Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC) are a benefit for children, birth through 20 years of age, who are eligible for Medicaid. A Child and Teen Checkup is a well-child check that is done at different ages, to help children stay healthy, and to take care of any health concerns or problems early.  A C&TC appointment with public health meets the requirements of a standard well-child checkup.  For more information, visit the C&TC website: https://freechildcheckups.com/

WIC is a nutrition and breastfeeding program.  WIC helps eligible pregnant women, new mothers, babies, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy.  Program participants receive nutrition education and counseling, nutritious foods, and referrals to health and other social services.

• Am I Eligible for WIC?
• Welcome to WIC videos: English and Spanish
• Apply for WIC here

The USDA prohibits discrimination in the administration of its programs. View the WIC Nondiscrimination Statement. 

Maternal Child Health

Maternal Child Health (MCH) is a short-term home visiting program.  MCH visits include individualized guidance and assessments from a Public Health Nurse during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.  Assessments include infant weight checks and breastfeeding consultations. 

Baby Café is a free, drop-in, informal breastfeeding support offering ongoing professional lactation care and intervention by  certified lactation consultants. Baby Café is a collaboration between Fairmont Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Fairmont Elementary School, ECFE, and our community health department. Sessions are offered  in 3 locations in collaboration between Public Health, Fairmont Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Fairmont Elementary, ECFE, United Hospital District Blue Earth, United South Central School District. 

Follow Along Program

Is your child developing on track? Babies and young children grow and learn at their own rate. However, some children may need help to grow up healthy and learn skills. Minnesota's Follow Along Program can help you track your child's development and let you know if they are growing and behaving like other children the same age. Questionnaires are sent to you when your child reaches different ages from 2 to 36 months old. Each questionnaire asks how your child is growing, playing, talking, moving, and behaving. The results of the questionnaires will be shared with you. If there are any concerns, a nurse or other professional from the program will get in touch with you. Together, you can talk about choices for further evaluation or early help services.

Sign up here: https://followalongprogram.web.health.state.mn.us/

A milk depot is a place where mothers can bring their extra expressed breast milk to donate for other babies in need. Mothers will be connected with the Minnesota Milk Bank to initiate the screening process.  Once the screening process is complete the collected milk can be dropped off at our depot.  It is then transported to the milk bank for processing and distribution. Our South Central Milk Depot is affiliated with the Minnesota Milk Bank. If you are interested in donating breast milk, please contact: Kylie Saari, RN, PHN, IBCLC at 507-238-4757 or kylie.saari@fmchs.com

Faribault & Martin Counties Community Health Department has achieved gold level status as a Breastfeeding Friendly Health Department.

Learn more: https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/breastfeeding/recognition/healthdpts.html