04/06/2020 - COVID-19 Changes:
1) Relief/Resources
• A legal hotline has been set up for residents at 1-800-332-0419.
• Mental Health Hotline: Crossroads of Pella Licensed Counselor, Free of Charge! For more information call Jim at 641-629-0019.
• Needing someone to pick up groceries, run some errands...
Provides wellness education in the home and community, community health planning and nutrition education.
Provides immunization for children and adults.
Offers homemaker services such as light housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping, errands, meal preparation, personal care and other in-home tasks necessary to help individuals remain safely in their homes. No doctor's order needed. Offers a sliding fee scale.
HAWK-I is health care coverage for uninsured children under the age of 19 who meet income guidelines. Once the child is enrolled coverage lasts for 12 months and must be renewed every year. MCPH is available for assistance with completing and application or a renewal.
Depending on the size of the family Hawk-I is from free to no more th...
Disease Prevention, Community Health Planning and Communicable Disease Control are services provided by the Marion County Public Health Department. MCPH examines the demographic and health statistics of Marion County and local opinions to determine public health needs for county health planning.
Provides inspections on private wells (sampling, testing, & plugging), permitting, private septic, Rabies control, public health nuisances, Inspections ( tattoo, tanning, & pool), bed bugs, head lice issues, & Radon testing.
Offers seniors a foot care maintenance clinic to help them remain independent and ambulatory free.
Fresh Food Farm Stand available to all communities in Marion County. A variety of fresh produce will be available. The Farm Stand accepts WIC vouchers and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Vouchers.
THE MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAM is provided to ensure the health of mothers in the Marion, Monroe, Lucas and Wayne Counties. Services include finding health care coverage, finding a health care provider or dentists, education to promote a healthy pregnancy, evaluate emotional stress and family adjustment to pregnancy and parenting, oral health services...
English as a Second Language classes are offered to adults who desire to improve their use of the English language. Classes are offered FREE through the partnership of Marion County Public Health and Des Moines Area Community College.
An in-home visiting program that is here to provide the information support, & encouragement parents need throughout the various stages of a child's development. Services include Home Visits, developmental screens for baby, information regarding baby's health & development, in-home Support, parent education opportunities, referrals to other program...
Supports health providers in the earlier detection of social-emotional and developmental delays and family risk-related factors in children birth to 5 and coordinates referrals, interventions and follow-up.
I-SMILE™ provides dental and oral health screenings; oral health education; nutrition education relating to oral health; fluoride varnish applications; and a referral to a dentist for comprehensive oral health services. The program targets pregnant women and children under age 21.
VNS DENTAL VOUCHER PROGRAM is for children under 21 year ...
Helps eligible women to receive annual office visits, Mammograms, Pap Tests and Blood Pressure Screenings. The program can also help pay for some of the breast and cervical diagnostic services. Services are available to women between the ages of 40-64, have no health insurance, have high insurance deductibles, are age 40 or below with breast sympto...
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