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Investigation of the source of communicable diseases.

Offers immunization programs, including for COVID-19.

Provides HIV/hepatitis testing.

Education over the phone and in-person on a variety of communicable and/or infectious diseases such as pertussis, mumps, measles, rubella, meningitis, and hepatitis. Educational presentations can be done for professionals, paraprofessionals, or the general public.

Free Hepatitis testing for past or present IV drug users, free Hepatitis A and B vaccine for past or present IV drug user, and individuals that have been told; they have a sexually transmitted disease, and provides sexually transmitted disease screening.

Services include, follow-up on reportable communicable disease, tuberculosis prevention including testing, treatment, education, and counseling, sexually transmitted disease surveillance and investigation, referral for other services as needed.

Offers immunizations, vaccines, family case management, pregnancy testing services, county school nursing, vision and hearing screenings, high-risk infant and maternal home visits, childhood lead poisoning prevention, Kid Care enrollment.

Provides home health services including in-home nursing care, physical, occupational and speech therapy, maternal/child care services, childbirth education programs to prepare prospective mothers and their families for labor, birth, and postpartum care, communicable disease prevention, adult immunizations, homemaker services, and hospice.

Provides communicable disease follow-up, education, and prevention to control the spread of infection and illness.

Provides the following services: home health care (skilled nursing, home care aids, homemakers), immunizations, dental services, lead poisoning prevention, lead testing, physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy. Additionally, the program provides communicable disease information and control.

Provides public health services and emergency preparedness.

Disease surveillance (responsibility shared with NHHSS)
a. School surveillance - absenteeism counts are collected weekly
b. West Nile Virus - dead bird collection and testing and mosquito trapping and testing
c. Rabies monitoring in animals and investigate potential human exposures
d. Other community health threats, as needed: mold, pertussis, food-borne illness

Scrubby Bear, an American Red Cross program that teaches proper hand-washing techniques to children in preschool through third grade.

Vaccinations for children.

Offers to protect the health and welfare of residents through the identification of potential communicable disease problems and to control the spread of infectious disease within the county. Offers investigation and follow up on communicable diseases, and an immunization program. 

Provides reproductive and contraceptive services through on-site clinics, offering annual reproductive examinations, education on reproductive health and contraceptive methods, and tailored contraceptive options based on individual needs. Follow-up laboratory reports and infertility services are available, including referrals for individuals seeking to achieve pregnancy. 

Pregnancy testing is provided, and males can access certain services through this program. Additionally, the program incorporates communicable disease control measures, including tracking and preventing the spread of diseases through surveillance, reporting, and appropriate interventions such as isolation and contact tracing. Screening for sexually transmitted infections, including gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, and other infections, is conducted using visual examinations, blood tests, and sample analyses to ensure early diagnosis and treatment.

Provides Disease Prevention Specialists who investigates communicable disease to educate and prevent transmission or the spread of infectious diseases, performs immunization record audits in schools, investigates animal bite reports to assess for the risk of rabies transmission, and assists with emergency preparedness work.

Offers to protect the health and welfare of residents through the identification of potential communicable disease problems and to control the spread of infectious disease within the county. Offers investigation and follow up on communicable diseases, and an immunization program. 

Information line for anyone with questions about the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

(402) 444-3400 Mon-Fri 8:30 am- 4 pm; closed holidays.

Visit the website: www.douglascountyhealth.com/covid-19