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Communicable disease follow-up.

Surveillance and investigation of communicable diseases are an ongoing function of Mills County Public Health (MCPH). Contact MCPH for questions concerning communicable diseases.

Identifies, investigates, and attempts to control disease outbreaks in the community. CUPHD Communicable Disease Investigator works with the state health department and local health care providers. Investigators conduct a confidential interview with persons diagnosed with an infectious disease that could lead to an outbreak. Interviews help confirm to the diagnosis, determine the source of infection, and limit the spread of the disease.

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.

Provides information on communicable diseases and offers details about immunization programs, including general immunizations and COVID-19 vaccination clinics. 

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.

Offers public health services to the Buchanan County communities. Services focus on disease prevention, health education, and emergency preparedness. 

Provides public health services to Clarke County residents, including home care, immunizations, general physicals, and mental health administration. Programs for women and children offer early childhood development and lead poisoning screenings, which include blood tests to identify lead ingestion and home or clinic-based inspections to evaluate lead hazards. Additionally, the department provides environmental health services and information regarding communicable diseases.

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 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.

Also provides Tuberculosis (TB) testing and treatment.

Provides health education to the public and to schools. Helps with planning and preparedness for infectious diseases or other public health incidents for the Decatur County area. Offers immunizations to children, adolescents and adults, including the flu and COVID vaccines.

Home health care services and home nursing is provided to those in need. Can provide personal care assistance for bathing, hair care, housekeeping and laundry, meal planning and preparation, errands, and waiver services.

Provides community services like screening clinics for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, breast and cervical cancer programs, food clinics (foot screenings and care), disease investigation, Stop the Bleed Training, public education programs, resource navigation. and expanded services for families with children. Also provides information regarding communicable diseases.

Offers the following programs for expectant parents and new parents: HOPES Program, 1st Five, Early Head Start and the Maternal Child Health program.

Immunizations for children, adolescents, and adults along with the flu vaccine.

Immunizations available in Osceola, call for schedule.

Blood pressure checks.

Certified Nurses Aide.

Pedicure clinic.

Babysitting, CPR, First Aid, and Ti-chi classes.

Lifeline Emergency Response System.

School nurse services.

Homemaker chore services.

Health education.

Flu vaccination clinics.

Pandemic flu presentations.

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

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.

Communicable disease surveillance, investigation and containment of contagious illnesses.

Emergency preparedness, disaster relief and emergency planning.

Wellness services assists area businesses and/or individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles through education and/or wellness activities.

Weight loss programs and health coaching services to improve healthy lifestyles.

Education on the dangers of radon gas and radon testing kits.

Educates public about dangers of West Nile virus.

Minority health offers education and activities to reach minority individuals in the service area on various health-related topics.

CPR and first aid training throughout service area.

Education and colon cancer screening kits to the community to encourage prevention and early detection of colon cancer.

Tai Chi and Bingo-cize fall prevention classes held in communities to help decrease falls in the community.

School nursing.

Substance abuse prevention through the Healthy Communities Initiative. Coalition works together to provide education and activities to reduce drug and alcohol use among youth.

Dental screenings and education offered to preschool and grade school children. Sealants and fluoride treatments also available.

Childhood and adult vaccines for all people are provided at each of Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department's three locations in Norfolk, Tekamah and Wisner. Includes vaccines for those who are privately insured, Medicare, Medicaid and those who are uninsured.

Provides public health services including promoting health lifestyles, preventive cancer screenings, STI/HIV testing, lead poisoning prevention, communicable disease follow-up, and emergency preparedness,

Provides contracted employment physicals, TB testing, and a range of vaccinations, including flu vaccines and COVID-19 immunizations.

Offers sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening services.

Delivers disease and disability information, offering resources on causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and treatment options.

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 communicable disease surveillance (influenza, TB, whooping cough, foodborne illnesses, water related illnesses, Lyme Disease, other infectious diseases).

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. 

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.

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