The Flandreau Medical Center/Avera Health agrees to:

• Offer community health services through the hospital

• Focus on health education and disease prevention

• Report to the state any data needed for federal requirements

• Work toward a healthy community

The County Commission agrees to:

• Guarantee specified funding to the Flandreau Medical Center

The State Department of Health agrees to:

• Provide a specified amount of funding

• Provide technical assistance such as health date interpretation, assurance and oversight of services provided

The goal is to support local health care systems while making the most efficient use of department resources. Flandreau Medical Center/Avera Health is in partnership with county and state agencies to provide Public Health Services to the people of Moody County. An array of services are provided through is collaboration such as:

• Client Need Coordination-referrals for health needs, food, heat, shelter

• WIC-education on healthy foods, nutrition, pregnancy, breast-feeding

• Baby Care-referrals for high-risk pregnancy, prenatal education, and optimal health during pregnancy

• Prenatal and Postpartum Services-risk assessment, case management, genetic counseling, education, and home visits.

• Immunizations-childhood and adult immunizations

• Children’s Special Health Services-care coordination for children with chronic illness, disabilities

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases-education, counseling, testing and treatment

• Nutrition Counseling-educational sessions about breast feeding, prenatal and infant nutrition, diabetes

• Health Screenings-hearing, vision, blood pressure, blood sugar, scoliosis

• School Health-health assessments, screenings, education for school-age children

Flandreau Medical Center/Avera Health Public Health Office is located on the hospital campus. For more information about these services contact the Public Health Office at 997-3779.