Nursing
The term Public Health Nursing was coined more than 100
years ago with the goal of providing community-based services to people in need. Public
Health Nurses often bridge the gap between institutions and communities by taking education
and direct services to the people. The first Public Health Nurses provided
services anywhere people in need could be found including in their homes, workplaces, and
schools. Today, the mission continues and with new emerging issues such as bioterrorism and
threats of pandemic disease, the role of the Public Health Nurse is needed now more than
ever. Public Health Nurses provide a variety of services including immunizations and lead
testing to children and adults; service coordination and home visiting to children with special
health care needs; quality health education to families and community agencies and a comprehensive
school health program to districts throughout Cuyahoga County.
Clinic Services
Family Planning Services for adolescents, men and women-
Services begin 7/23/10
- Birth control and education
-
Pregnancy testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection testing and treatment services
HIV testing (oral rapid results)
Senior Blood
Pressure Clinics
Preventative Health Services:
Immunization Action Plan
Maximizing Office
Based Immunization (MOBI) program
Perinatal
outreach
School Health Services:
School Nursing
Program
Coordinated
School Health
Family Health Services:
Bureau for
Children with Medical Handicaps (BCMH)
Help Me Grow home
visiting services
Newborn Home Visiting Program
Child Care Services & Health Promotion:
Child Care
Special Health Needs Training
Child Abuse,
First Aid, CPR, Communicable Disease
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation classes
Lead poisoning
prevention program
Car Seat
Safety
Fatherhood & Parenting
Shaken Baby
Syndrome
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