Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 71. Public Health and Welfare § 71-7617. Contracts to provide educational and public health services; Department of Health and Human Services; duties

(1) Identification and enrollment of children in state and federal programs providing access to health insurance or health care;

(2) Efforts to educate children and adults about the health risks associated with smoking and tobacco use, alcohol abuse, and other substances that threaten health and well-being and other activities designed to reduce the rate of substance abuse;

(3) Prenatal care education for women and notification of programs that improve prenatal care;

(4) Education focusing on proper diet and the importance of physical activity to good health;

(5) Blood pressure and cholesterol screenings;

(6) Support of efforts to identify children and adults at risk for depression and other mental health conditions and provide mental health counseling to prevent suicide;

(7) Parenting classes and the promotion of such programs;

(8) Efforts to discourage drinking and driving and to encourage the use of seat belts;

(9) Tests and education for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and other sexually transmitted diseases;

(10) Tests for pregnancy and referrals to prenatal care when directed;

(11) Educational efforts aimed at reducing teen pregnancies and other unintended pregnancies;

(12) Case management for pregnant women, children, or adults with special health care needs;

(13) Efforts to make health care prevention services more affordable or accessible;

(14) Matching funds for state and federal programs designed to address public health needs;

(15) Staffing needs for public health services or education including the recruitment and training of Native American providers;

(16) Cervical and breast cancer detection services and other prevention components of comprehensive women's health services;

(17) Education to prevent and reduce the occurrence of diabetes; and

(18) Other prevention or educational activities or programs that address the health, safety, or self-sufficiency of Native American persons.