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MESA for Teens

Supporting our youth

Mejorando la Salud de los Adolescentes (MESA) is a collaborative project, made possible by a grant from the Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative (EHDI). MESA engages the community in reducing the gap between non-Latino and Latino teen pregnancy rates and HIV/STIs in Rice County. MESA partners with Growing Up Healthy, Northfield Healthy Community Initiative, and Rice County Family Services Collaborative to provide the Teen Outreach Program (TOP) and the Comadres/Compadres Pregnancy Prevention Program.

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MESA is made possible by a grant from the Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative (EHDI) of the Minnesota Department of Health’s Center for Health Equity.

MESA Programming

MESA offers a number of programs to the local teen community to provide wellness education and empower teens to make choices about their health and futures. Below are some of our support programs and school based clubs. 

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To learn more about any of these programs, email Jeny Teletor at teletor.jeny@healthfindersmn.org, or call 574.323.8100.

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MESA CLUB – FARIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL

A program teaching values, sense of purpose, and community service. To resume with the 2020–21 school year.

  • When: Fridays, 3:00–4:30 p.m.

  • Where: Faribault Middle School

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MENTORING – FARIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL

MESA staff are available to support high school students make connections and connect to resources through this drop-in program.

  • When: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1:00–3:30 p.m.

  • Where: RISE Room, Faribault Education Center

Teen Health Services

Mejorando la Salud de los Adolescentes (MESA) is a collaborative project, made possible by a grant from the Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative (EHDI). MESA engages the community in reducing the gap between non-Latinx and Latinx teen pregnancy rates and HIV/STIs in Rice County. MESA partners with Growing Up Healthy, Northfield Healthy Community Initiative, and Rice County Family Services Collaborative to provide the Teen Outreach Program (TOP) and the Comadres/Compadres Pregnancy Prevention Program.

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MESA Programming

MESA offers a number of programs to the Rice County teen community to provide wellness education and empower teens to make choices about their health and futures. Our medical programs are highlighted below.

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Teen Clinic

The Teen Clinic provides free and confidential services to Rice County youth. This program focuses on promoting best practices to make clinic spaces more youth-friendly, including HFC and partner clinical sites.

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Teen Physical and Sexual Health Services

Common physical health services at the Teen Clinic include:

  • Sick and wellness visits, as well as physicals

  • Information on and answers to questions about sex and sexual health

  • Free, confidential pregnancy testing

  • Free, confidential sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing

  • Birth control, such as birth control pills, birth control implants (Nexplanon) and intrauterine devices (IUD)

  • Emergency contraception, including Plan B, or the morning-after pill

  • Expedited partner treatment

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Teen Mental Health Services

Providing mental health services to Rice County youth to increase the acceptance that mental health is an equally important part of health and healthy adolescent development. Mental health support at the Teen Clinic includes:

  • Counseling

  • Social skills

  • Psychoeducation

  • Mindfulness techniques

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The Teen Clinic is available virtually for Rice County youth on Mondays, from 2–4 p.m. Add us on Snapchat (hfc_teenclinic) to receive reminders and updates. For more information, call 507.646.8964.

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RICE COUNTY CHLAMYDIA PROJECT

The Rice County Chlamydia Project provides free and confidential Chlamydia and Gonorrhea testing – right in our office. Call us at 507.323.8100 to schedule an appointment.

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