Health-Related Education

Provides teens with knowledge, motivation, and skills to reduce their risk of contracting HIV and sexually transmitted infections, and prevent unplanned pregnancies. Also provides classes to teach parents how to talk to their teens about sex.

Offers a variety of different services and activities for those with or looking to prevent diabetes.  Activities in the program include one on one nutrition counseling, free exercise classes such as Yoga or Zumba, diabetes education group sessions including community gardening and self management classes.

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.

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.

If you have questions that relate specifically to foods, medications, or over-the-counter drugs, you should visit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website.

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.

NV CARE case managers will contact seniors to provide education on nutrition and will develop a grocery list with the client that will meet their dietary needs.  The case manager will purchase the food and safely distribute the groceries in a contact free manner. 

This course will prepare you to recognize and care for a variety of first aid, breathing, and cardiac emergencies involving adults, children, and infants.  Meets OSHA/workplace requirements.  This is an instructor led classroom skill session.  We can also come to you.

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.

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.

Information on stress management, diet, exercise, managing medication, communication skills, and nutrition. 

Information on stress management, diet, exercise, managing medication, communication skills, and nutrition. 

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.

Rural Outreach: In partnership with the Food Bank of Northern Nevada and Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada, CARE Chest is able to deliver our program services to residents living in rural communities in the counties of: Lyon, Mineral, Storey, Rural Washoe, White Pine, Carson City, and Pershing.&nbsp;<br /><br />Mobile CARE Chest: Transportation barriers may keep clients from coming to our office and accessing our services. The CARE Chest van visits key locations in the area of Reno and Sparks areas making it easier for our clients to access the resources they desperately need.