Parent Organization: North Iowa Community Action Organization
Location Information
100 1st Street Northwest, Mason City, IA, USA
Phone 6414235044
Program: Private: 1st Five
Iowa’s 1st Five – Healthy Mental Development Initiative builds partnerships between medical providers and public service providers to enhance high quality well-child care. Medical providers make a referral to 1st Five and a developmental support specialist contacts the family to discuss the family’s concerns. 1st Five developmental support specialists provide resources and referrals to help meet the needs of the family.
Services:
- Child development referrals, such as speech or physical therapy
- Developmental screens
- Mental health or behavioral therapy referrals
- Child development information/education
- Community resource referrals/information
- Financial resources
- Connection to resources to meet individualized family needs or concerns
Intake Process:
Referrals are made through primary care providers to public health agencies. To make a self-referral, contact your child’s primary care provider and request a 1st Five referral.
Payment:
No Cost to Participant
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
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The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit provides comprehensive and preventive health care services for children. The role of EPSDT is to promote the physical, mental, social, emotional, and behavioral health of children from birth to age 21. The EPSDT program emphasizes the use of a regular schedule of recommended well-child health visits, called screenings, to provide preventative health care and identify medical, developmental, and social-emotional concerns.
Services:
- Audiology referrals
- Dental screening referrals to dentists
- Referrals to diagnostic and treatment services
- Health services
- Immunization reminders
- Transportation information
- Vision screening referrals
Eligibility:
Medicaid clients from birth to age 21.
Intake Process:
Parents or guardians should contact their local DHS office to enroll in Medicaid. This automatically enrolls the child in the EPSDT program. Families can contact their local EPSDT program for referrals to Medicaid covered services.
Payment:
No Cost to Participant
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
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Program: Family Planning Services
Birthright provides caring, non-judgmental support to girls and women who are distressed by an unplanned pregnancy. Using its own resources and those of the community, Birthright offers positive and loving alternatives. Birthright presents many services and refers for many more. We provide friendship and emotional support, free pregnancy testing, and maternity and baby clothes. We also give information and referrals to help clients meet legal, medical, financial, and housing needs. Birthright treats each woman as an individual who deserves kindness and respect, as well as personal attention to her unique situation. All Birthright services are free, absolutely confidential, and available to any woman regardless of age, race, creed, economic or marital status.
Services:
Completely confidential help
- Friendship and emotional support
- Free pregnancy testing
- Medical referral
- Legal referrals
- Educational assistance and referrals
- Maternity and baby clothes
- Housing referrals
- Referrals to social agencies
- Referrals for professional counseling
Information on:
- Prenatal development
- Job search/career development
- Adoption
- Pregnancy & childbirth
- Child care options
- Child safety issues
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
Program: I-Smile
I-Smile⢠Dental Home Initiative is a statewide program that connects Iowans with dental, medical, and community resources to ensure a lifetime of health and wellness.An I-Smile Coordinator provides care coordination and support to families with children who need dental care. The I-Smile Coordinator can help with: Setting up dental appointments, providing reminders of when the dental appointment is, arranging for transportation to the dental appointment, and providing education on oral health care.
Services:
- Oral screenings
- Fluoride varnish applications
- Sealant applications
- Prophylaxes
- Radiographs
- Educate parents about the benefits of regular preventive dental care
- Provide families with the names and locations of dental providers
- Assist families with scheduling dental appointments
- Arrange dental support services, such as transportation and translation
Eligibility:
Children and pregnant women.
Intake Process:
Contact your local I-Smile coordinator.
Payment:
No Cost to Participant, Medicaid Waiver, Financial Assistance Available, Medicaid
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
Program: Maternal Health (Title V)
Maternal Health services provide home visitation, personalized education, prenatal and postpartum care to pregnant and parenting women.
Services:
- Medical assessment
- Dental assessment
- Health and nutrition education
- Mental health screening and referral
- Care coordination
- Assistance with plans for delivery
- Postpartum home visiting
Eligibility:
Maternal health services are available to pregnant women who are residents of Iowa. Income guidelines of 300% Federal Poverty Level.
Intake Process:
Call to enroll.
Payment:
No Cost to Participant
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
WIC is a special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. WIC is a federally funded public health nutrition program helping families by providing healthy foods, nutrition education, and referrals to other health care agencies.
Services:
- Supplemental food benefits for grocery stores and some farmer's markets
- Nutrition counseling and education
- Breastfeeding education, promotion, breast pumps, and support
- Immunization screening and referrals
- Health and social service referrals
Eligibility:
WIC serves women, infants, and children that meet income based guidelines.
Intake Process:
Contact the local WIC office and schedule an appointment. Bring proof of address, proof of identity, and proof of income.
Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Payment:
No Cost to Participant
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
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