Family Health

Family Health Home Visiting

This program provides home visits to person’s age 0-21 years of age who are medically fragile, have questions about home safety, nutrition, growth and development, health status, and other parental concerns. These services can be referred by you, your physician, hospital, school, and other community agencies.

Interagency Early Intervention Committee (IEIC)

This program is a combined effort of many agencies to provide services, guidance and referrals to children from birth to 3 years of age who have problems that affects their development and ability to learn.

Early Childhood Screening

Under current law, schools must offer a preschool screening for 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 year olds in their school districts in order to detect problems as early as possible that may affect the child in school. Redwood County Public Health nurses cooperate with the school districts to provide the screenings at various times during the school year. The screening components are determined by your school district. The screenings can include height, weight, developmental screening, hearing, vision, and a health history. Nurses provide one-to-one counseling with parents regarding the health, development, and behavior of their child.

School Nursing

Redwood County Public Health provides school nursing services to all the school districts in Redwood County that contract with us. School nurses administer first aid, care for ill students, screen for hearing, vision, scoliosis, height, weight and immunizations, Early Childhood Screening, teach and provide classroom health presentations.

School nurses are a resource to teachers. They work with families to identify and seek treatment for health related problems and to formulate individual health plans for care of the student with health concerns.

Child & Teen Checkups

Has your child had a checkup lately?

Use the resource guide below to find medical, dental, transportation, and other services in Redwood County

2008-09 Provider Resource Guide PDF

Recommended Child & Teen Checkup Schedule

2 Weeks	18 Months	10 Years
2 Months	24 Months	12 Years
4 Months	3 Years	14 Years
6 Months	4 Years	16 Years
9 Months	5 Years	18 Years
12 Months	6 Years	20 Years
15 Months	8 Years
Redwood County Health can assist you in finding a medical home if you don’t have one. Make sure your child’s growth and development are right on track by taking him or her to your physician at the scheduled times listed above. If you have any questions please call us at 507-637-4041 or visit the Child & Teen Checkup Home page. Back to top

WIC - Women, Infants, & Children

What is WIC?

WIC is a nutrition education program that provides supplemental foods that promote good health for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, and infants and children up to age 5.

Benefits of being enrolled in the WIC program

You get nutritious foods at no cost.
You receive nutrition counseling for yourself and your children.
You save money. The extra money can be used to purchase fresh fruits, vegetable, meats, and/or baby foods that WIC does not provide.

Who is eligible?

Pregnant Women
Breastfeeding Women
Women who have a baby less than six months old
Infants and children up to 5 years old who:

live in this county

are at nutritional risk

meet our liberal income guidelines

Visit the Minnesota WIC website if you have any income eligibility questions or call our staff at

507-637-4041.

Maternal & Child Health

This home visiting service is provided to families both before and after the baby is born. Every family in Redwood County can have the opportunity to have these home visiting services. Redwood County Public Health has partnered with Wal-Mart and the Redwood County Family Collaborative to provide a blanket and gift pack to each Redwood County family willing to receive a home visit after the baby is born.

If you would like this home visiting service, please give us a call at 507-637-4041.

Topics discussed during the visit include:

Before the baby is born:

Prenatal Care
Preterm Labor
Substance Abuse
Family Planning
Nutrition
Infant Injury Prevention
The Newborn
Cesarean Birth
Labor & Delivery
Postpartum
Fetal Growth & Development
Exercise During Pregnancy
Warning Signs During Pregnancy
Sex During Pregnancy
Relaxation & Breathing Techniques
Breastfeeding
Childhood Illness & Immunization
Bottle Feeding
Unexpected Pregnancy Outcomes

After the baby is born:

Postpartum Physical Changes
Activity Level & Exercise
Nutrition
Weight Loss Plans
Sexuality & Menstruation
Infections
Episiotomy Care
Family Planning
Self Breast Exam
Breastfeeding
Bottle Feeding
Parenting

Follow Along Program

What is Follow Along Program?

This program follows children (birth to 4 years) through parent questionnaires to ensure appropriate developmental growth, refers children to appropriate resources, and provides parental support/education. There is no charge to families.

How does it work?

Families are enrolled with a home visit and receive ASQ's (Ages and Stages Questionnaires) at certain ages during their child’s development. Each questionnaire asks how your child is growing, playing, talking, moving, and acting. Sheets with fun activities for you to do with your child or other age appropriate items are also sent to you.

What happens if a problem is noted?

The results of the questionnaires will be shared with you. If there are any concerns, a nurse or other professional from the program will get in touch with you. Together, you can talk about choices for further evaluation or early help services.

Family Planning

Family Planning Service is for anyone who wishes to prevent or postpone pregnancy.

This service is completely confidential.

This service includes:

Counseling and Information
Birth Control Supplies
Pregnancy Testing
Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing & Treatment
Referrals as Needed
Natural Family Planning

Once enrolled, you will be directed to make an appointment at one of the seven clinics (of your choice) that we have contracted with.

The cost for this service depends on your income. Most pay a very small fee. Even if you are unable to pay the fee you can still receive this service.

To sign up, call our office and tell them you want to sign up for Family Planning Service.

This service is available through Redwood-Renville Community Health Service.

Home Health Care

What is Home Health Care?

This program is provided to Redwood County residents so that they may remain at home while disabled or recuperating from an illness. These services are available to all ages. Some of the help we can provide is medication monitoring, rehabilitative therapy, cares for terminally ill, diabetic management, cares for multiple sclerosis and heart conditions to name a few.

Services are provided by a Public Health Nurse in accordance with doctor’s orders.

A Home Health Aide under the supervision of a Public Health Nurse may also be used if you need help with personal cares such as bathing, shampooing hair, getting out of bed, and exercises, among other activities. She may also do light laundry or routine housekeeping that affects the person’s well-being.

We can also provide in-home therapy service to you if your doctor requests it. We have contracted with licensed Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Therapists.

There are a variety of methods of payment: Medicare, Commercial Insurance, Veteran’s Administration, Medicaid, Alternative Care Grant, Elderly Waiver, and our sliding fee scale. Some of these payment sources are based on income eligibility. No one is refused service because they are unable to pay.

Health Promotion

Health Education & Promotion Clinics

This service is provided to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevent issues from becoming a health problem.

Individual & Families

Education can be provided in person or over the phone to help you take better care of yourself and your family on a variety of health related topics.

Head Lice
Environmental Concerns
Infant Care
Available Resources
Nutrition
Hand Washing
Walk-in Blood Pressure Clinic
Tobacco and Alcohol Use

Community Groups

Our professional staff can provide information to your group on a variety of health related topics.

Home Safety
Food Safety
Car Seat Safety
Diabetes
Alzheimer’s
Arthritis
Men or Women’s Health Issues
Physical Inactivity

Health Promotion for all ages

Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT)

Redwood, Renville, Cottonwood, & Jackson Counties have come together to recruit local youth to target the tobacco industry for marketing to teens.

The teen-inspired activities are supervised and provide education presentations, written information and other activities to educate their peers on tobacco prevention and marketing techniques. One of the activities done in the past year was a dance.

Senior Agenda for Independent Living (SAIL)

This program is a collaborative effort that includes Public Health, Human Services, and Private Industry to develop and promote services to assist seniors in maintaining independence in the community.

If you have any ideas you would like to contribute, please contact our office. We would be happy to discuss them with you.

Environmental Health

Water Testing

We offer low-cost water testing of private wells. If you meet the income guidelines, your water testing may even be free. Water quality cannot be determined by sight, smell or even taste. We suggest you test for these contaminates:

Coliform Bacteria
Nitrate-Nitrogen
Sulfates
Sodium
Total Dissolved Solids

Is your environment safe?

We are here to help your environment be a healthy one. We can provide information or refer you to someone in order to work out a satisfactory solution to health problems caused by air, water, rodents, lead screening and product safety. Please give us a call if you have questions about your environment.

Food, Beverage & Lodging (FBL)

Did you know that your county (in conjunction with Renville County) has a Registered Sanitarian?

Please note that the Redwood County Sanitarian Office has moved, effective 10/1/03:

Redwood-Renville Community Health Service

410 E DePue Ave. Room 245 Olivia, MN 56277

Phone: 320-523-2570

As part of our FBL program, the Sanitarian inspects restaurants, bars, schools, hotels, public swimming pools, campgrounds and manufactured home parks to assure the public’s health and safety. Besides the inspections, we also provide education and consultation for food handlers, organization-sponsored special events, and the general public.

The documents below are in PDF format. If you cannot open them, please clcik here to download a free version of Adobe Reader.

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Redwood-Renville FBL Policies

License Application for FBL Establishments

Redwood-Renville Special Event Food Service Info.

Wearing Gloves

Special Event Food Stand Guidelines

Special Event License Application

Special Event Food Service Information