Kansas City Health Department
| Rex Archer, MD, MPH, Director of Health | ||||||
| Primary Address: Phone: Fax: e-mail: Toll Free # Office Hrs: | 2400 Troost, Suite 4000 Kansas City, MO 64108 816/513-6008 816/513-6293 rex_archer@kcmo.org 8:00 - 5:00 (Some programs and clinics have different hours of operation; refer to website below for listing of hours) | Secondary Address: Phone: Fax: e-mail: Toll Free # Office Hrs: | ||||
| Web Site: www.kcmo.org/health | ||||||
| Governing Body: City Manager/Council | Advisory Board: Mayor's Health Commission | Mill Tax Rate:$ 0.6751 | ||||
| Ordinances: Air Quality, Communicable Disease, Food Protection, Lodging Houses, Noise, Lead Poisoning Control, Prehospital Emergency Medical Services System, Pools/Spas and Smoking in Public Places | ||||||
| Primary Focus: The Mission of the health department is to promote, preserve and protect the health of Kansas Citians and their visitors. | ||||||
| Board Chair: Health Commission Co-Chairs: Landon Roland & Councilwoman Cathy Jolly | County Commissioner: Chief Elected Official: Mayor Mark Funkhouser Chief Operation Officer: City Manager-Wayne Cauthen | |||||
| Services Offered: Environmental Health Services: Air Quality Inspections Case Management Services For Children With Elevated Blood Lead Levels Childcare Safety And Health Inspections Food Handler Certification Food Safety Permitting Healthy Homes Education And Training Hotel/Motel Health And Safety Inspections Lead Testing In Products Lead Screening Lead Hazard Reduction And Abatement Services Rat Control Information Rat Abatement Septic Hauler Inspections Swimming Pool Inspections Maternal & Child Health Services: Building Blocks MO/Nurse Family Partnership Childhood Injury Prevention Esperanza Para los Niños/Hope for the Children Hope-Children with Special Health Care Needs Youth Violence and Suicide Prevention Epidemiology & Community Health Monitoring Services: Office of Epidemiology and Community Health Monitoring Annual Community Health Assessment Report Special Request Data Analysis (non-MICA data) Health Education & Communication Services: Health Education and Health Communication Outreach Injury Prevention (MCH Block Grant) Violence Prevention (MCH Block Grant) School-Based Health Literacy Awareness/Education Health Disparities Awareness/Education General Information: Health Commission Professional Support Health Commission Recruitment and Membership Management Birth and Death Certificate Administration Medical Records Management Chronic Disease Prevention Services: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Community Education/Awareness ETS Technical Assistance for Businesses and Universities Professional Support for Local ETS Coalition(s) Chronic Disease Self-Management (CDSM) Classes CDSM Train-the-Trainer Classes HIV/AIDS Services: Health Insurance Assistance HIV Case Management Oversight HIV Health Education and Risk Reduction Interventions HIV Primary Medical Care Oversight HIV Support Services Oversight HIV Testing and Counseling Housing Assistance Oversight Professional Support for Ryan White CARE Act Planning Council Communicable Disease Prevention & Control: Adult & Travel Immunizations Birth & Death Certificates Building Blocks/Nurse Family Partnership Childhood Immunizations Communicable Disease Surveillance & Investigation HOPE/Children with Special Healthcare Needs Immigration Health Assessments Perinatal Hepatitis B Case Management Refugee Health Assessments Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing & Treatment Tuberculosis Screening, Evaluation & Treatment Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Public Health Preparedness & Response: Cities Readiness Initiative Community Pandemic Preparedness Planning Public Health Ambassadors Public Health Preparedness Public Health Preparedness Hospital/Public Health Nurse Liaison Medical Care for Uninsured Residents: Primary Medical Care Services Emergency Medical Care Services Emergency Ambulance Service | ||||||
| Contracts with DHSS: Child Care Health and Safety Consultation Child Care Sanitation Inspections Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Children With Special Health Care Needs Cities Readiness Core Public Health Functions Communicable Disease Control Community Pandemic Planning Community Pandemic Prep Phase II HIV/AIDS Case Management HIV/AIDS Surveillance HIV/STD Information Hotline HIV Prevention Program Perinatal Hep B Public Health Emergency Preparedness Refugee Health Screening-SFS School Health Services Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Summer Nutrition Food Program Tobacco Use Prevention Tuberculosis Outreach Program | ||||||
| Multi-county Agreements Relating to Public Health: HIV/AIDS, Communicable Disease, Health Education, Public Health Emergency Response | ||||||
| Total Revenue (2008): $20,628,665.00 | Local Contribution (2008): $9,436,748.00 | |||||
| # of Licensed Child Care Facilities: 408 | Capacity: 17,102 | |||||
| # of Hospitals: 7 | Population as of 7/01/07: 450,375 | |||||
| # of RHCs: 0 | # of FQHCs: 2 | |||||
| Ratio of Physicians Per Population: 1:880 | Ratio of RNs Per Population: 1: | |||||
| MO HealthNet Managed Care (Fee for Service or Capitated Rate): Capitated Rate | ||||||
Updated 10/31/2009