FAMILY, Inc. is the Title V Maternal Health provider for Cass, Harrison, Ida, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby, and Woodbury counties. Through this Healthy Pregnancy Program, free in-home visits are provided by a Registered Nurse and social worker to all expecting and new parents to help families bring healthy babies into the world. The program continues to support health and wellness through the Child Health program through age 21 which includes regular medical, dental, vision and hearing checkups as well as information about immunizations, growth, nutrition, development and healthy lifestyles.
Healthy Pregnancy Visits
In-home nursing and social work visits focus on both newborn care and maternal care. The visits include assessment, discussion, and education to promote a healthy mom and baby with topics including but not limited to infant feeding, infant oral health, recognizing illness, safe sleep practices, hygiene, well-child care, family planning, maternal physical changes, etc. Breastfeeding education, support, and encouragement are crucial in the postpartum period, which is a focal point during the visits. FAMILY also offers prenatal nursing visits and social work support for pregnant individuals. Call or text Ashley at 712-890-9419 to schedule a healthy pregnancy visit.
Care for Kids Program
Care for Kids is Iowa’s Early Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment (EPSDT) program for children who are on Medicaid. The focus of this program is to assure that children from birth to age 20 receive preventive health services such as well-child exams, immunizations, lead screenings, dental & vision exams. A Care for Kids staff member will contact the parent or guardian of a child who is newly eligible for Medicaid to explain these services & offer needed assistance, such as obtaining medical & dental providers or various community resources. Enrollment in the Care for Kids Program qualifies those same children for transportation to & from medical or dental appointments. For more information on the Care For Kids Program, please contact Iowa Health and Human Services or visit online at http://idph.iowa.gov/hpcdp/epsdt_care_for_kids.asp. For more information please contact Chris at 712-890-9527 or cgorman@familyia.org.
Child Care Nurse Consultation
As part of FAMILY’s Maternal and Child Health Program, a Child Care Nurse Consultant is available to assist child care providers with the Iowa Quality 4 Kids process or to simply improve individual child care business quality. The services offered can be done in child care homes or centers and they include: Injury Prevention Checklists, Child Record Reviews, Health and Safety Assessments, Consultation, Trainings, and Technical Assistance. The role of the Child Care Nurse Consultant is to help improve the quality of child care. For more information please contact Jennie (Pottawattamie county) at 712-828-0176 or Nora (Cass, Harrison, Mills, Monona, and Shelby counties) at 712-828-1386.
-Dental Health / I-Smile Program
1st Five Healthy Mental Development Program
