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Offers primary prevention services such as health and development, school readiness, socialization, parent-child interaction, parenting and family skills.

Babies Nest is an incentive program to earn free baby items by scheduling regular pregnancy visits, maintaining healthy behaviors, and attending educational parenting classes. Must be enrolled in the program by the 7th month of pregnancy.

H.O.P.E.S. (Healthy Opportunities for Parents to Experience Success) is a home visitation program for pregnant women, parents of newborns, and other families with children ages birth to 5.

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County Government Departments/Offices
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Offers pregnancy support services which provides in home services for those eligible. The program is free and voluntary. Home visits made on a weekly or biweekly basis. A family support worker is assigned to use a positive approach and build a trusting relationship with the family. Curriculum focuses on parenting skills, child development and building positive parent-child interactions and bonding.

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Parent Counseling
Home Based Parenting Education
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Offers pregnancy support services which provides in home services for those eligible. The program is free and voluntary. Home visits made on a weekly or biweekly basis. A family support worker is assigned to use a positive approach and build a trusting relationship with the family. Curriculum focuses on parenting skills, child development and building positive parent-child interactions and bonding.

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Parent Counseling
Home Based Parenting Education
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Appanoose County Public Health in conjunction with Marion County Public Health take part in the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Clinics held in Centerville. Some of the services offered are: Ages and Stages Assessments, Lead Screenings, Vision Screenings, and I-Smile Services.
Mentoring individuals who are pregnant, parenting, or experiencing relational or financial stress with a faith based program, Earn While You Learn. Through a free and confidential program, parents can learn practical care, nutrition, safety, and training of their children from prebirth through the primary grades while earning incentives (diapers, food, clothing furniture, and other essentials) for their family.

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Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Pregnancy Counseling

Assists pregnant women and families with children under the age of two to prepare for a new baby and to provide the best care possible after that baby arrives and as he or she grows. Services will focus on prenatal care, child development, child health, parenting skills and other aspects of family functioning. In-home nursing services are available to pregnant women and infants with medical needs.

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Home Based Parenting Education
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
A health-related text messaging service providing accurate, text-length health information and resources for pregnant women or parents with a child up to age 1. Sign up online.

App available for Apple and Android products.

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Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Parenting Materials
Welcomes pregnant and/or parenting adolescents (age 19 and younger) and their support persons (partner, family member etc.) to a weekly informative and supportive meeting incorporating topics such as maternal health, parenting and emotional well-being. Provides transportation and childcare services as well as a free meal for participants and their children each week.

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Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Parent Support Groups
We Care Shop is an incentive-based store where participants of YPN prenatal and parenting classes and home visitations can bring their points earned in and shop for baby care items such as: diapers, wipes, clothing, shoes, toys, books, highchairs, strollers, walkers, boppy pillows and more. All items in the shop have been donated by community members so inventory varies by season.

Provides home visits to new mothers and newborns, health assessments, lactation and feeding help, and other instruction.

Also assists with immunizations and family planning.

Voluntary, accredited, intensive home-visitation program for first-time new parents. Services focus on enhancing family functioning, teaching problem-solving skills, improving the family's support system, promoting positive parent-child interaction, and promoting healthy childhood growth and development. Parent education/support groups are available for participants.

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Home Based Parenting Education
Expectant/New Parent Assistance

Provides home-visitation services to new and expectant families to strengthen the parent child relationship, encouraged healthy child growth and development and prevent child abuse and neglect.

Offers pregnancy support services which provides in home services for those eligible. The program is free and voluntary. Home visits made on a weekly or biweekly basis. A family support worker is assigned to use a positive approach and build a trusting relationship with the family. Curriculum focuses on parenting skills, child development and building positive parent-child interactions and bonding.

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Parent Counseling
Home Based Parenting Education
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Classes related to parenting, childbirth, and breastfeeding. Details and class schedule available online.

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Parenting Skills Classes
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Childbirth Education
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Provides an Early Childhood prevention programs offering in home services to high risk new moms (prenatal to 5 years of age). Services include parenting education, support, transportation, developmental checks, connections with community resources, referrals and case management. Preventing child abuse and neglect, improving child health, positive parenting.

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Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Home Based Parenting Education
Offers parenting support and education for women and men.

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Parenting Skills Classes
Expectant/New Parent Assistance

Provided to ensure the health of mothers in the Appanoose, Clarke, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Wayne Counties. Services include finding health care coverage, finding a health care provider or dentists, education to promote a healthy pregnancy, evaluate emotional stress and family adjustment to pregnancy and parenting, oral health services, arranging transportation to medical and dental appointments, making doctor appointments, social support and guidance, nutrition education and home visit after delivery of the baby.

Helps to ensure the health of children, birth to 21 years of age in Appanoose, Clarke, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Wayne Counties. Services include help locating a doctor or dentist, finding health care coverage -Title XIX or Hawk-i, reminders for child/children medical and dental checkups, making doctor appointments, help to find community resources, health education and support, oral health services, help with payments for physical and dental exams, blood lead testing, immunizations 0-6 years, 7-18 years and adult immunizations.

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Community Wellness Programs
Home Based Parenting Education
Prenatal Care
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Child Health and Disability Prevention Exams
Home visit program, free for parents who are pregnant or have children up to kindergarten entry. Parent-child interaction, child development screenings, parenting education, and group connections are provided as part of the program.

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Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Home Based Parenting Education
Home based public health services for prenatal mothers including prenatal risk assessment, health screenings and health education.

Dental screening for children 0-21 years of age (iSmile).

Service Coordination provided to children who are at risk for developmental delay.

HAWK-I Coordination provides health care coverage for Iowa children in families with limited income.

Child care nurse consultation with child care providers to improve health and safety practices.

Lead screening to children aged 12 months or 24 months who have not had a screening by their medical provider.

Care coordination to connect children to medical and dental homes that serve their particular needs (Care for Kids).

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Case/Care Management
Dental Screening
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Lead Poisoning Screening
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Offers parenting support and education for women and men.

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Parenting Skills Classes
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Provides community services like screening clinics for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, breast and cervical cancer programs, food clinics, disease investigation, Stop the Bleed Training, public education programs, resource navigation. and expanded services for families with children. Also provides information regarding communicable diseases.

Offers the following programs for expectant parents and new parents: HOPES Program, 1st Five, Early Head Start and the Maternal Child Health program.

Immunizations for children, adolescents, and adults along with the flu vaccine.

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Communicable Disease Control
General Immunization
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Prenatal Care
Blood Pressure Screening
Breast Examinations
Cholesterol/Triglycerides Tests
Dental Care
Foot Screening
Pap Tests
Diabetes Screening

Open Door Mission's Timberlake Outreach Center is proud to offer expecting mothers and parents with children up to 12 months an abundance of resources. This is a program that empowers parents to choose life and enable them to keep their children.


This program provides resources to parents who qualify: Diapers, educational materials on parenting and breast feeding, as well as a consumer choice of a variety of other essential items.

Maternal health services are available to expectant women in the state of Iowa. A coordinator connects clients to:
-- Payment assistance for child birth and/or parenting classes
-- Health screenings and referrals to help moms and babies be as healthy as they can be
-- Oral health screenings, fluoride varnish applications and dental referrals
-- Referrals to other health care or local community services
-- Presumptive eligibility, assistance with applying for Medicaid
-- Help in arranging for your delivery
-- Social assessment and referrals
-- Referrals for family planning and child health care
-- Care Coordination services, including transportation and translation assistance

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Child Development Classes
Prenatal Care
Well Baby Care
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Case/Care Management

Provides a comprehensive home visitation program for pregnant moms and/or postnatal parents. Using a family centered model that promotes healthy birth outcomes. Also supports parent leadership, parent-child relationships, healthy living and adequate social support.

Provide classes relating to pregnancy, birth and childcare to teach new skills and give confidence.

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Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Parent Counseling
Parenting Skills Classes