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Provides prevention services and information about communicable diseases. Services may also include a Narcan nasal spray to eligible members of the public to support narcotic overdose prevention and reduce associated health risks.

Services include:

- Child health services

- Maternal health services

- Home health care and homemaker services

- Hospice care

- Cancer screening for women

- Health education, community education, and health planning

- Immunization clinics for children and adults

- Family planning services

- Blood pressure checks

- Disaster planning and preparedness

- Tobacco cessation classes

- Parent education classes

- Home visits for children ages 0-5

- Life Assist Emergency Response Alert

- Public health nursing visits

Offers testing of private wells, well and septic system inspection, radon testing and correction advice. Also provides swimming pool, spa, tanning bed, and tattoo parlor inspections. Complaints: Receives and investigates complaints dumping and other garbage issues, illegal burning, and animal bites. When possible, works with tenant complaints regarding rental home conditions.

Public health services and education.

- Home Health Aide: Provides individuals an opportunity to maintain safety and independence in their home environments, delaying or preventing the need for transitions into a higher level of care such as a skilled nursing facility.

- Parenting Support: Offers home visits, educational opportunities, and community referrals so parents are empowered to maintain self-sufficient, healthy, and happy families.

- Shelter Nursing: Nurses visit homeless clients at shelters, crisis centers, and through outreach on the streets. Provides health screening, assessment, and referrals with the intent to ensure individuals and families residing in shelters have access to comprehensive health, community, educational and social services.

- Flu and Immunization Program: Provides immunizations clinics in the community, corporate sites, senior living centers, and drive through in Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs, and surrounding communities.

- School Health: Provides health screening and assessment, referral, and follow-up; immunization compliance; physical and vision exam compliance (kindergarten, seventh grade, and new students); development of student health and emergency plans; communicable disease control; handling of sudden illness and injury; training of first responder teams and those giving medications; and health policy development.

Provides programs and services protect public health by reducing the burden of communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases. Services include breast and cervical cancer screenings, through the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, tuberculosis screening, STI and HIV testing, smoking prevention, immunizations, and COVID-19 testing and vaccines.

Addresses needs related to protection of air, soil and water quality. Participates in blood lead environmental surveys, treatment and follow-up, water testing, well closure and septic system consultation, disposal of old medicines, business waste.

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.

Authorized to acquire, develop and maintain public parks, preserves, parkways, playgrounds, recreational centers, county forests, wildlife and other conservation areas. PCC encourages the orderly development and conservation of natural resources, and to cultivate good citizenship by providing adequate programs of public recreation. Environmental education and hazards programs and outreach are offered as well.

Offers public health programs and services, including bioterrorism and county disaster preparedness. Also provides information general education, tobacco prevention, lead poisoning screening, general immunizations and communicable disease control.

Provides public health services to Lucas County communities, offering programs and support including home care, health care for women and children, immunizations, mental health administration, and early childhood development. Health promotion activities include fall and diabetes prevention programs. Routine general physical examinations are available for health assessment and screening. Lead poisoning screenings are provided for children via blood tests to identify lead ingestion, which may include housing inspections to identify environmental hazards and prevent further occurrences. Homemaker assistance is available to families experiencing disruptions due to illness or disability, offering support with meal preparation, child care, and housekeeping. Environmental health services and information on communicable diseases are also provided. Services are open to the public..