Infants, Caregivers, and Family Resources and Services
Kittson Healthcare Public Health is proud to provide various programs and resources for infants and children. We team up with families and provide resources to make sure children have a safe and nurturing environment to grow.
Here is a list of the programs that are offered and how they help support your child’s well-being.
More than half of car seats are not used or installed correctly. Learning how to properly install your child’s car seat is the best way to protect them from harm.
Talk to a car seat technician today!
Family home visiting (FHV) is a voluntary, home-based service. Family Home Visiting supports parents by providing education and resources to help support them in the role as their child’s first teacher.
For information and support on breast feeding, talk to our Certified Lactation Consultant today!
With the Follow Along Program, you can learn how your child is moving, talking, seeing, hearing, playing, learning, acting and growing. You will get fun ideas in the mail about what to teach and at what age to teach it. You’ll also receive age-appropriate activity sheets and information regarding child growth and development.
Child and Teen Checkups services are for young people who receive healthcare benefits through Medical Assistance, including independent teens and young adults up to age 21, as well as young parents.
Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (CYSHN) works to achieve public health policies that will provide more positive health outcomes and better serve children and youth with special health needs and their families throughout Minnesota.
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides states and territories with flexibility in operating programs designed to help low-income families with children achieve economic self-sufficiency.
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