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EMPLOYMENT REGULATION SERVICES | IOWA DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS, APPEALS, AND LICENSING

Iowa Division of Labor is responsible for enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to OSHA (Enforcement/Compliance) and OSHA (Consultation and Education), inspection of elevators and escalators, amusement rides, inflatables, wind turbines (towers) and boiler/pressure vessels. The Division of Labor also handles issues dealing with child labor, wage payment and collection, workers, contractor registration, asbestos licensing and licensing of professional boxing/wrestling/mixed martial arts events.

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Labor and Employment Law
Occupational Health and Safety
Building and Safety

CHILD CARE NURSE CONSULTANTS | EVERYSTEP

Offers Child Care Nurse Consultants who work with child care and early education businesses. Businesses may call or send questions to a child care nurse consultant about health and safety policies, health programs, health of personnel, and specific child health or safety issues.

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Occupational Health and Safety
Child Care Provider Training

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Conducts routine inspections of public facilities such as restaurants, grocery stores, schools, etc.

Services include:
- Food sanitation
- Cottage food permits
- Training aids
- Investigation of complaints made by private citizens
- Mobile unit licensing
- Change in ownership (type of ownership, new partner, or new owner)

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Occupational Health and Safety
Public Facility Health Inspection
Food Handling Permits
Restaurant/Food Sanitation Enforcement

HEALTH CARE SERVICES | COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Hospital. Services include:

- Home health, hospice and personal care, (402) 562-3300

- General health education programs on topics such as nutrition and diabetes, (402) 562-4462

- Occupational health and safety education, including flu shots, and treatment of injuries, (402) 562-4480

- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and medically at-risk wellness program, open to the public, (402) 562-3344

- Columbus Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic, (402) 562-4700

- Columbus Otolaryngology Clinic, (402) 562-4720

- Columbus Psychiatry Clinic, (402) 562-4765

- Columbus Cardiology Clinic, (402) 562-4835 and cardiac catheterization lab, (402) 562-4835

- Columbus Cancer Care, (402) 562-4840

- Columbus Dermatology Clinic, (402) 562-4870

- Rehab services for physical, occupational and speech therapy, (402) 562-3333 or (402) 562-4600

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Home Nursing
Hospice Care
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Health and Safety
Flu Vaccines
Speech Therapy
Cardiovascular Medicine
Hospitals
Home Health Aide Services
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Community Wellness Programs
Cancer Clinics
General Health Education Programs

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES | PANHANDLE PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT

Responds to disasters and assists communities in recovery. Coordinates Regional Medical Response System and Citizen Corps Network to ensure efficient post-disaster mitigation.

Prevents epidemics and the spread of contagious diseases. Disease surveillance ensuring necessary precautions are being taken in order to effectively combat illness.

Protection against environmental hazards. Offers free short and long term radon test kits for Panhandle residents.

Prevents injury, illness, and disability.

Promotes and encourages healthy behaviors. Significant emphasis on increasing physical activity, improving nutrition, and decreasing environmental tobacco smoke, along with programming promoting healthy hand hygiene and proper dental hygiene. Technical assistance for worksite wellness programming utilizing an evidence-based process.

Diabetes Prevention Program offers lifestyle change programs that teach participants to make lasting lifestyle changes, like eating healthier, adding physical activity into their daily routine, and improving coping skills.

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Communicable Disease Control
Disease Prevention Programs
Disaster Response Services
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
General Health Education Programs
Radon Testing
General Immunization
Public Health Nursing
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
Occupational Health and Safety

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | MERCYONE GENESIS

Work-related health care including injury and illness treatment for workers' compensation, drug and alcohol screening, annual and respirator physicals, and background checks. Additional services include education and training on health, safety, and ergonomic issues, and federal and state laws, as well as policy development for employers and their businesses.

Prevention programs including employee wellness (WellPower), which offers on-site health-risk assessments, health screenings such as blood pressure and cholesterol, and a wide variety of topics such as heart disease prevention, diabetes awareness, exercise and nutrition, sleep disorders, depression, stress management, and many more. Fitness and nutrition challenges are part of the program and encourage active changes in health behavior to improve and promote healthy lifestyles and reduce risk factors in employee populations.

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Occupational Health and Safety

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES | WAYNE COUNTY OFFICES

Provides health maintenance visits, disease prevention, IV Therapy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Public Health Preparedness, health education in the home and community, New Mom/New Baby visits, reportable disease follow up, communicable disease control, lead/hemoglobin testing and immunizations.

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General Immunization
General Health Education Programs
Community Wellness Programs
Emergency Alert
WIC
Home Nursing
Speech Therapy
Communicable Disease Control
Physical Therapy
Occupational Health and Safety
Flu Vaccines
Public Clinics
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Public Health Nursing

CHILD CARE NURSE CONSULTANTS | EVERYSTEP

Offers Child Care Nurse Consultants who work with child care and early education businesses. Businesses may call or send questions to a child care nurse consultant about health and safety policies, health programs, health of personnel, and specific child health or safety issues.

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Occupational Health and Safety
Child Care Provider Training

SAFETY EDUCATION | NEBRASKA SAFETY COUNCIL, INC.

Promotes safety and health education through training, products and services. Focuses on safety on roads, in workplaces and in homes/communities.

Driving services - ADD (Attitudinal Dynamics of Driving) focuses on changing the behavior of problem drivers by offering education about the consequences of offensive driving, collisions, and moving violations.

Defensive Driving provides education about traffic death and injury prevention, as well as safe driving issues including airbags, antilock braking systems, safety belts, child restraints, and substance abuse.

STOP (Safety Training Option Program) traffic Diversion program for minor traffic citations. Students complete an 8-hour defensive driving course and the minor traffic citation is dismissed. Can only take STOP once every three years.

Teen Driver Education Program, certified by the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, for youth who want to learn how to drive a motor vehicle and obtain the POP (Provisional Operators License). The program provides 22 hours of classroom instruction and 5 1/2 hours hands-on behind the wheel training.

Workplace Services:
First Aid/CPR/AED offered monthly; on-site classes are also available for organizations. First Aid certificates good for three years, and CPR/AED certificates are good for two years.

Workplace Safety Training offers safety and health training for safety professionals, managers, supervisors, and employees. Types of programs include compliance courses for OSHA, EPA, and D.O.T., safety committees, accident/incident investigation, safety inspections, First Aid/CPR/AED training, bloodborne pathogens training and many more. Provides consulting services for organizations such as industrial hygiene services, Comprehensive Safety and Environmental Audits, and development of written safety programs.

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CPR Instruction
Traffic School
Occupational Health and Safety
General First Aid Instruction
Driver Training
General Safety Education
Driving Safety Education