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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.

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General Immunization
Communicable Disease Control
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics

Provides education and prevention services for communicable diseases.

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General Immunization
County Government Departments/Offices
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
Public health agency.

Bioterrorism and disaster planning.

Referrals to other health care services as needed.

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COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
General Immunization
Public Health Nursing
Public health 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.

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Dental Care Referrals
General Health Education Programs
Pollution Control
Public Health Nursing
Communicable Disease Control
General Immunization
Hygiene
Physician Referrals
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
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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General Immunization
AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling
Flu Vaccines
Public Health Nursing
Communicable Disease Control
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Community Clinics
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.
Provides information on communicable disease.

Categories

Communicable Disease Control
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
General Immunization
Ongoing surveillance and control of significant infectious diseases.

Categories

General Immunization
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
Source of factual medical information relating to symptoms, risks, how to be tested, etc.
Public Health services.

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Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Lead Poisoning Screening
General Health Education Programs
Health Fairs
Communicable Disease Control
Public health services.

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COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
General Immunization
Communicable Disease Control
Public Health Nursing

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
Restaurant/Food Sanitation Enforcement
Building and Safety
Tap Water Testing

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 information on communicable disease.

Categories

General Immunization
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control

Offers contracted employment physicals, TB testing and vaccinations.

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Communicable Disease Control
Public Health Nursing
Disease/Disability Information
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
General Immunization
Flu Vaccines
Immunization clinic services.

Categories

COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Public Health Nursing
General Immunization
General Health Education Programs
Communicable Disease Control
Flu Vaccines

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.

Categories

COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
General Immunization

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.

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.

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Radon Testing
Chronic Disease Self Management Programs
Fall Prevention Programs
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Student Health Programs
Dental Screening
Disease/Disability Information
Communicable Disease Control
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
CPR Instruction
Nutrition Education
Public Health Nursing
General Immunization
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Weight Management
General First Aid Instruction
Workplace Wellness Programs
Provides public health programs and information on communicable diseases.

Categories

Communicable Disease Control
Public Health Nursing
General Immunization
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Provides information and services for communicable disease investigation, follow-up, and prevention.

Categories

COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
General Immunization

Provides education and prevention services for communicable diseases.

Categories

General Immunization
County Government Departments/Offices
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
Communicable disease follow-up and education to control the spread of infection and illness.

Categories

General Immunization
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
Responsible for the reporting, investigation, and control of communicable disease and sexually transmitted disease. Tuberculosis (TB) screening available.
Communicable disease control.