for women

- Health education, community education, and health planning

- Immunization clinics for children and adults

- Family planning services

- Blood pressure checks

- Disaster planning and preparedness

- Tobacco cessation classes

- Parent education classes

- Home visits for children ages 0-5

- Life Assist Emergency Response Alert

- Public health nursing visits

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Blood Pressure Screening
General Health Education Programs
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Birth Control
Homemaker Assistance
Community Clinics
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
Home Based Parenting Education
Emergency Alert
Hospice Care
Public Health Nursing
General Immunization
Home Nursing

Provides psychiatric consultations for the treatment of:

-- OCD/Anxiety.

-- Self-harm.

-- Eating disorders.

-- Gambling addictions.

-- Depression.

-- Gender support services.

-- Autism counseling.

-- Smoking/Vaping cessation.

-- Dual diagnosis.

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Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Suicide Counseling
Eating Disorders Treatment
Telemental Health
Autism Therapy
Sexual Orientation Counseling
General Counseling Services

Offers to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention and education programs relating to substance use, adolescent pregnancy, and suicide prevention. These services provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to give youth the tools they need to stay on the right path.

Programs include:

Substance Use Prevention

Smoking and or vaping cessation

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

Suicide Prevention

Youth Violence Prevention

Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Human Trafficking Prevention

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Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Youth Enrichment Programs
Youth Violence Prevention
Child Abuse Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support
Mental Health Information/Education
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Human Trafficking Prevention
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Offers health education for the general public and smoking cessation for all age groups.

Offers information and resources for tobacco cessation.

Offers a range of services, including:

-- Behavioral health assessment and treatment planning.

-- Individual therapy.

-- Family/marital/couples therapy.

-- Divorce mediation.

-- Divorce transition assistance for parents and children.

-- Group therapy.

-- Psychological assessment.

-- Crisis services.

-- Substance abuse prevention and education.

-- Pet therapy.

-- Home visiting program for children who are exhibiting behavior health concerns.

-- Outpatient behavioral health care.

-- Parenting education.

-- Psychiatry services.

Telehealth appointments are available.

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Mental Health Drop In Centers
Marriage and Relationships Counseling
Case/Care Management
Pet Assisted Therapy
Telemental Health
Substance Use Disorder Intervention Programs
In Person Crisis Intervention
General Psychiatry
Home Based Mental Health Services
Divorce Counseling
Psychiatric Disorder Counseling
Mental Health Evaluation
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Family Life Education

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.

Child/Adolescent immunization program, communicable disease control, disaster preparedness, community health services.

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General Immunization
Cholesterol/Triglycerides Tests
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Blood Pressure Screening
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
Flu Vaccines

Offers IDPH Tobacco-Free Communities Project and Illinois Tobacco Quitline.

Health promotion and disease prevention education.

Emergency preparedness. Substance abuse prevention coalitions.

West Nile virus surveillance.

Referrals.

Immunizations.

Worksite Wellness including on-site employee health screenings and wellness programs.

School-based youth oral health program.

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Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
General Health Education Programs
Public Health Nursing
Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
General Immunization
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention

Offers to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention and education programs relating to substance use, adolescent pregnancy, and suicide prevention. These services provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to give youth the tools they need to stay on the right path.

Programs include:

Substance Use Prevention

Smoking and or vaping cessation

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

Suicide Prevention

Youth Violence Prevention

Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Human Trafficking Prevention

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Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Youth Enrichment Programs
Youth Violence Prevention
Child Abuse Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support
Mental Health Information/Education
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Human Trafficking Prevention
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Provides medical and dental clinics serving low-income, uninsured residents. Services provided include care for illness and injury, medication assistance, flu immunizations, TB screening, smoking cessation, women's health, mammograms, wellness check, lab services, chiropractic, physical therapy, health planning, vision, and dental services.

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General Laboratory Tests
Community Clinics
Pediatrics
Eye Care
Dental Screening
Dental Care
Chiropractic
Women's Health Centers
General Immunization
Tuberculosis Screening
Physical Therapy
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
General Physical Examinations
Flu Vaccines
Eye Screening
Podiatry/Foot Care
Mammograms

Provides the following services:

-- Audiology Clinic

-- Breastfeeding

-- Consultation

-- Case Management

-- Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

-- Developmental Screening

-- Diabetes Prevention

-- Immunizations

-- Infectious Disease Surveillance

-- Nutrition Counseling

-- Prenatal and Postpartum Fairs

-- Stroke and Vascular Screening

-- Tobacco Cessation

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Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Diabetes Screening
Colorectal Cancer Detection
General Immunization
Communicable Disease Control
Case/Care Management
Nutrition Assessment Services
A free public service to answer questions about cancer and help with smoking cessation. Program resources available to patients, family members or friends, health care providers and researchers.

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Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Medical Information Services
Disease/Disability Information