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651-554-6115
phintake@co.dakota.mn.us


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​Infant sleep & bedroom

  • Make Baby's Room Safe: Parent Checklist 
    • Spanish
  • Reduce Baby's Risk 
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  • Safe and Healthy Diaper Changing in the Home​ 
    • Spanish

Bathroom & water

  • 5 Bathroom Safety Tips for Infants & Young Children 
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  • Water Safety Tips for New Parents (Infant) 
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  • Lead in Drinking Water​

Kitchen & laundry

  • Food Safety
  • Laundry Room and Detergent Safety 
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  • Common Sources of Lead​ 
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    • Somali

Fire, gas and smoke safe​ty

  • Schedule a Free Red Cross Home Fire Safety Visit 
    • Spanish
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: How to Protect Your Family 
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  • Home Fire Preparedness Checklist​ 
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Safe Stor​age

  • Lithium Coin Batteries: A Home Safety Walkthrough 
    • Spanish
  • Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 (free interpreters available)
  • Make Minnesota Safe and Secure – Free Gun Locks​ 
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    • Somali

 Medications, tobacco, alcohol and cannabis

  • Medication Safe Storage
  • Quit Partner 
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    • Somali
  • Free Naloxone​

Throughout ​the home

  • Recalls & Product Safety Warnings 
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  • Choking Prevention for Babies & Children​ 
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  • Choosing Safe Baby Products: Gates​ 
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  • Insects that Infect Homes​ 
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Outside the h​ome

  • Child Passenger Safety 
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    • Somali
  • A Simulation of Rapid and Extreme Car Heating from Direct Sunlight 
  • Climate a​nd Health



Last updated: 9/25/2025 9:55 AM

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