| Nurse Family Partnership for Young First Time Mothers |
The Nurse Family Partnership Program offers home visits to first time mothers, 21 years of age and under.
The goals of the program are to improve pregnancy outcomes, improve child health and development and improved maternal like course development.
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| Healthy and Intended Pregnancies |
The Unintended Pregnancy Prevention Program provides
on-site nursing visits at the Sky Valley and Smokey Point DSHS Community Service Offices.
The First Steps Program offers the skilled services of a Public
Health Nurse, Nutritionist, and Social Worker, also called a Behavioral Health Specialist, during and following your
pregnancy. This program targets maternal and child health problems that emerge early in the life cycle and that may
be prevented with improvements in maternal health habits, parental behavior, and the psychosocial and material context
in which the family is functioning. The family can be seen until the baby is a year old. These services may be
provided in a clinical or home setting.
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| Health and Safety in Child Care and Preschool |
To safeguard children in their care, child care providers must have accurate and timely information
on health and safety issues. Child Care Health Program
has developed an overall strategy for providing health and safety services for child care providers
in Snohomish County. This comprehensive plan of service includes child care facility assessments,
consultation, training, communicable disease investigation and referral to community resources.
Child Care Health Program has been instrumental in helping to create child care environments that are safe,
healthy and nurturing.
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| Injury Prevention |
The Injury Prevention Program is committed to
reducing the incidence of both death and disability from unintentional injury among the youth of
Snohomish County. We work primarily to promote bicycle safety and motor vehicle safety, though water
safety and gun storage are also important aspects of our work.
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| Kids Get Care Guide to Health Care |
In Snohomish County a growing number of families with limited income are struggling to find affordable
health care. This guide concentrates on access to health care for children in the county.
It provides
information about the county’s public resources for health care. Available in English, Spanish and Russian.
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| Optimal Health for Children and Families |
The Parent and Child Health Program addresses access
to health care and social services, promotion of healthy lifestyles and prevention of child abuse
and neglect through public health nursing visits to families referred to SHD
In the Children with Special Health Care Needs Program,
a Public Health Nurse helps families to navigate the health care system and to understand special
health needs of their child.
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| Oral Health |
The Oral Health Program works to reduce existing oral health
disparities by providing school based sealants and linkage of children with Medicaid to dentists.
Activities also include community oral health assessment (SMILE Survey) and education of health care
providers and educators.
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| Prevention of vaccine preventable diseases |
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Immunizations are provided for children and
adults at SHD clinics and in the community. Travel immunizations and prescriptions are provided
for individuals based on country specific itineraries.
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| Reducing the Risk and Impact of Child abuse |
The Early Intervention Program provides Public Health
Nurse visits to families at risk for child abuse or neglect.
In the Foster Care Passport Program,
a Public Health Nurse summarizes health records and recommends health care needed by children
in foster care.
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| Tobacco Prevention and Control |
The Tobacco Prevention and Control Program provides
information, education, resources and technical support to Snohomish County communities and
partners in order to build their capacity to advocate for social change regarding the use of
tobacco and exposure to tobacco smoke.
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| Wellness & Community Mobilization |
Supporting communities to increase access to physical activity and improve nutrition in order to reduce obesity-related
chronic disease.
More information...
Congregational Health Partnership
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