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Public Informatics and Planning | Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department

Promotes environmental and personal health through health promotion, disease detection, disease prevention, education and regulation.  In cooperation with community resources, assists the community and the citizens to assume responsibility for their individual health and the health of the community. This is accomplished through assessment of the health status of the community, policy development and leadership, and assurance that high-quality services are available and accessible to all persons. LLCHD works with city, county, and state government to encourage policies and regulations which promote and protect public health. Divisions include Director's Office, Animal Control, Dental Health and Nutrition Services, Environmental Public Health, Health Promotion and Outreach, Community Health Services, and Health Data and Evaluation.

Epidemiological Services provides leadership in public health assessment; collects, analyzes and disseminates information about community health status; facilitates community health planning and policy development; coordinates epidemiologic response; and provides public health programs and related community initiatives with epidemiologic support for program evaluation, planning and communication needs. The GIS component provides maps to analyze relationships in spatial data to identify high-risk areas.

Resource Information Management serves as a supportive, collaborative partner in a number of community activities.

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Communicable Disease | Grundy County Health Department

Investigation and reporting of communicable diseases, includes STD and HIV/AIDS, as well as referral for testing and treatment.

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Environmental Health | Perry County Health Department

Programs include permitting for restaurants and other food establishments, permitting for wells and septic systems, and surveillance for West Nile Virus.

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Communicable Disease Control | Guthrie and Audubon County Public Health Department

Provides education and prevention services for communicable diseases through a county government department responsible for overseeing public health initiatives and managing related functions.

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Communicable Disease Control | Guthrie and Audubon County Public Health Department

Provides education and prevention services for communicable diseases through a county government department responsible for overseeing public health initiatives and managing related functions.

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Public Health Services | Grundy County Department of Public Health

Provides individual and group teaching and information; communicable disease investigation, follow-up, and prevention education; school health programs; emergency preparedness; substance abuse prevention: child passenger safety; injury prevention programs and education.

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Disease Surveillance, Investigation and Control | Public Health Solutions, District Health Department

Disease surveillance, investigation, and control of influenza, food-borne illness, whooping cough, flu, Fifth's disease, lice, MRSA, etc.  Education and recommendations to schools, child care facilities and communities at large regarding disease prevention and control.

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Communicable Disease Program | Marion County Health Department

Protects the citizens of Marion County from contracting and transmitting infectious disease. Receives reports of communicable diseases from physicians, laboratories, health care practitioners, schools, and daycare personnel as the disease occurs.

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Public Health Services | Pottawattamie County Public Health

Offers free COVID-19 home test pickup and drop off; call for information.  (Also available at other locations listed on the website.)   

COVID-19 vaccines are not available at the public health clinic but are available at locations listed on the website: www.publichealth.pottcounty-ia.gov/public_health/communicable_diseases (or call the office).

Public health services includes adult flu clinic; children's immunization shots (through age 18); audits of immunization records for schools and licensed day cares; tuberculosis surveillance, control, and education; investigation of reportable diseases; head lice program, including chemical free supplies (Council Bluffs only); Hepatitis C surveillance, control, and education; prevention of communicable disease outbreaks.

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Environmental Health Services | Southern Seven Health Department

Environmental health services include:
- Private sewage disposal & water supply programs
- Food safety
- Food service sanitation program
- Vector control

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Communicable Disease Control | Appanoose County Public Health

Communicable disease follow-up and education to control the spread of infection and illness.

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Communicable Disease Investigation | Tama County Public Health and Home Care

Communicable disease follow-up and education to control the spread of infection and illness.

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Communicable Disease Control | Floyd County Public Health/Home Health Care

Offers communicable disease follow-up and education to control the spread of infection and illness.

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O'Brien County Public Health | O'Brien County Offices

O'Brien County Public Health including immunizations, communicable disease information and general public health.

Provides:

-- Immunizations

-- Immunization Audits

-- Infectious Disease Management

-- Caring for Kindergarten

-- Emergency Planning and Preparedness

-- I-Smile-- Preschool I-Smile

-- Maternal Child Health

-- Lead and tobacco coalition

-- Foot care and blood pressure screening

-- Wellness fair

-- Jail nursing

-- Medication Administration

-- Wellness and Fall Assessment programs

-- Policies and procedures-- Resource advocate

-- 5210 fighting childhood obesity

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Communicable Disease Control | Warren County Health Services

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.

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Communicable Disease Control | Kane County Health Department

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. 

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Communicable Disease Control | DeKalb County Health Department

Investigates confirmed and suspected cases of reportable diseases by working with healthcare providers, schools, childcare staff and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Collection and analysis of data from infected and exposed individuals (surveillance) to identify the cause of diseases to prevent and control their spread from person to person. Also, provides Tuberculosis (TB) testing and treatment, treatment for partners of those diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV Medical Case Management.

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Public Health Services | Four Corners Health Department

Services offered include:

- Emergency preparedness

- Health Promotion Education

- Preventative dental services

- Health Classes and Workshops (including Living Well With Chronic Disease, Diabetes Prevention Program, Stepping On, Tai Chi, Question Persuade Refer Suicide Prevention Training, and more)

- Public Health Nursing and Community Health Workers

- Medicaid Application Assistance

- Patient Navigation

- Family Support Services and Home Visitation

- Car Seat Fitting Stations (by appointment)

- Bike Safety Events and Helmet Fittings

- Medication Assistance

- Environmental Services

- Disease investigation of food poisoning, influenza, rabies and West Nile virus

- Tobacco Cessation Programs (Beat the Pack or Freedom From Smoking, also local information sessions)

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Communicable Disease Control | Kane County Health Department

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. 

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Public Health Services | Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department

Public Health Emergency Preparedness planning with communities, businesses and healthcare partners.

West Nile Virus surveillance to monitor the presence of the virus in the communities and educate about protection from the virus.

Resource and Referral to connect people to available services. 

Minority Health Initiative to assist local minority populations with health education and access to healthcare services.

Infectious Disease Surveillance and Investigation to prevent and protect the public from infectious diseases.

Radon education and source for low-cost home test kits.

VetSET to connect veterans and their families to available resources.

Health Literacy promotion, education, and resources to assist people to better understand their healthcare information.

Community Response in collaboration with the Wayne County Family Coalition to assist families living in Wayne County to available resources.

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Public Health Services | Hancock County Health System

Provides public health programs and information on communicable diseases.

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Environmental Health Services | Southern Seven Health Department

Environmental health services include:
- Private sewage disposal & water supply programs
- Food safety
- Food service sanitation program
- Vector control

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