Health-Related Education

Offers integrated medical care and wellness services including adult and pediatric primary care, chronic disease management, wellness and nutrition, case management, a pharmacy, STI testing and treatment, and transportation.

**Due to the pandemic we are currently not offering testing or the STI clinic. Once the lockdown is cleared our hours and services will be back to normal.

Help develop healthy eating habits, increase physical activity, and help motivated. Is a CDC approved and given in sixteen weekly sessions. Lifestyle coaches are typically registered dietitians or registered nurses.

Teaches techniques to deal with symptoms of diabetes, fatigue, pain, hyper/hypoglycemia, stress, and emotional problems such as depression, anger, fear, and frustrations.

Provides food pantry to the community every Monday. Also has nutrition education and information and referral services.

Provides comprehensive sex education for teens and young adults.

Six weekly workshops for caregivers. Assists caregivers to develop self-care tools to reduce personal stress, change negative self-talk, recognize emotions and make tough caregiving decisions.

A workshop given once a week for 6 weeks. The topics covered includes; techniques to deal with frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation, appropriate exercise, decision making tools, skills to communicate effectively with family, peers, and nutrition information.

Offers one day a week class over six weeks for people with HIV. This program integrate medication regimes, techniques to deal with problems such as frustrations, fear fatigue, pain and isolation, exercising regiments, evaluating symptoms, decision-making, and sex intimacy and disclosure.

Provides syringe services, harm reduction supplies, counseling, STI testing (Chlamydia/Gonorrhea/Syphilis), and free HIV and Hepatitis C testing. Embraces diversity and advocates for medically underserved groups in the community. Program of Northern Nevada HOPES and is Nevada’s first legal syringe services program.

**Due to the pandemic our operation hours are 12:00pm - 2:00pm and we dont have testing or the STI clinic.  Once the lockdown is cleared our hours and services will be back to normal.

Provides teen pregnancy prevention: birth control methods for teens: Pills, Depo-Provera the shot), IUDs, Condoms, Spermicidal Gel and implants. In addition, emergency contraception, pregnancy and STD/HIV testing are provided. Parental permission is not required. Services are free in most instances.

Provides screening and counseling for STDs and HIV, diagnosis and treatment of STDs, Hepatitis A and B vaccinations, emergency contraception, and education on how to prevent STDs and HIV.

Free weekly support groups: NAMI Family Support Group for family members/friends of adults living with mental illness. NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group for adults living with mental illness. No prior registration required to attend support groups. Free Education courses offered for family members/friends, parents/caregivers, and adults living with mental illness. Call office for more information or to register. Meetings held via Zoom.

Two evidence-based programs that teach youth about making healthy life decisions. They are both proven effective in reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, and teen pregnancy. Available for implementation in six northern Nevada counties. These programs incorporate medically accurate information along with crucial knowledge on identifying and handling social pressures. Youth learn about reproductive health, puberty, hygiene, personal responsibility, independence, communication, avoiding risky behaviors, respect for self and others, build knowledge and confidence, and more.

Diabetes prevention through walking club, nutrition programs, and exercise program.

Classes on nutrition education, healthy eating, and smart food shopping tips.

Offers safe sleep education information to parents, guardians, and caregivers to ensure their child has a safe sleeping environment. Program distributes cribs and safe sleep survival kits after completing a class.

Provides drug and alcohol, HIV, and prescription use prevention and information. Offers workshops and training to the community. Referrals. Service approved by SAPTA.

Offers CPR, AED, and First Aid classes. Healthcare provider Basic Life Support certification classes (for medical professionals).

Offers program information, resources, and education to improve the health of families. Maternal health, infant, child and adolescent health, breastfeeding and safe sleep, children with special needs, perinatal and post-natal depression, and life course information available.

Classes/counseling, lectures, and screenings including nutrition, smoking cessation, child birth preparation, and breast feeding.

Provides primary health services including health assessment/medication management, social model detoxification clearances, and TB and HIV testing and education.

Offers confidential program that helps people HIV develop a plan to notify sex or needle partners about possible exposure; education on disease transmission and prevention; assist with eligibility for Ryan White program and linkage to HIV provider; offers nurse case management and HIV provider visits for up to six months.

Offers courses for the First Responders, EMT, Advanced EMT, Paramedics, Nurses, Physicians, businesses, and public. First Aid and CPR classes available.

Emergency management, planning, and CPR first aid for employees and the community.

Offer safe sleep practice, information on the impact of sudden infant death syndrome and pack and play set-up instructions. Pack and play is given to parent.

Offer safe sleep practice, information on the impact of sudden infant death syndrome and pack and play set-up instructions. Pack and play is given to parent.

Offer safe sleep practice, information on the impact of sudden infant death syndrome and pack and play set-up instructions. Pack and play is given to parent.

Over all community health resources, education, and trainings.

Focuses on the health and well-being of pregnant women and infants and decreasing infant mortality to promote healthy pregnancies, positive birth outcomes and healthy infant growth and development.

PREP provides education to 13 to 24 year olds on both abstinence and contraceptive use, healthy relationships, adolescent development, and healthy life skills.

Sends free activities and resources for children to your cell via text message. Messages are age specific and address early child development, language, early literacy, health and behavioral tips. BBT also sends messages about local events and resources. To sign up, simply text the word "SHINE" to 274448.

The Mission of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) is to foster excellence in the care of children with otorhinolaryngologic (ORL) disorders by promoting education and collaborative research, and to share and disseminate advances and innovations in patient care through the Annual Meeting and other venues

Educational Videos for Parents: Videos with topics such as: Choking Hazards, Tongue-Tie in Infants & Young Children, and Reasons Why Your Child Has a Runny Nose.

Find Your Closest ENT Surgeon: Navigate the locator map to find Pediatric Ear Nose and Throat providers in your area. Includes an option to open in Google Maps and search by location, provider, zip code and more.

AIDS info is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project providing information on HIV/AIDS clinical trials and treatment. It is the result of merging two previous DHHS projects: The AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS) and the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS).

AIDS info is a central resource for current information on federally and privately funded clinical trials for AIDS patients and others infected with HIV. AIDS clinical trials evaluate experimental drugs and other therapies for adults and children at all stages of HIV infection -- from patients who are HIV positive with no symptoms to those with various symptoms of AIDS.

Provides "QPR" (Question, Persuade and Refer) suicide prevention training to raise awareness about suicide as a problem in our community, identifies the most common causes of suicidal thinking, feeling and actions, and teaches the trainee three simple skills to help prevent the unnecessary tragedy of suicide. The program is available in Spanish.

A gatekeeper is anyone who is in a position to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and because of their training, knows what to do.

Training includes a QPR booklet for each participant, an expanded list of warning signs, and an expanded list of local resources. ( Fees are negotiated through QPR Institute.)

We also provide training for mental health professionals in suicide assessment and management and triage training programs for crisis lines and other first responders.

Learn to screen, detect, and remove head lice and nits safely and effectively.

Offers a Just For Kids section with information and activities designed by kids for kids.

The purpose of the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) is to respond to the needs of states and communities in addressing current and emerging public oral health issues. OHRC supports health professionals, program administrators, educators, policy makers, and others with the goal of improving oral health services for infants, children, adolescents, and their families.

The NIH Health Information pages are designed to offer pointers to the wide variety of health conditions studied here at NIH. These pages also include a listing of Information Clearinghouses operated by the Institutes and Offices -- people you can talk to for further information. A large percentage of the questions about NIH on-line resources can be answered by browsing the listings in this area or by using the NIH Search Engine. The information and e-mail services on this Web site cannot provide personalized medical advice to individuals about their condition or treatment. This site provides users with information to better understand their health and their diagnosed disorders. The resources on this site should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care and we urge you to work with your medical care providers for answers to your personal health questions. They also do not rate or provide referrals to physicians or health care facilities. Such activities are usually handled by State or local Governments.

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