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What do I do if I can't afford immunizations for my child?
Rice County offers immunization clinics for those unable to obtain them from a private provider. A donation of $5.00 is requested for each childhood shot, butimmunizations are provided regardless of whether a donation is made. /health/diseasepc.php
What is Rice County doing to be ready for health emergencies? Rice County Public Health is actively involved, along with the Minnesota Department of Health and other local public health agencies, in developing and testing health emergency response plans.For more information, visit: /health/diseasepc.php
What is WIC and whom does it serve? WIC stands for Women, Infants and Children and is a supplemental food and nutrition program for income eligible persons with nutritional need. WIC serves pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants up to one year of age and children up to five years of age. View information at: /health/sfc.php
How do I find health information in languages other than English?
The external links below provide health information on a variety of topics in several different languages. The Rice County Public Health Office may also be a resource for multi-cultural health information.
--American Academy of Family Physicians
www.familydoctor.org
--CDC En Espanol (Centers for Disease Control) (Including 10 different languages)
www.cdc.gov/spanish
--ECHO (Emergency & Community Health Outreach) (Including 7 different languages)
www.echominnesota.org
--Healthfinder (Spanish/English)
www.healthfinder.gov
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish
Where can I pick up a National Association of Counties (NACo) Prescription Discount Card? The Prescription Discount Card is available at the following official sites:
In Faribault: at the Rice County Government Services Building (Public Health, Social Services, and the Information Desk), District One Hospital (main lobby), the Welcome Center, the City Hall building, and Three Rivers Community Action Center
In Northfield: at the City Hall building (second floor, Rice County Satellite office), Northfield Hospital (main lobby), Northfield Community Resource Center (north lobby), and the Northfield Community Action Center; in Morristown, at the Community Center; in Lonsdale, at City Hall; and in Dundas, at City Hall.
For more information about the program, call 1-877-321-2652, visit https://naco.advancerx.com, or contact Mary Ho at Rice County Public Health at (507)332-5911 or mho@co.rice.mn.us
How do I get information about requirements and/or licensing for Special Event Food Stands? A special event food stand is a food and beverage service establishment which is used in conjunction with celebrations and special events, and which operates no more than three times annually for no more than ten total days. All stands must be operated in compliance with the Minnesota Food Code.
With summer festivals, fairs and other special events that involve food underway, Rice County Community Health Services reminds residents about current requirements for food vendors. For information on special events food stands including licensing requirements, location and construction of stand, food source, equipment, dishwashing facilities, hand-washing facilities, water source, waste disposal and insect control go to the Minnesota Department of Health website at: www.health.state.mn.us and search for 'food stands"
For further information about requirements for food stands or to request an application, call (651) 201-4500 (Environmental Health Services - Minnesota Department of Health) or Yolanda Larson (651) 201-4505. If you prefer email, sent your inquiry to the Food, Beverage and Lodging Program at: foodlodging@health.state.mn.us
Ensuring that event organizers contact the health department early in their event planning process is perhaps one of the most effective methods of intervention. Proper organization of food concessions by the event promoter is very important to safe and successful food vending.
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/food/license/specevent.htm
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