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Physical Health Programs

  • Women's Wellness
    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.
  • 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.
  • HIV Screening
    Screening requires detailed history-taking, pre & post-test counseling, recall for results, and possible referral for treatment.
  • Communicable Disease Program
    Serve as a community information base for communicable disease. The department, with the help of the district, tracks contacts, and secures and administers the appropriate prophylactic medications/vaccines. It also educates the case (person with the illness), their contacts, and the concerned public re: the disease, mode of transmission, treatment options, signs and symptoms of illness, and methods of avoiding infection.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Travel Clinic
    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. 1-866-636-7942
  • Children 1st
    Program identifies “at risk children” at birth 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, including difficult-to-locate services.
  • Health Check
    Provides a thorough head-to-toe physical assessment for children including immunizations.
  • 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 go into the schools to teach safety.
  • PKU Follow-Up (Universal Newborn Screening)
    Follows up with infants who were discharged from the hospital before having PKU done. Test is performed and results are given to the parents.
  • Breastfeeding and Breast Pump Education/Issue
    Clients are able to consult with a peer counselorwho is a lactation specialist when having breastfeeding difficulties, or questions. The peer counselor also maintains and manages the equipment for the breast pump-lending program, and educates clients on how to use the equipment.
  • 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.

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