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- Public
health surveillance and reporting of communicable
disease.
- Services
provided by Public Health Nurse.
- Click
here for the Center for Disease
Control.
- For
more info call:
(517) 788-4619
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Tuberculosis
(TB) Control |
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Maternal
Infant Health Program |
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Being pregnant and having a new baby can be stressful. There are many changes that take place. The Maternal Infant Health Program can help pregnant women and infants from birth to 12 months adjust by providing help from a nurse, social worker, and nutritionist. We can work with your health care provider to assist with issues such as:
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Information
and education for pregnancy and childbirth
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Learning
about baby baths, feedings and safe sleeping
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Understanding
your baby’s growth and development
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Information
on healthy eating for moms and babies
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Support
and education on breastfeeding
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Transportation
assistance for medical and health related
appointments
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Parenting
information
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Help
to stop smoking
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Childbirth
classes
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To
receive services, pregnant women and infants
must be enrolled in Medicaid or MOMS.
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For
questions or enrollment call (517) 788-4619
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- Early
On is an early intervention program which
provides educational, health and social
services to children with special needs.
- Any child aged birth to three years with
special medical, physical, or developmental
needs and their family, regardless of income.
- Available services include: free evaluation
of child's abilities and needs, help finding
needed services, speech and language therapy,
hearing and vision services, occupational
therapy, physical therapy, nursing and health
services, famioy training, toy/equipment
lending, family support services, play groups,
home visits, and many others.
- Early On is designed to enhance your child's
development, provide family support and
reduce later needs.
- For more information, please call
(517)
788-4619
- To go online and view more information,
visit www.1800earlyon.org
or
Click
Here
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- Certified
hearing technicians screen preschoolers
and children in grades K, 2, 4, and 6 in
Jackson County schools for hearing defects.
The Jackson County Health Department provides
a walk-in Hearing and Vision clinic twice
a month (first and third Fridays from
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) throughout the
school year for all Jackson County residents.
- For
more info, call:
(517) 788-4420
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- Certified
vision technicians screen preschoolers and
children in grades 1, 3, 5, and 7, and in
grades 9 and 11 or in Driver's Education
Class, in Jackson County schools for vision
problems. The Jackson County Health Department
provides a walk-in Hearing and Vision clinic
twice a month (first and third Fridays
from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) throughout
the school year for all Jackson County residents.
- For
more info, call:
(517) 788-4420
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Children's
Special
Health Care Services |
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HIV
/ AIDS
Testing
and Counseling |
- Confidential
and anonymous counseling and testing services
for high-risk individuals.
- Services
provided free of charge.
- Appointment
needed.
- Qualified
Speakers available for group presentations
on HIV/AIDS.
- For
more info, call:
(517) 788-4619
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SIDS
(Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) |
- SIDS
or SUDS (Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome)
- One
of the services provided to our community
is bereavement support and this service is
free of charge.
- This
service is for families who have suffered
the loss of an infant to SIDS or SUDS, and
the loss of an infant between the age of 1
month and 1 year who has died and the cause
is not obvious.
- This
Includes sepsis, positional asphyxia and accidental
suffocation.
- For
more info, call:
(517) 788-4619
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