Dental

Medical

Dialysis

Family Health

Optical

Public Health

• Preventive Medicine

• WIC

• Injury Prevention

• Elders

Public Health

Programs in department

- Outreach Field Health Nursing (PHN & LVNs)

- Nutrition Services: WIC, Registered Dietician Services, Title VI Elders

- Nutrition & Support Services

- Diabetes And Healthy Heart Program

- Community Health Representatives

- Injury Prevention Program

The services provided by the Community Health Department primarily focuses on the health of the community as a whole and its individual members. The goals of the department are directed at three health care levels: health promotion, disease prevention and health maintenance. These services cover Primary, Secondary and Tertiary levels of care.

Services Provided by Outreach Staff
- Home visits and follow-up care under the direction of a medical provider and Public Health Nurse. (The Community Health department is not a licensed home health agency, therefore, the home visit services are limited in the level of nursing and CHR services available)

- Prenatal, postpartum and newborn home visits

- Diabetic and Hypertension Clinics are offered as scheduled and at designated locations. The ultimate goal of the Toiyabe Healthy Heart and Diabetes program is to promote optimal health outcomes and the quality of life. Toiyabe believes health education is a therapeutic modality.

- Annual Flu clinics

- Communicable disease control in collaboration with medical providers, IHS and County Health Departments.

- Rabies Clinics every year, in coordination with other Indian Health Services.

- Participation in health fairs and health promotion activities.

- Health education to individuals, families and community.

- Medication pickup and delivery, assist patients in medication calendars in collaboration with the pharmacist and medical provider.

- Provide transportation to and from the nearest Toiyabe facility in accordance with Toiyabe transportation guidelines.

- Implement health programs approved by the Board for community needs and grant allocations.

- Provide cooking classes, walking classes, fitness activities to promote healthy lifestyle changes.

- Screening activities – blood pressures, blood sugars, cholesterol checks.