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Care Management for Seniors (Project LIVELY)
Child Care Licensing
Clinic Services
Environmental Health
Family Planning
Pregnancy and Parenting Services
Public Health Emergency
WIC Nutrition

Care Management for Seniors (Project lively)
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Maintaining her independence
The single most important concern seniors and their families have when contacting Project LIVELY is the desire to stay home.
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Child care licensing
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CCL STAFF ALSO ASSISTS PROVIDERS
A few years ago, our child care center had the unfortunate experience of having several children and teachers sick with the dreaded “crypto” (Cryptosporidium – an illness that causes severe diarrhea).
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A New Perspective – A Provider's Story
Getting the perspective of how a 2-year-old sees the world is just some of the help Kari Balthazor received from the Child Care Licensing program to make her home safe.
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CLINIC SERVICES
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THE TAYLORS
Paul and Barbara Taylor have lived and worked in Lawrence for nearly 30 years, raising their four children, now building families of their own. From immunizations to pool inspections – directly or indirectly – the Taylors have benefited from Health Department services.
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
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FAMILY BENEFITS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EXPERTISE
One of the Health Department’s Environmental Health Staff members helped educate a family on the proper use of a septic system in their home recently. The Bloomwood family had always lived in the city and this was the first time they had ever lived in a rural area.
Moving to Douglas County was a huge change.
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A sense of security
Frustration led Jacques Moraille to make his voice heard at a meeting of the North Lawrence Improvement Association in 2006.
Moraille, who has lived in the neighborhood for six years, was tired of the standing water problem and concerned about the environment becoming hospitable to mosquitoes.
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FAMILY PLANNING
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ELIZABETH'S STORY
Elizabeth was 25 when she came to the Family Planning clinic for her yearly exam. She had been receiving her contraceptive method through a private provider, but had not been doing her yearly Pap smears, which is part of routine care for Family Planning clients at the Health Department. 
Elizabeth’s last Pap smear had been more than five years before. She had become concerned because she was having irregular bleeding and discomfort. During her exam, it was clear something was very wrong.
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Pregnancy and Parenting Services
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LINDSEY'S STORY
If it wasn’t for the Teen Pregnancy Case Management grant, 23-year-old Lindsey Sleeper’s life would be on a much different path.
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PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
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A Communicable Disease Nurse's Story
Incident command is a new concept for public health. In recent years, we have taken the required courses, but until being able to use it in real life, it didn’t make a lot of sense.
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WIC Nutrition
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Helping make ends meet
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) provides nutrition information and nutritious foods to families who may be struggling to make ends meet. They are often young women trying to support their families who work in low-paying jobs. Some may not qualify for SRS services such as food stamps because they make “too much money.” 
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