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ADULT HEALTH
- Family Planning (based on
receipt of Title X funds)
Provide education regarding childbearing and sexual health, birth
control, pregnancy testing, annual pelvic examination and Pap, clinical
breast exam and referral for mammography.
- BreasTEST & More
Provides clinical breast examinations, referral for mammography, and
case management/referral for further diagnostic testing and treatment
for clients who qualify.
- Cancer Screening
Perform pelvic examination and pap, case-management/referral for further
diagnostic testing and treatment for clients who qualify.
- Sexually Transmitted
Disease
Provide education, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted
disease. Also perform or assist in contact investigations (tracking of
contacts). Act as the information and referral point for community
entities.
- Travel
Vaccines
Informs clients who anticipate foreign
travel regarding what immunizations are desirable / required for country
they will be visiting, and of any travel advisories that are in effect.
All vaccines are available for administration in our facility with the
exception of Japanese Encephalitis.
- WIC (Women, Infants, &
Children)
Provide education in the areas of infant/child growth and development,
healthy nutrition habits for mother (pre & post-natal) and child,
monitoring of physical and nutritional health status for mothers and
children, and provision of food vouchers to enhance nutritional health.
- Breastfeeding and Breast
Pump Education/Issuance
- High Risk Nutrition
Provision of education and guidance for those who are at nutritional
risk. Risk may be associated with any number of health issues (i.e. high
cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, etc.). The program serves adults and
children who are seen by a registered dietitian.
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Immunizations
Educates the public and our clients re: vaccine-preventable disease and
immunizations. Vaccines are administered to children, and adults. In
some cases, the cost of the vaccine is covered by the Vaccine For
Children Program (State) for the uninsured / underinsured, and those on
Medicaid/Peachcare. Some are self-pay clients.
COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
- Tuberculosis Program
Local administration and documentation of the Statewide TB program.
Track, test, and administer medications to TB cases and those who have
been exposed to TB cases.
- Refugee Services
Provides physical assessments, screening for communicable diseases,
immunizations, diagnostic testing, treatment (dependent on findings)
and/or referrals for treatment or further testing.
- HIV Screening
Screening requires detailed history-taking, pre & post-test counseling,
recall for results, and possible referral for treatment.
CHILD HEALTH
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Immunizations
Educates the public and our clients re: vaccine-preventable disease and
immunizations. Vaccines are administered to children, and adults. In
some cases, the cost of the vaccine is covered by the Vaccine For
Children Program (State) for the uninsured / underinsured, and those on
Medicaid/Peachcare. Some are self-pay clients.
- Children 1st
Program identifies “at risk children”
and offers in-home family assessments to
identify strengths and needs and to provide information about health,
child development, and parenting resources. Children 1st helps identify
community resources that families most commonly need.
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Health Check
Provides a thorough head-to-toe physical assessment for children.
- Child Health
Child Health includes hearing, vision,
and dental examinations for school, and Child Health Checks.Babies
Born Healthy
Provides prenatal care for paid for through contracts that District 4
has with private physicians, with funds issued by the state. The cost of
delivery is also covered at a contracted rate.
- Safe Kids
Provides car seat installation and occupant safety training for parents,
check of installed car seats for correctness, provision of new car seats
and/or booster seats for parents who have worn out or recalled models,
or who financially qualify for assistance. The public is educated
through articles, traffic stops, set-ups at health fairs, bicycle
rodeos, and public speaking engagements. Staff members are also trained
as poison prevention educators, and as such go into the schools to teach
safety.
- Universal Newborn
Screening
As needed for infants who were discharged from the hospital before
having this done.
- WIC (Women, Infants, &
Children)
Provide education in the areas of infant/child growth and development,
healthy nutrition habits for mother (pre & post-natal) and child,
monitoring of physical and nutritional health status for mothers and
children, and provision of food vouchers to enhance nutritional health.
- High Risk Nutrition
Provision of education and guidance for those who are at nutritional
risk. Risk may be associated with any number of health issues (i.e. high
cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, etc.). The program serves adults and
children who are seen a registered dietitian.
- Breastfeeding and Breast
Pump Education/Issuance
- Scoliosis Screening
- School, Daycare and Pre-K
Immunization Audits
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Emergency Response
Public Health responds to disasters and emergency situations in the
community in conjunction with the EMA director and EMS chief. As the
situation demands we are tasked to: provide public information and
education, technical advice, consult with command personnel, assist with
emergency shelters, and to provide on-site assistance as needed.
- Bioterrorism Response
Public Health has become one of the lead organizations in community
planning for bioterrorism response. On a District, county, and area
level: each health department is involved in planning and response, and
becomes a component of the incident command center.
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Adult Health
Communicable Diseases
Child Health
Emergency Preparedness
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