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Communicable disease surveillance, investigation and containment of contagious illnesses.

Emergency preparedness, disaster relief and emergency planning.

Wellness services assists area businesses and/or individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles through education and/or wellness activities.

Weight loss programs and health coaching services to improve healthy lifestyles.

Education on the dangers of radon gas and radon testing kits.

Educates public about dangers of West Nile virus.

Minority health offers education and activities to reach minority individuals in the service area on various health-related topics.

CPR and first aid training throughout service area.

Education and colon cancer screening kits to the community to encourage prevention and early detection of colon cancer.

Tai Chi and Bingo-cize fall prevention classes held in communities to help decrease falls in the community.

School nursing.

Substance abuse prevention through the Healthy Communities Initiative. Coalition works together to provide education and activities to reduce drug and alcohol use among youth.

Dental screenings and education offered to preschool and grade school children. Sealants and fluoride treatments also available.

Childhood and adult vaccines for all people are provided at each of Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department's three locations in Norfolk, Tekamah and Wisner. Includes vaccines for those who are privately insured, Medicare, Medicaid and those who are uninsured.

Provides education and resources regarding sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs (sometimes called sexually transmitted infections, or STIs).

Online resources include:
Ask the Expert services in the online forum. No cost to browse all of the questions and answers or submit a new question for a fee.

Person to Person service allows you to speak to a health communication specialist for 20 minutes for $20. Make an appointment online.

Breast Care Helpline offers breast health and breast cancer information, emotional support, information about clinical trials.

Provides referrals to other Komen programs (including Komen Patient Navigation Program that connects patients to support and resources, as well as Komen Financial Assistance Program), and information about national and local organizations that may provide financial assistance and other support services, including low-cost mammography.

Provides information on STI's/STDs, including AIDS/HIV. KCHD also provides referrals to centers for STI/STD and AIDS/HIV screening, testing, and treatment.

Helps moms and families through every stage of pregnancy and throughout the NICU journey. When a baby needs NICU care, the NICU Family Support program is there to empower, educate and support their families.

Services are built around three main areas: parent education, staff education, and improvin gpatient and family experience.

Parent education materials are available digitally and in print in English and Spanish. Digital resources include the My NICU Baby and Mi Beb en la NICU Apps. An evaluated parent education curriculum with seven topic choices to meet a variety of NICU parent education needs is provided.

NICU staff have access to live and archived webinar series with free CNEs is provided for all hospital staff. All staff have access to live and archived presentations on hot topics in patient experience, family centered care, quality improvement and NICU best practices.

Provides quality improvement consulting on unit specific goals to impact patient experience and family centered care, including annual Patient Experience Projects and connection to the network of NICU Family Support partner hospitals.

Primary medical care services for most minor or intermediate sickness.

Services also include, physicals for adults, community wellness groups, and screenings that are conducted throughout the community for individuals who are at high risk for a particular disease, like high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, or cancer. Prescription assistance is also offered.

Information and support for individuals with Parkinson's Disease and their friends and family members.

Support groups are offered throughout the state.

Exercise classes and resources to support balance and mobility.

Fundraising for statewide services.

Offers information, resources and programs about food allergies. Provides information and educational resources about food allergy to patients, their families, schools, healthy professionals, pharmaceutical companies, the food industry and government officials.

Offered services include:

- Personal case management services.

- Support group for persons with ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease and their caregivers.

- ALS Center for Excellence multi-discipline clinic specifically for people with ALS, in conjunction with Nebraska Medicine.

- Quality of life grants.

- Education and information.

- Equipment loan pool.

- Community referrals.

- Newsletters and website.