Community Health Partners is the local public health agency for Sioux County, Iowa. Community Health Partners works to ensure that all people living in Sioux County have the opportunity to make choices that will help them live longer, healthier lives, regardless of their income, education or ethnic background.
Community Health Partners is the local public health agency for Sioux County, Iowa. Community Health Partners works to ensure that all people living in Sioux County have the opportunity to make choices that will help them live longer, healthier lives, regardless of their income, education or ethnic background.
Services:
- Community Care Coordination
- Family Literacy Program
- Health Promotion and Education
- Healthy Families Program
- Healthy Homes
- Immunizations
- Keys to Dementia Prevention Program
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- Steps to Success Program
- Tobacco Use Prevention
Eligibility:
Individuals living in Sioux City, Iowa.
Intake Process:
Contact Sioux County Community Health Partners for further information. Intake process varies per service.
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9:00am – 4:00pm.
Handicap Accessible: No
Appointment Needed: No
Website: Visit Website
Iowa HHS leads efforts in Iowa to prevent lead poisoning in children below the age of 6 through the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP). This program oversees blood lead testing of children, case management services when children are identified as lead-poisoned, and conducts education and outreach services regarding childhood lead poisoning.
Services:
- Blood lead testing
- Case management services
- Education and outreach
Eligibility:
Children must be below the age of 6.
Handicap Accessible: No
Appointment Needed: No
Website: Visit Website
Program: Healthy Families America (HOPES-HFI)
Healthy Opportunities for Parents to Experience Success – Healthy Families Iowa (HOPES-HFI) follows the national Healthy Families America evidence-based program model. HOPES-HFI is a home visiting program and serves families with young children. The program goals are to promote child health and development, improve family relationships, and encourage positive parenting and family relationships.
Services:
- Advocacy and linking families to appropriate community services.
- Teach, demonstrate, and coach parents on how to care for their child.
- Cultivate and strengthen nurturing parent-child relationships.
- Teach and model appropriate parent behavior and methods of discipline.
- Provide prenatal information and support.
Eligibility:
Families must enroll while pregnant or at the birth of their child. Parents of children birth through age 3-5.
Intake Process:
Call for information.
Handicap Accessible: No
Appointment Needed: No
Website: Visit Website