Services Available at SWNPHD
McCook Office
404 West 10th Street, McCook NE 69001
- Child and Adult Immunizations - all ACIP recommended shots are available for ages 2 months and older, including school shots, flu, COVID, travel vaccines and other specialty shots.
- Health Fair Lab Draws - lipid profiles (cholesterol), general panels, TSH, PSA, Vitamin D, and A1C. Preventive screening only, no diagnostic labs.
- Free blood pressure screening
Ogallala Office
418 North Spruce Street, Suite A, Ogallala NE 69153
- Child and Adult Immunizations - all ACIP recommended shots are available for children ages 0 to 18 who are uninsured, underinsured, Native American or Native Alaskan. Flu and COVID shots are available for insured children and adults as well.
- Health Fair Lab Draws - lipid profiles (cholesterol), general panels, TSH, PSA, Vitamin D, and A1C. Preventive screening only, no diagnostic labs.
- Free blood pressure screening
- Wellness Events for Businesses or Groups - presentations on health education, fingerstick cholesterol/glucose checks, BMI, and blood pressure.
*Vaccines for Children is funded in whole with federal and DHHS funds. Children with no insurance, under-insured, Medicaid, Native American or Native Alaskan qualify for state-funded vaccine.
Why Check Your Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a waxy fat-like substance that flows through your bloodstream and is needed by your body. However, when there is too much cholesterol it can begin to build up on your artery walls. This build up can lead to heart disease which is one of the leading causes of death in southwest Nebraska, along with cancer.
Cholesterol Facts
- One in six adults have high cholesterol.
- High cholesterol itself does not show symptoms so many people are unaware that they have high cholesterol.
- Risk factors for high cholesterol include age, gender, and heredity (risks you cannot control).
- Other risk factors include an unhealthy diet, being overweight, and not enough physical activity (risk factors you can control).
- Diagnosing high cholesterol is a simple blood test and most adults should have their cholesterol checked at least every 5 years.
