Public Health Services
Blood Sugar Screening Clinic
A blood sugar screening clinic is held on the first Thursday of every month from 8:00 am
to 9:00 am. No appointment is necessary. Please check our
Calendar for dates.
Occasionally, we will reschedule a clinic. We do ask that you are fasting after midnight
the night before.

Cholesterol Screening Clinic
A cholesterol screening clinic is held the second Thursday of every month from 8:15 am
to 9:30 am. There is a $13.00 donation requested to help offset the cost of supplies. An
appointment is required for this screening. Please check our
Calendar for dates.
Occasionally, we will reschedule a clinic.You will need to be fasting after midnight the
night before.

Immunization Clinic
An immunization clinic is held every month. Participants are encouraged to bring their
child's immunization record with them to every appointment. Clinics are scheduled once
a month with private appointments being accepted also. Please check our
Calendar for
dates. Occasionally, we will reschedule a clinic.There is no charge for this service.
Donations are accepted.

STD
An appointment may be made with Jeanie Johnson, RN for  STD screening and testing.
Confidential and private testing is drawn at our facility. Please contact Jeanie at ext. 23
for an appointment.

Child Care Health Consult
Putnam County Health Department contracts with the State of Missouri to provide Child
Care Health Consults with licensed and non-licensed day care facilities in Putnam
County. Some previous consults have covered breastfeeding, lead safety, disease
prevention and bicycle safety.


Communicable Disease
Putnam County Health Department reports weekly to the state of Missouri on
Communicable Disease's. We survey different public locations in Putnam County to see
if they have experienced any communicable disease the previous week. Each reportable
disease is investigated and reported to the state for further review and statistical use.


Chronic Disease Primary Prevention
The Health Department offers many smoking resources. If you would like to learn how to
talk to your child about smoking, learn about the dangers of secondhand smoke, or if you
would like to quit smoking, contact the health department. We will be happy to assist


Maternal Child Health Program
Putnam County Health Department contracts with the State of Missouri for Maternal and
Child Health Program.  We offer numerous health and safety education programs. Some
of them include: Prenatal Case Management, Child Safety Seat Inspections, Lead Safety
for day cares and parents plus many more. Please contact Jeanie Johnson at ext. 23 for
more information.


W.I.C.
W.I.C. is a supplemental food program designed for women who are pregnant,
breastfeeding, and postpartum mothers; infants and children up to their 5th birthday.
W.I.C. Clinics are scheduled weekly. For more information on W.I.C. please contact Kari
Guffey at ext. 21 or visit  
http://health.mo.gov/living/families/wic/index.php. Please check
our
Calendar for dates. Occasionally, we will reschedule a clinic

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