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 Community Health
At St. Joseph's Area Health Services, we believe that prevention is
the key to a healthy future. That's why our community health programs
are focused on infants, children, and youth. From pre-natal care to
teen checkups, St. Joseph's is here for you.
WIC
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinic offers vouchers for
nutritious foods to income-eligible, expectant mothers as well as
breast feeding and post-partum women and their children, ages
birth through 5. The clinic also provides health screening and
nutrition education.
Maternal Child Health
This program offers prenatal monitoring and education to pregnant
women through home visits by registered nurses.
Childbirth Education Classes
This program offers instruction during the third trimester of
pregnancy on coping mechanisms and breathing techniques helpful in
labor and delivery. The class also includes early post-partal infant
care and breast feeding.
Immunization Clinic
This program offers immunizations against tetanus, hepatitis-G,
diphtheria, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, HIB, and polio to all
ages, but no one is turned away because of an inability to pay. All are
offered at a reduced cost.
Communities Caring for Children
This administrattive program provides valuable information on
parenting and prenatal care to all pregnant women and new parents in
Hubbard County through newsletter. The program also keeps track of
immunization records for all infants in the county.
Child and Teen Chickup Outreach
This outreach program targets all medical assistance clients in the
area. The program encourages regular checkups and screening for all
children and teens from birth to age 20.
The Healthy Park Rapids 2010 campaign is designed to get you healthy.
Check out thier web site to find practical information you can use to
make necessary changes in your life to get healthy and live a happier,
more active life.
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