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Welcome to the Daviess County Health Department!
Public health makes life better. We provide a wide variety of services, from home health visits to health issue counseling, from Immunization Clinics to Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Screenings, from WIC Clinics to Well Baby Clinics -- and other services that may surprise you, such as restaurant inspections, bioterrorism and emergency planning, well water testing, on-site sewer appraisals and permitting, and communicable disease investigation and more. |
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Disclaimer and Nondiscrimination Statement
All information contained within the Daviess County Health Department's website is intended for educational purposes only and is not to be used for diagnosis or treatment. The information is provided to further the understanding of WIC nutrition and related matters. Consumers should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something they may have seen on this site. Nutritionists, physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm information contained on this site. References to any non-governmental entity, product, service, or source of information that may be contained in this site should not be considered an endorsement, either direct or implied, by the Daviess County Health Department. Additionally, the Daviess County Health Department cannot be held responsible for information contained on other sites to which its website may be linked. If any offensive information is found on these sites, we would appreciate immediate notification.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from Discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability.
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The Red Cross will be holding free training for those that have signed up to be Emergency Volunteers for Daviess County.
The free training will be held at the Daviess County Health Department July 30th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Ralph Dishong with the Red Cross will be instructing volunteers on their roles and responsibilities in an emergency. This training will be on sheltering, what it takes to get a shelter started and keep it running from beginning to end.
Please contact Debbie Gatton LPN at the Daviess County Health Department 660-663-2414 to sign up for the training. This will be a very informative training.
| Published Jun 22, 2009 - 03:57 PM |  |
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Daviess County Health Department is updating their list of volunteers for emergency situations. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please send the following information to:
Daviess County Health Dept.
609 A South Main
Gallatin Mo 64640
NAME ________________________________________
ADDRESS______________________________________
CITY/ZIP CODE _______________________________
PHONE NUMBER ________________________________
CELL PHONE NUMBER ___________________________
E-MAIL _______________________________________
Do you have any Emergency Training? YES_____ NO_____
Licensure/Training _____________________________________
You may also contact Debbie Gatton at 660-663-2414 to apply.
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| Published May 29, 2009 - 12:00 AM | |
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Annual Health Fair is slated for Thursday April 9th 2009 7:00am to 1:30 pm!
The Daviess County Health Department will host their Annual Health Fair in celebration of Public Health Week. Activities planned are special priced labs including Chem. 12, CBC, Lipid Panel, TSH, PSA. Also planned are Height, Weight and BMI Calculations, Glaucoma Screenings, Nutrition Information, and Door Prizes! The lab costs are $30 for females and $40 for males (because of the extra test of prostate specific antigen). Insurance and Medicare will not be billed and the lab packages cannot be divided. Individuals interested in the labs need to drink lots of liquids and to be fasting after midnight the night before. Must be 18 or older to have lab drawn. Below is an explanation of all the labs included in this screening.
PSA-Prostate Specific Antigen (Screen for prostate cancer)
TSH-Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Chem 12-Glucose,Urea Nitrogen, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Calcium, Protein, Albumin Globulin, AST, ALT, Bilirubin, Alkaline Phosphatase
CBC- White and Red Blood Cell Count, Hemoglobin, MCV, Hematocrit, MCH, MCHC, RDW, Platelet Count, MPV, Absolute Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Absolute Eosinophils, Absolute Basophils, Nutrophils.
Lipid Panel-Triglycerides, Total Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Cardiac Risk Ratio.
We Hope To See You There!
| Published Mar 25, 2009 - 12:00 AM | comments? |
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The Daviess County Health Department will be offering classes on helping to control the effect of arthritis and fibromyalgia. The Arthritis Self-Help Course is designed to help you learn and practice the different skills needed to build your own individualized self-management program and gain the confidence to carry out this program.
In Missouri one in every three adults complains of a loss in activity due to joint pain or arthritis. Learn what you need to know about this chronic condition. There is no cure for arthritis, but with reliable information and some simple management tools, it is possible to find relief from joint pain and reactivate your lifestyle.
Classes will be held at the Daviess County Health Department starting April 20th 2009 and will go through May 18th 2009. The classes will be every Monday from 5: 00 pm to 7:30 pm. Please Call the Daviess County Health Department at 660-663-2414 or 816-271-7057 to sign up to attend the group education program.
Sponsored by the Heartland Arthritis Center/ Arthritis Foundation
| Published Mar 02, 2009 - 04:24 PM | |
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Warning to consumers: The FDA has issued a recall on peanut containing products produced by Peanut Corporation of America, due to a nationwide Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly, and others with weakened immune systems. Symptoms include fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. The recall includes products that contain peanut butter/peanut paste. It includes cookies, cookie dough, candies, ice cream, crackers, nutritional/snack bars, cereal, raw and oil-roasted peanuts, peanut meal and peanut granules, and pet treats. Jars of peanut butter for retail sale are not part of this recall. The FDA recommends that if a consumer cannot determine whether the peanut-containing product was produced by Peanut Corporation of America, then it should not be eaten. For a complete list of the products included in the recall, please visit www.fda.gov or call 1-800-CDC-INFO.
| Published Feb 11, 2009 - 11:43 AM | |
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Daviess County Health Department (DCHD)has implemented another important service for our community which is a Car Seat Inspection/Installation Program. In March 2008 two DCHD employee’s Jackie Nichols and Kristie Smith attended a three day training to become certified child passenger safety technicians (CPST’s). The Health Dept. collaborated with Blue Print for Safety and the Child Safety Council to bring the training to Daviess County. There were 20 participants from several counties that received their certification including Mark Richards, David Franken of the Gallatin Police Dept. and Cindy Boles Gallatin’s Parents As Teachers representative along with Kristie and Jackie of the Health Dept. The Health Dept. will be listed on a national fitting station website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/cpsfitting. This website is sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). To find a car seat fitting station nearest you, bring up this website and enter your zip code. The goal of our new program is to make sure infants and children are in the correct seat, with correct installation, and in the safest position in the vehicle and to teach the parent how to do all of these very important things. Our job is to make sure that the infant or child leaves safer than when they arrived! This is not a car seat give away, but if you receive an inspection/fitting and we find that your child’s seat needs to be replaced the state has supplied us with some car seats to do that. We also plan to have organized car seat inspection events throughout the county in collaboration with the other mentioned CPST’s in our county. Inspections will be done by appointment and for Daviess County residents only. The DCHD would like to thank all who helped in making this training a success and a special “Thank You” to Chris Baker and all of the Gallatin MODOT crew for the use of their building for the training.
A Few Important Facts:
All car seats have an expiration date, after 6 yrs. the seat should be replaced and destroyed.
If a car seat has been involved in a crash it should be replaced and destroyed.
NHTSA advises consumers not to purchase used car seats because you would not know the crash history on that seat.
CPST’S are instructed not to install purchased used car seats.
Never place a car seat in front of an air bag!
Always check the manual that comes with the car seat and your car for proper installation.
The safest position for and infant is the center of the back seat in a rear facing position.
For questions regarding this program please call Kristie or Jackie at the DCHD at 660-663-2414.
Other Web Sites:
NHTSA’s home page www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
Car Seat Recalls: www.odi.nhtsa.dot.gov./cars/problems/recalls/childseat.cfm
| Published Jan 21, 2009 - 09:11 AM | |
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Health Department Survey
A goal of The Daviess County Health Department is to assist the residents of this county to be as healthy as possible. However to achieve this we need to know what you think is a health problem in our community. We have put a survey on our website and would appreciate your input. We would like to know what you think so we can compile that information with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services statistics to reach our conclusion. Once we know what the health issues are we can decide on a plan of action. Please go to www.daviesshealthonline.com to cast your vote for the health issue most important to you. Once you go to the web site click on “vote” which will take you to the page you need to vote on. All you have to do is click on the health item most important to you such as diabetes, cancer, or air quality. If you do not have access to a computer please call the health department at 660-663-2414 or toll free at 866-663-2414. Your vote is greatly appreciated.
| Published Jan 16, 2009 - 02:42 PM | |
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The Daviess County Health Department will be closed on July 3rd, 2009 for the July 4th holiday.
| Published Nov 10, 2008 - 03:14 PM | |
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Don’t wait until the last minute!
The Daviess County Health Department is available for back to school immunizations on Tuesdays 8am to 4pm or on any other day by appointment. We encourage parents not to put this off until the last minute because as soon as school starts we will be out of the office and into the schools doing head lice screenings! Many times we have had parents show up the day their school opens only to find all of the nurses are out of the office doing health screenings. If you are unsure whether your child is in need of shots before they start school, feel free to call or stop by and let us check for you. If we have never given your child immunizations you will need to bring a copy of their shot record with you. Vaccines for Children (VFC) the state entity that supplies us with our vaccine would prefer any child that has insurance receive their immunizations from their primary care physician. For questions call 660-663-2414
| Published Jul 30, 2008 - 11:30 AM | |
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