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| CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION |
| | Screening blood lead levels for children age six months to six years old; Case Management for lead poisoned children; information and public education; home screening and recommendations to reduce lead hazards. |
| COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL |
| | Investigation and case management related to reportable communicable diseases; public education to prevent the spread of contagious disease. |
| FOOD PROTECTION |
| | Establishment Inspection and Licensing; Consultation; Consumer Complaint Investigation; Food-borne and Waterborne Disease/Outbreak Investigation. |
| GROUND WATER QUALITY |
| | Investigate citizen complaints; Coordinate local, state and federal resources; Health risk analysis and information. |
| HEALTH CARE ACCESS |
| | Assistance with State of Wisconsin-sponsored health care programs, access to primary health care, and interpretation (Hmong and Spanish) in health care settings.
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| HEALTH INFORMATION |
| | Speakers bureau, Resource library, Community Health Assessment Information, health status indicators, morbidity and mortality. |
| HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION |
| | Licensing and Inspection of Hotels, Motels, Bed & Breakfast Inns, Tourist Rooming Houses, Recreational & Educational Camps, Campgrounds, and Mobile Home Parks; Inspection and code enforcement; Investigate citizen complaints. |
| HIV TESTING, COUNSELLING, REFERRAL and EDUCATION |
| | Anonymous or confidential testing by appointment; case management, public education. |
| IMMUNIZATIONS |
| | All childhood immunizations available at regularly scheduled clinics; Select Adult immunizations.
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| INDOOR AIR QUALITY |
| | Air quality testing; Investigate citizen complaints and requests for information; Community Education. |
| LAKESHORE HEALTH UPDATE |
| | Sent out three times a year, this newsletter is sent to community partners and anyone who expresses an interest in new and emerging local, state, and federal Public Health information.
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| NUISANCES (head lice, scabies, etc) |
| | Information regarding control and elimination |
| OLDER ADULT HEALTH SERVICES |
| | Health screening, case management and education at Senior Meal Sites and Senior Housing in cooperation with Holy Family Memorial, Aurora Health Care, Home Care Health Services, Calumet Memorial Medical Center Home Care, Area Senior Meal Sites and Senior Centers, and the Aging & Disability Resource Center.
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| PARENTING NEWSLETTER |
| | Parenting, the First Year Newsletters are sent to all new parents of Manitowoc County in cooperation with UW-Extension and the Family Education and Resource Center. Parenting, the Second and Third Year Newsletters are sent to those who indicate interest in continuing to receive the newsletters. |
| PREGNANCY TESTING and REFERRAL |
| | Free pregnancy testing and presumptive eligibility for State of Wisconsin-sponsored insurance programs, referral to prenatal care or contraceptive services and other community resources.
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| PRENATAL CARE COORDINATION |
| | Case management and education for pregnant women. |
| PRIVATE WELLS & PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES |
| | Free well water testing for households with pregnant women and children under age one; Well evaluations; Water testing information; Investigate citizen complaints; Health education. |
| PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING |
| | Consultation for parents on issues concerning nutrition, breastfeeding, growth and development, safety, and other parenting issues; Consultation, health monitoring, education and case management regarding chronic health problems, access to health care, and health education; Blood Pressure screening and case management; Home safety; Home visits to assess needs and refer for needed services; Teenage pregnancy prevention education. |
| PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AND BEACHES |
| | Routine inspection and licensing of public pools; Water quality testing and monitoring of public, guarded beaches; Health, safety, and sanitation educational services; Investigate citizen complaints; Monitoring for health and safety hazards. |
| RABIES CONTROL |
| | Human exposure investigation; Education/Consultation regarding appropriate quarantine of animals. |
| TB SKIN TESTING |
| | For purposes of pre-employment, school admission, camp admission, foreign travel screening for a fee of $10.00. (as part of a Health Department investigation no charge.)
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| TOBACCO CONTROL |
| | Support of local tobacco control coalition; cessation information; youth prevention & education; smoke free environment support and information. |
| TOXIC /HAZARDOUS MATERIALS |
| | Environmental health education services; Home Hazards investigated (asbestos, lead, pesticides, volatile organic compounds); Assistance and referral in handling household or school toxic substances. |
| TRANSCULTURAL NURSING SERVICES |
| | Case management services for refugees and immigrants. Hmong and Spanis interpretation available for health care settings.
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| VISION SCREENING |
| | Screening of select preschool-aged children.
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| WIC PROGRAM |
| | Provides Nutrition Education and healthy foods for pregnant or breastfeeding women, infants and children up to age five. |
| WISCONSIN WELL WOMEN PROGRAM |
| | Access to preventive health services for women age 45-64 who have incomes at 250% of the federal poverty level or below. Services related to the prevention or early detection of breast and cervical cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, depression and domestic violence are covered.
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