Lawrence County Health Department
| Alethea Goodman, Administrator | ||||||
| Primary Address: Phone: Fax: e-mail: Toll Free # Office Hrs: | 105 W North St. Mt Vernon, MO 65712 417/466-2201 417/466-7485 goodma@lpha.mopublic.org 8:00 - 4:00 | Secondary Address: Phone: Fax: e-mail: Toll Free # Office Hrs: | ||||
| Web Site: http://lawrencecohealth.com | ||||||
| Governing Body: Commission | Advisory Board: No | Mill Tax Rate:$ 0.0000 | ||||
| Ordinances: On-Site Sewage; Food; Mass Gathering Ordinance | ||||||
| Primary Focus: Educational/clinical | ||||||
| Board Chair: N/A | County Commissioner: Sam Goodman, Presiding Commissioner 1 East Courthouse Square #101 Mt. Vernon, MO 65712 417-466-3248 | |||||
| Services Offered: Bioterrorism Surveillance Birth and Death Certificates Blood Pressure Clinics Blood Sugar Testing Car Seat Distribution and Checks Case Management - Prenatal Child Health Care Consultation Child Care Inspections Child Care Fatality Reviews Child Safety Program Cholesterol Testing Communicable Disease Communicable Disease Follow-up Community Flu Shot Clinics Community Health & Wellness Events Community Service Monitor County Road Clean-up Administration Court Ordered DNA Testing Dental Referrals Emergency Management/Pandemic Family Planning Food Safety Classes Head Lice Checks Health Education Program Hi Risk Referral Follow-up Ice Testing in all ice manufacturing establishments Immunizations Information Resource Site International Travel Information Site Jail Nursing Lead Testing Loan Evaluations Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Mass Gathering Follow-up Nutritional Counseling Physician Ordered Lab Draws PKU Testing Pregnancy Testing Rabies Follow-up Required TB Skin Testing Restaurant Inspections Sanitation Complaints School Programs Septic Inspections and Licensure SMHW Program STD/HIV screening and counseling Stream Testing Temporary Medicaid Issue Site Travelers Immunizations Tuberculosis Follow-up Voter Registration Water Testing WIC Program/Peer Counseling Services | ||||||
| Contracts with DHSS: Core Public Health Functions Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (SMHW) Child Care Health and Safety Consultation Child Care Inspection Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Emergency Planning and Preparedness Local Sanitation Inspections for Child Care Facilities Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Participation Agreement - SMHW Vital Records WIC | ||||||
| Multi-county Agreements Relating to Public Health: None | ||||||
| Total Revenue (2008): $666,854.00 | Local Contribution (2008): $219,910.00 | |||||
| # of Licensed Child Care Facilities: 6 | Capacity: 165 | |||||
| # of Hospitals: 2 | Population as of 7/01/07: 37,650 | |||||
| # of RHCs: 1 | # of FQHCs: 1 | |||||
| Ratio of Physicians Per Population: 1:1289 | Ratio of RNs Per Population: 1:148 | |||||
| MO HealthNet Managed Care (Fee for Service or Capitated Rate): Fee for Service | ||||||
Updated 10/31/2009