More than 2,600 children under 13 are involved in a car crash daily. That’s one child every 33 seconds. While most families put kids in car seats, the latest research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows 59 percent of car seats are not installed correctly. Installing a car seaty for younger children and babies can be a challenge that we can help you with!

Learning for Life parent educators are fully trained as car seat safety technicians and are offering car seat safety checks to the public on June 25, 2022 from 9-11AM at the Hy-Vee parking lot.

Each car seat installation will take 30 minutes. Please sign up for each car seat/child you are bringing to the event.

Before the car seat checkup

• Be prepared to learn. Car seat safety technicians are trained to teach you how to install your seat.
• Know your child's weight and height.
• Be sure to bring your child and their car seat with you as well as another caregiver to help while you are learning.

We look forward to helping you learn how to properly install your car seat and answering any questions you may have about car seat safety.

The immunization clinic at Public Health is the first Wednesday (except in August 2020) of even numbered months: (Feb. 3, April 7, June 2, Aug, 4, Oct. 6, Dec. 1st)  from 2:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. at our office located at 2712 12th St. in Harlan, Iowa.

Any child who qualifies for free Vaccine for Children (VFC) or is eligible to receive immunizations in Public Health. Children (Birth-18 years old) who qualify for free VFC vaccine include:

-Children who have Medicaid
-Children who have NO health insurance coverage
-Children who have health insurance, but their insurance does NOT pay for vaccines ( you may call your insurance carrier to find this information)
-American Indians or Alaskan Natives

There is a $14.00 administration fee for each child except for those that have Medicaid.  Payment is requested at time of service.

If your child has any other insurance that pays for vaccines, including Hawk-i, please make an appointment with the immunization nurse at 712-755-4444 or your medical provider to receive needed vaccines.

If the clinic schedule will not work for you, please contact our office at 755-4422 for an appointment. Otherwise, please sign up each child that you wish to receive immunizations for on the schedule.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us anytime.

We look forward to helping you and your child(ren) achieve better health outcomes with the use of immunizations.

Lead Poisoning Prevention and Remediation Lunch and Learn will be held on June 28, 2022 from 12:00-1:00 PM. The intended audience includes: Homeowners, Real Estate professionals, health care provessionals and Landlords in Shelby County.

This educational opportunity will share information on populations at -risk for lead poisoning, sources of lead in the home, symptoms of lead poisoning, and health consequences of lead exposure. Additionally, you will learn about ongoing childhood lead testing expansion, remediation opportunites, including financial support, to remove lead from homes, and nutrtional recommendation to address lead exposure.