Current Programs
Bio-preparedness
- Provide National Incident Command System (NIMS) training.
- Work with municipalities, schools, business, and individuals to develop their Preparedness
Plan.
- Wide Open Spaces (WOS) is a partnership between bordering state health departments,
emergency responders, and other officials to develop and implement work plans
and procedures that allow each state to work within the neighboring state should
an incident occur.
- Works with emergency managers and first responders in event of a natural disaster
to provide Public Health Services.
- West Central Medical Response (WCMRS) collaborates with area hospital and other
emergency personnel to provide mutual aid assistance for the region.
- Work with the national stockpile of emergency medical supplies and vaccines.
- Recruitment and Coordination of Emergency Volunteers in case of a disaster.
Clinic Services
- Walk-in blood pressure clinic
- Influenza Clinic
- Tele-health conferencing connects providers with their patients without long
distance travel
Environmental
- The Mercury Program is designed to provide education about the dangers of Mercury
exposure and to assist the residents in our district with information about mercury
spill cleanup and disposal of mercury-containing items.
- Provide information and education involving the risk factors on mold, radon,
indoor air quality, and lead base paint. Free radon kits are available at the
office.
- Work with public water systems and private water wells to ensure safe and quality
drinking water.
Fitness and Nutrition
- Working with school children to encourage kids to be more active and teach them
to choose more nutritious snacks.
- Nebraska Kids Fitness and Nutrition Day is an annual event for all 4th grade students in the health district. Kids learn about portion sizes, nutritional
value, and different physical activities all together in one fun filled day.
- Fitness Reaching Older Gens (FROG) is a fitness program for the elderly to provide
ways to keep them more physically active.
- Walk to Health provides a three month walking program in which everyone can participate.
It is designed to get you moving more and provides education on a variety of health
factors.
Public Health Nurse
- Educate individuals and /or families about Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis
and Treatment (EPSDT) services.
- Provide outreach and coordination of health services to Medicaid eligible individuals
within our eight county health district.
- Encourage the utilization of office-based care in place of hospital emergency
room care for non-emergent care visits.
- Develop and implement strategies to reduce the number of failed medical, dental,
and vision appointments, and non-emergent hospital emergency room visits for Medicaid
eligible individuals with under treated or untreated preventable diseases.
- Provide information for prescription drug assistance for the underinsured/underserved.
- Identify and develop a resource list for the underinsured/underserved.
- Identify grant opportunities for the underinsured/underserved.
- Coordinate with Medicaid providers to link eligible individuals and families
with risk factors to appropriate care.
- Identify needs and act as a resource center for vaccine availability.
Public Health Relationships
Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) brings health
partners (hospitals, law enforcement, emergency managers, nursing home administrators,
and others) together to assure the health and safety issues pertinent to our area
are being provided throughout the health district.
- MAPP tasks forces include:
- Collaboration
- Substance abuse
- Environmental health
- Fitness & Nutrition
Respite
Partnering with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to promote awareness
of the Nebraska Respite Network.
Substance Abuse
- Stepping Away from Chew is designed to assist those who are interested in quitting
smokeless tobacco use.
- Freedom From Smoking tobacco cessation clinics offered by American Lung Association
certified clinic facilitators.
Surveillance
- Conduct follow-up investigation of unusual events for bioterrorist activities.
- Conduct follow-up investigation on reportable diseases, such as, mumps, hepatitis,
and whooping cough.
- Conduct weekly reporting with hospitals and schools during flu season to be aware
of any outbreak.
- Collect mosquitoes and dead birds to send to state lab for West Nile testing.
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