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We offer help and encouragement for parents and families…licensed nurses answering your questions – “It’s like having your own private nurse.”
- Child development assessments and weight checks by nurses so you know what areas of development need extra attention.
- TIPP safety survey and education to alert you to possible safety risks to your child.
- ELMS language assessments to help you provide early language intervention and opportunities for your child.
- Emotional and behavioral assessments along with encouragement ideas and information to make home-life more enjoyable.
- Prenatal information helps you prepare for the birth of your baby and promote a healthier lifestyle during your pregnancy.
Healthy Beginnings Provides:
- Suggestions for positive expectations & limits
- Prenatal parenting education
- Child health and developmental assessments by nurses
- Links with other providers and referrals
Parenting Tips
- Remember – “Back to Sleep” to avoid SIDS.
- Keep immunizations up-to-date.
- Keep child safety seat rear-facing as long as seat allows – around 30 lbs. Switch to forward facing and ride in a restraint until 80 lbs.
- Begin regular dental visits at one year of age.
- Read and play with your child daily.
- Hug your child and say “I love you” often.
Remember... you are constantly teaching, and your children are constantly learning.
Educational resources Include Information about:
- Colic
- Sleep and wake patterns
- Sibling rivalry
- Separation anxiety
- Negativism and tantrums
- Sleep challenges
- Pacifiers and thumb sucking
- Potty training
- Formula and bottle feeding
- Breastfeeding
- Constipation and diarrhea
- Child Temperament
- Vitamins
- Immunizations and illnesses
Funded by :
- Mary Lanning Healthcare
- Grants & private donations
- Nebraska Medicaid
- United Way of South Central Nebraska
- Community organizations and churches
For more information, call:
(402) 461-5263
Doug Kristensen of Kearney
Doug Kristensen, University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor, recently shared about his experience as a patient at the MLH Wound Center:
When Doug Kristensen was told hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy could help him, he was worried.
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Cheryl Moeller of Grand Island
When Grand Island resident Cheryl Moeller discovered she had lung cancer a year ago, she had her family and friends on her side. In addition, she said, she knew exactly where she wanted to go for help: Dr. M. Sitki Copur and the Morrison Cancer Center.
Cheryl said all employees at the Morrison Cancer Center in Grand Island and on the Mary Lanning Healthcare Oncology Unit were “fabulous.”
“They were right there with me the whole time,” she said. “The whole staff saw me at the good…
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Jim Sanderson of Hastings
"I am eternally grateful for the excellent care I received at Mary Lanning Healthcare after contracting Covid-19 in 2022. The virus quickly developed into serious pneumonia in both of my lungs and by the time I checked in to the Emergency Room I was in pretty bad shape. My nurse in the Emergency Room, Amanda, was unbelievably compassionate and patient as well as totally professional.
"I believe the decisions she, as well as the entire medical staff in the ICU, made literally helped save…
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