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Public HealthTel: (320) 634-5720
Fax: (320) 634-0159
Email: Public Health
211 East Minnesota Avenue, Suite 100, Glenwood, MN 56334
Sharon Braaten - Director
Services and Responsibilities
Pope County Public Health operates as an individual county public health agency and through a joint powers agreement as a member of Mid-State Community Health Services (Grant, Pope, Stevens and Traverse Counties). Services are provided in two main program areas.
Public Health Services
• Identification/assessment of community health needs, coordination of
services/activities with other agencies, communities and individuals to plan
interventions and evaluate response.
• Serve as an information resource for groups and individuals. Provide health related
educational presentations on request.
• Coordinate and case manage services as a collaborative effort with Pope County
Family Services for persons requiring assistance to continue to live in the community
as part of state funded programs.
• Preadmission Screening - State required screening prior to nursing home admission.
Also required for participation in community based state funded programs such as
AC (alternative care), EW (elderly waiver) and CADI (community alternatives for
disabled individuals).
• Maternal child health services provide prenatal and postpartum education for mothers
and infants, assessments for risk factors including childhood injury prevention.
• Family health services provide assessment and education regarding growth and
development, case management and referral to other appropriate agencies.
Provide mentoring services through home visiting.
• WIC - Women, Infants and Children supplemental food program.
Sponsored at federal level by USDA.
• Family planning services include education, information and access to services as part
of Minnesota Department of Health grant.
• Early Childhood Screening and Child and Teen Checkup. Components include vision,
hearing, development, and physical screening for children ages 0-21.
• Immunizations. Monthly clinics for childhood, school age and adult immunizations.
• Cooperate with Minnesota Department of Health for reporting disease as well as
coordination of services for outbreak or contact investigation.
• Licensing and inspection of food, beverage and lodging establishments, mobile home
parks and campgrounds.
• Provide inspection, consultation and enforcement services to prevent the spread of
disease from public health nuisances.
• Activities to decrease youth access to tobacco. Coalition building, licensing tobacco
vendors, public and vendor education.
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