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Children Services
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Case Management/ Child Service Coordination |
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Provides home visiting services for case management, health assessment monitoring, referral, and parenting information. |
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High risks Infants and preschoolers (ages 0 - 5 years old) who have one of the defined conditions. See CSCP Indentification Referral Form and CSCP Risk Indicators Definitions. |
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No fees assessed to families, Medicaid billed for services to eligible recipients. |
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Durham County Health Department, 8:30 - 5:00, Monday-Friday |
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Yes |
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560-7723 |
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Health Check Outreach Program |
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Assists families of children with Medicaid obtain check-ups, immunizations, and follow-up services by helping them find transportation, make appointments, provide information on NC Health Choice for Children. |
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Children ages 0 - 21 years old. Medicaid recipients |
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None |
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Durham County Health Department, 8:30 - 5:00, Monday-Friday |
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No |
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560-7729 or 560-7730 or 560-7751 |
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Child Care Nutrition Consultation |
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A registered dietitian/licensed nutritionist provides nutrition consultation services to participating licensed child care centers and homes. Services include consultation relating to child care food and nutrition requirements, childhood obesity prevention activities, staff training, and parent workshops. The NAP-SACC (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care) tool kit is used as the framework to guide activities in the centers and homes. |
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Selected child care settings in Durham County. |
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None. Services are available through funding from the Durham’s Partnership for Children, a Smart Start Initiative. |
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Services are provided on site at child care settings. |
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Yes. Call to inquire about eligibility for services. |
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Nutrition Division, 560-7300. |
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Child Care/ Sanitation Inspection |
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Oversees the sanitation requirements for all licensed child care centers. Potential for communicable disease control in such environments is observed, as well as making sure other relevant sanitary issues are properly addressed. Only "licensed" child day cares are required to have a sanitation inspection from the health department. A licensed day care is defined as one that either provides child care (on a regular basis) for more than five children under the age of thirteen, or for a period of at least once a week for more than four hours per day but less than 24 hours per day. |
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None |
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None |
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Durham County Health Department, 8:30-5:00, Monday-Friday |
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No |
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560-7800 |
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Dental/Clinic |
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Provides comprehensive dental care for children in Health Department's Dental Clinic |
| Eligibility: |
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Children ages 3 through 20 |
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Fees are determined with a sliding scale based on income and family size for children who do not have Medicaid or Health Choice. |
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Durham County Health Department, 8:30 - 3:15, M-TH., 8:30 ? 10:45 Fri. |
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Yes. Applications taken 8:30 ? 11:00,1:00 ? 4:00, M-TH. |
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560-7680 |
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Dental/Nutrition Education--Healthy Smiles Healthy Kids |
| Description: |
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Registered/Licensed Dietitians/Nutritionists provide dental nutrition education for children between 0 and 5 years of age along with outreach information on dental services. |
| Eligibility: |
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Parents/caregivers of children between 0 and 5 years of age. |
| Fees: |
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No fees for nutrition education. |
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Durham County Health Department 8:30AM - 5:00PM MTWTH, 8:30AM-12:00PM Fri. |
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Yes |
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560-7890 |
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Durham Connects |
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Universal postpartum home visiting program providing in-home postpartum ane newborn assessment. Links parents to community resources, connecting them with services in Durham County. |
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Ultimately, every newborn and postpartum mother residing in Durham County will be able to receive a home visit from an RN after hospital discharge as an extensin to their hospital care. Currently,1/2 of the County is being provided this service. The service will become County-wide in 2010. |
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No fees assessed to parents. |
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Service provided by in-home nursing visits. |
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A Durham Connects RN will contact the family to offer and arrangen a scheduled home visit. |
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560-7394 or 560-7395 |
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Immunization |
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The Immunization Clinic offers free vaccines, which are mandated by law, to children 18 years of age and under. Vaccines are available to adult individuals age 19 and over for an applicable fee, with the exception of tetanus diptheria vaccine which is free. Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) and hepatitis A/ hepatitis B combined vaccines are available at no charge to adults that meet the criteria for state-supplied vaccine. |
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No Restrictions Apply |
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None for children and fees vary according to type of vaccine for adults.
Currently available vaccines and fees include:
Hepatitis A $92
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (a combination vaccine) $55
Meningococcal $100
Pre-Exposure Rabies $162
Varicella (Chickenpox) $86
Hepatitis B $75
Pneumococcal (pneumonia) $31 (free with Medicare part B)
Influenza Fees quoted are for individual shots. Some vaccines may require more than one shot for complete protection |
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Durham County Health Department, 8:30-11:30, 1:00-4:30, Monday-Friday |
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Some appointments necessary. Please call for more information. |
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Immunization Clinic: 560-7608 |
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Laboratory |
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Provides analysis of blood and other body fluids to assist clinicians in treating and or managing STD's and other communicable diseases. |
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No Restriction. |
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No fee for related clinics. |
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Average waiting period 5 to 10 minutes. |
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Durham County Health Department - Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 11:30am-1:00pm-4:30pm. |
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560-7800 |
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Lead Investigations |
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An environmental investigation for lead based paint is conducted in order to identify lead based paint hazards. The Environmental Health Specialist will conduct an environmental investigation when a child has been identified with an elevated blood lead level. The environmental investigation can include the primary and secondary residences, childcare center, and/or school buildings. |
| Eligibility: |
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Durham County resident - children |
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None |
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Durham County Health Department, 8:30-5:00, Monday-Friday |
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No |
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560-7800 |
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Nutrition |
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Individual medical nutrition therapy and general nutrition counseling are provided by Registered Dietitians/Licensed Nutritionists. |
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Infants and children (Ages 0-20). A nutrition pediatric referral form from your child's medical doctor is needed for special diets (diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, weight management, etc. Procedures for making referrals.) In home services are provided for participants of Carolina Access II/Durham Community Health Network and for special needs children through Durham County's Child Services Coordination Program. |
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Fees for clinic visits are determined using a sliding scale based on income and family size. Medicaid is accepted with physician/provider referral. |
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Durham County Health Department |
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Yes. 8:30AM-5:00PM MWTH, 8:30AM-7:00PM Tues, 8:30AM-12:00PM Fri |
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560-7791 |
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DINE for LIFE program |
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Registered/Licensed Dietitians/Nutritionists in targeted schools conduct classroom nutrition and fitness lessons (fruit and vegetables, calcium, healthy snacks, food safety, hand washing, physical activity, etc.) and healthy foods taste-testing. School-wide campaigns and promotions, including environmental cues displays/bulletin boards; informational fact sheets, recipes, and newsletters are sent home to parents/caregivers to reinforce nutrition lessons. | |
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Children in the Durham County Public School System where greater than 50% of the student population is eligible for free or reduced priced meals. |
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None |
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Eligible Durham Public Schools |
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None |
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560-7791 |
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School Health/Dental Screenings |
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Children are given dental screenings with flashlight and tongue depressor to identify children with obvious need of dental treatment. Notification of findings is given to children by their teachers to take home to their parents/guardians. |
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Headstart, Elementary schools - Grades Kindergarten & 5 |
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None |
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Service provided at school site |
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School Health/ Mobil Dental Van (Tooth Ferry) |
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Provides comprehensive dental care for children with urgent needs at selected elementary schools. |
| Eligibility: |
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Children in grades K - 5. |
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Fees are determined with a sliding scale based on income and family size for children with urgent needs who do not have Medicaid or Health Choice. |
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Durham County Health Department |
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Yes |
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560-7680 |
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School Health/Health Education |
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Health Educators provide human growth and development sessions, decision-making skills and other health-related information at the Durham Public Schools. The sessions are provided at the elementary, junior high and high schools. |
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All Students |
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None |
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Durham County Health Department, 8:30-5:00, Monday-Friday |
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No |
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560-7762 |
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School Health/ Nursing |
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Provides nursing services to the students and staff at the 51 schools in the Durham Public Schools System which includes limited services to Alternative Educational Programs. Services include individual and group assessment and counseling; teaching classes on topics of health and health-related issues, developing individual care plans for students with chronic health concerns such as asthma, diabetes, seizures, sickle cell, etc., serving as health resource person for teachers and other school staff, and promoting appropriate decision making in order to impact on the teenage pregnancy and infant mortality rates. |
| Eligibility: |
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Students, staff and faculty of Durham Public Schools |
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None |
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Each nurse is assigned to several schools; messages for the nurses can be left at the Durham County Health Department 8:30 - 5:00 Monday-Friday or at the local school. |
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560-7835 or 560-7836 |
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School Health/Nutrition Education |
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Registered/Licensed Dietitians/Nutritionists provide nutrition consultation to school staff and collaborate with schools to conduct classroom education and school wide promotions. |
| Eligibility: |
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Elementary and Secondary Schools |
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None |
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Services are provided in school settings |
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No |
| Contact: |
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560-7791 |
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School Health/ School Sanitation Inspections |
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The Environmental Health Division is responsible for quarterly inspections of local county school lunchrooms. They are also responsible for annual inspections of public and private school buildings for all of their sanitary conditions. |
| Eligibility: |
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Durham County Schools |
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None |
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Durham County Health Department, 8:30-5:00, Monday-Friday |
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No |
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560-7800 |
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Strong Couples - Strong Children |
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Program to support couples in staying together and strengthening their relationship with each other and their child through 12 weeks relationship skills sessions, focusing on communication building, problem-solving and conflict management. Each couple receives Family Care Coordination and Fatherhood Support Services. |
| Eligibility: |
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Unmarried couple age 18 or order, pregnant or baby less tha 3 months old, Durham Counthy Resident and combined income under $40,000. |
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None |
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Durham County Health Department, 8:30-5:00, Monday-Friday |
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No |
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560-7624, 560-7856, 560-7777 or (espanol) 560-7859 |
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