Mississippi County Health Department
Melanie DeWitt (Glaus), Administrator
Primary
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Office Hrs:
1200 East Marshall

Charleston, MO 63834
573/683-2191
573/683-6539
glausm@lpha.mopublic.org


8:00 - 6:00 (M); 7:00 - 4:30 (W); 8:00 - 4:30 (T, Th, F)
Secondary
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Office Hrs:
201 E. Pine St.

East Prairie, MO 63845
573/649-5502 (Ph)
573/649-5788 (Fax)



Web Site: http://misscohealth.com
Governing Body: Board Advisory Board: NoMill Tax Rate:$ 0.0994
Ordinances: Fee
Primary Focus: Family Planning services; seeing younger and younger prenatals but not as many negative outcomes due to prenatal clinical services at the LPHA
Board Chair:
Ron Peterson, DDS
204 North Main
Charleston, MO 63934
573-683-2101
County Commissioner:
Jim Blumenberg


Services Offered:
BCCCP
Birth/Death Certificates
Blood pressure
Blood Sugar
Child Care Nurse Consultation
Chronic Disease screening & maintenance services
Communicable Disease Services
Environmental Health
Family Planning
Flu Shots
Health Education
Home Visiting Program
Immunization
Lead screen & case management
MC+ Application Assistance
On-Site Sewage
Pregnancy Testing
Prenatal Clinics
Primary Care
Prenatal Case Management
School Education & screening (lice & furnish treatment)
STD screen & treatment (on-site)
TEMP
Tuberculosis
Vital Records
WIC
Contracts with DHSS:
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP)
Child Care Health and Safety Consultation
Child Care Inspection
Child Lead Poisoning
Community Policy & Environmental Change
Core Public Health Functions
Dental Sealants
Flu Vaccine
Home Visiting
Immunization Action Plan
Lead Environmental Assessment
Maternal and Child Health (MCH)
Multi-county Health Educator Initiative
On-Site Sewage
Vital Records
WIC
Multi-county Agreements Relating to Public Health: Health Education-New Madrid; MO Delta Medical Center for Primary Care Prevention Care; Area Agency on Aging for screening services to elderly; Mississippi County Caring Communities (LPHA is fiscal agent, staff coordinator, and two site coordinators), Boo
Total Revenue (2008): $885,491.00 Local Contribution (2008): $202,824.00
# of Licensed Child Care Facilities: 23 Capacity: 476
# of Hospitals: 0Population as of 7/01/07: 13,672
# of RHCs: 1# of FQHCs: 0
Ratio of Physicians Per Population: 1:2793 Ratio of RNs Per Population: 1:177
MO HealthNet Managed Care (Fee for Service or Capitated Rate): Fee for Service

Updated 10/31/2009