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Breastfeeding
Care Management for Seniors (Project LIVELY)
Child Care Licensing
Clinic Services
Environmental Health
Family Planning
Healthy Families Douglas County
Medical Reserve Corps
Public Health Emergency
WIC Nutrition
BREASTFeEDING
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WORTH THE CHALLENGE - NICHOLINA'S STORY
When her son was born with a cleft palate, Nicholina Chronister knew that the decision to breastfeed her baby, Aivan, would be a challenge.
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Care Management for Seniors (Project lively)
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Child care licensing
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A PROVIDER'S STORY
I always knew you had to keep sharp objects and chemicals out of the reach of kids, as well as things like keeping outlets covered, but never understood the depth or reasons behind the state regulations that all centers and providers have to follow.
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CLINIC SERVICES
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CARE AND COMFORT IN A NEW COUNTRY
Dafne Vargas-Hernandez wanted to ensure that she found good health care for her son, Andres, who was only 3 months old when her family moved to Lawrence from Costa Rica.
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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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A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE
Monica Curtis’s previous experience with government programs had been frustratingly slow, but her experience with the Health Department’s Environmental Health program was anything but.
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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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HEALTHY FAMILIES DOUGLAS COUNTY
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BUILDING CONFIDENCE — THE VANCILS' STORY
Perhaps the most common desire of parents served by Healthy Families Douglas County is to gain confidence and to succeed as parents. Sara and Brian Vancil sought the help of the home visitation program when their daughter, Tessa, was 3 months old. At the time, severe postpartum depression had hospitalized Sara and the family was struggling.
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Medical Reserve Corps
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GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
Paula Hladky and Willard Epling always wanted to enjoy their retirement in ways that kept them active and allowed them to give back to their community. During one of Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s health fairs, the couple learned of the Douglas County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a group of volunteers that responds in health emergencies and in non-emergency situations.
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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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