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Environmental health services include:
- Private sewage disposal & water supply programs
- Food safety
- Food service sanitation program
- Vector control
Public Health Preparedness develops plans and ideas to help protect the community against threats such as pandemic influenza, biological or chemical agent, and natural disasters.
Public Health Preparedness staff actively work with other community agencies to work towards good communication and the sharing of resources.
Protects citizens from contracting and transmitting infectious diseases.
Works to control the spread of communicable diseases. Conducts surveillance and investigation of reportable communicable diseases, including foodborne and waterborne illnesses.
Administers the following programs:
-- Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Program (WIC).
-- Family Case Management.
-- Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Reporting System.
-- Tobacco-Free Communities & Cessation Programs
-- Immunizations.
-- Blood Pressure Monitoring.
-- Lead Testing.
-- Tuberculosis Testing and Follow-up.
-- Basic Laboratory Services.
-- Vision and Hearing Testing.
-- School Health Services.
-- Communicable Disease Information and Follow-up.
-- Child Safety Seat Assistance.
-- Environmental Health Programs.
-- Emergency Preparedness.
-- Public Health Education.
-- Adult Foot Care Services.
Provides education and prevention services for communicable diseases through a county government department responsible for overseeing public health initiatives and managing related functions.
Programs include permitting for restaurants and other food establishments, permitting for wells and septic systems, and surveillance for West Nile Virus.
Public health nursing services for residents of Rock Island County.
Provides infection and control training to community agencies and organizations.
Provides public health services to the residents of Boone County. Services include blood pressure screening, case management for the Frail Elderly, communicable disease control, care for yourself program (cancer screening program), emergency preparedness planning, immunization clinics, communicable disease control links, and Iowa Department of Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Community Health includes animal bite reporting, communicable disease control, community health planning, public health nursing, information about COVID-19 immunization clinics, and emergency preparedness.
Offers educational classes on a variety of topics.
Provides head lice prevention and information on control.
Provides communicable disease surveillance (influenza, TB, whooping cough, foodborne illnesses, water related illnesses, Lyme Disease, other infectious diseases).
Public health agency offering (but not limited to) the following services:
- Immunization programs, including for COVID-19.
- In-home nursing assessments.
- Communicable disease control services.
- Bioterrorism and disaster planning.
- Referrals to other health care services as needed.
Works to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole. Services include immunizations, communicable disease information, and environmental health hazards information.
Provides prevention of disease and maintenance of health for individuals and families in the community.
Services provided
- Communicable disease program.
- Communicable disease reporting and follow-up.
- Immunizations. - Foreign travel.
- STD/STI screening, reporting, treatment, and follow-up.
- Tuberculosis screening, treatment, and follow-up
- HIV counseling, testing, and referral.
- Chronic disease program.
The following screening services are offered as cash only payments -Blood Pressure check
- FREE. -Fasting blood sugar (included in lab panel).
-Hemoglobin A1C. -Fasting cholesterol.
-Fasting comprehensive metabolic panel-Liver panel.
-Lead Screening (Can also bill Medicaid.
-MMR Titer. -Varicella Titer.
-Hepatitis B Titer. -Pregnancy Test.
-TB Skin Test.
-Complete Blood Count (CBC).
-Prostate Antigen (PSA).
-Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH).
-Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP).
-Vitamin D.
Provides disease surveillance and investigations to determine the source and spread of infectious diseases. This program is to determine the extent of infection and the risk of disease so that measures can be quickly and effectively applied.
Public health services include:
- Family STEPS Home Visitation Program,
- Child and Adolescent Immunization Program,
- Vaccines for Adults Program,
- Child and Adolescent Health/Oral Health,
- Family Planning,
- Emergency Preparedness,
- Communicable Disease Investigation, and other initiatives to reduce health disparities.
Provides public health services to the residents of Boone County. Services include blood pressure screening, case management for the Frail Elderly, communicable disease control, care for yourself program (cancer screening program), emergency preparedness planning, immunization clinics, communicable disease control links, and Iowa Department of Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.