Sharkey-Issaquena County Health Department

Description

Conducts laboratory tests to determine the chemical, physical or serological characteristics of the blood or some portion of it. The results may be used as a diagnostic tool for many diseases and conditions.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Please bring with you: * Social Security card * Picture ID * Proof of residency * Proof of income * Proof of health insurance (if available)

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Income guidelines

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides oral contraceptives and condoms for preventing pregnancy.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Please bring with you: * Social Security card * Picture ID * Proof of residency * Proof of income * Proof of health insurance (if available)

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Income guidelines

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides monthly diabetes management support group for people with diabetes. Information and discussion includes diet, exercise and preventing further complication. Weight, blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring education is provided.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Documents as requested when appointment is scheduled

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Income guidelines

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides education and services in which parents are actively involved in learning strategies to assist in the child's development. Service include evaluation-assessments, developmental intervention, speech therapy, physical therapy and other services to meet the specific needs of children and their families.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Documents as requested when appointment is scheduled

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * 3 years of age or younger * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides training and/or technical assistance for the public and private sectors to enhance emergency planning efforts and the level of overall preparedness by government organizations, community based agencies, businesses, individuals and families for a major disaster or large-scale emergency that disrupts the normal functioning of a community.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Documents as requested by agency

Eligibility

Must be resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County

Fees

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Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides information that helps the public make choices which promote personal health, prevent illness and disability, take advantage of opportunities for early detection, and support their ability to deal effectively with health problems when they arise.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Documents as requested when appointment is scheduled

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Income guidelines

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides HIV tests which identify individuals who have been infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and are at risk for developing AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). The test is also used to measure the progression of the disease in people known to be infected.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Please bring with you: * Social Security card * Picture ID * Proof of residency * Proof of income * Proof of health insurance (if available)

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Income guidelines

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides all childhood immunization and some adult vaccines. Provides on-site vaccination clinics at schools, churches and other community sites.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Please bring with you: * Picture ID * Proof of health insurance (if available)

Eligibility

Must be a resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides testing of young children to identify individuals who have ingested paint or other materials containing lead and have absorbed an undue amount of the substance.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Documents as requested when appointment is scheduled

Eligibility

Must be resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides information concerning the basic principles of healthful eating, food handling, food preparation and shopping skills.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Documents as required by agency

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Income guidelines

Fees

Call for more information

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Appointment required, please call

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Provides cervical cancer screenings (pap smear) targeted to women 40 years of age and over. Provides referrals for any abnormal findings. Offers follow-up and tracking of all abnormal findings.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Documents as requested when appointment is scheduled

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Adult from 40 to 64 years * Household income less than 250% of current annual federal poverty guidelines * Has no third party payer source such as Medicare, Medicaid or Health Insurance

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides laboratory procedures to determine whether an individual is pregnant or which provide access to devices for establishing pregnancy that people can use at home.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Please bring with you: * Social Security card * Picture ID * Proof of residency * Proof of income * Proof of health insurance (if available)

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Income guidelines

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides medical care for expectant mothers from the time of conception to the onset of labor to ensure their own physical well-being and the healthy development and birth of their child.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Please bring with you: * Social Security card * Picture ID * Proof of residency * Proof of income * Proof of health insurance (if available)

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Income guidelines

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides inspection of all public facilities such as food service providers, hotels/motels, schools, swimming facilities, mobile homes/RV parks, tattoo/piercing studios, confinement facilities and youth camps. Also inspects and/or investigates nuisance complaints, animal bites, West-Nile and water sampling.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Documents as requested by agency

Eligibility

Must be resident or business in Sharkey or Issaquena County

Fees

Call for more information

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Identifies individuals who have contracted gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes or other diseases that are spread by sexual contact and diagnose their conditions. The procedure includes visual examinations, blood tests and analyses of discharge or samples taken from lesions.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Please bring with you: * Social Security card * Picture ID * Proof of residency * Proof of income * Proof of health insurance (if available)

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Isaaquena County * Income guidelines

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides a tobacco cessation support group as part of the Freedom from Smoking program.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Documents as requested when appointment is scheduled

Eligibility

Must be resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Identifies individuals who have contracted tuberculosis by administering chest x-rays. the Mantoux test, the von Pirquet test or the Vollmer patch test, all of which determine the presence of a tuberculosis infection based on a local inflammatory reaction on the skin.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Please bring with you: * Social Security card * Picture ID * Proof of residency * Proof of income * Proof of health insurance (if available)

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Income guidelines

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides health screening and immunization services for infants and toddlers to ensure their physical well-being and healthy development. Preschool aged children are also eligible in some areas.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Documents as requested when appointment is scheduled

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Under age 21

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Provides individual and/or group sessions which assist participants to understand how their lifestyle impacts their physical and mental health and to develop personal practices that enhance their total well-being. Wellness programs are holistic and combine a variety of components.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Please bring with you: * Social Security card * Picture ID * Proof of residency * Proof of income * Proof of health insurance (if available)

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of Sharkey or Issaquena County * Income guidelines

Fees

Sliding scale based on income

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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Conducts evaluations to determine whether families with pregnant women and/or children younger than age five meet the eligibility criteria for the WIC program and issue certificates for those who qualify.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (CST)

Required Documents

Documents as requested when appointment is scheduled

Eligibility

Must have/meet: * Resident of service area * Pregnant, breast feeding or given birth in the last 6 months * Receives KTAP, Food Stamps or Medicaid * Income guidelines * Medical or nutritional risk * Anemia, underweight, overweight or poor diet

Fees

Free

Intake Procedure

Appointment required, please call

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