Bates County Health Center

Description

Public county health department offers treatment for patients with HIV.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

The certified Safe Sitter Babysitting class, offered annually, prepares young individuals to babysit effectively. Topics covered include child care essentials, preventing injuries & problem behaviors, basic first aid and choking skills as well as safety and emergency actions.

Hours

Class offered once per year. Call for next scheduled class.

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

Boys and girls ages 11-13

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call to enroll.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Records of births in the State of Missouri 1910 to present.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID, or two alternate forms of identification may be accepted if an applicant does not have photo identification: Must include the applicant's name and the name of the organization the document came from, such as a pay stub or utility bill.

Eligibility

Vital records certificates are issued only to the person named on the certificate or that person's parents, must be named on certificate, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, children, or legal guardian. The local registrar is responsible for determining requests on a case-by-case basis.

Fees

$15 per certified copy

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department offers blood pressure screenings.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

No restrictioins

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department offers routine childhood immunizations. Participation in the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) provides routine vaccines to those children that otherwise would not have access through their primary care providers.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Complete immunization history

Eligibility

Children up to 18 years; Must be accompanied by an adult

Fees

A small administration fee is asked for childhood vaccines provided through the VFC program, but the immunizations will not be denied for VFC eligible children due to inability to pay the administration fee.

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Bates County Health Center has Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians that will check for proper installation of child seats.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians provide classes to educate on child passenger seat safety and installation. Once the individual attends and completes the instructional class they will receive a convertible safety seat for their child which can be used until the child reaches the maximum weight defined on the seat. When available, booster seat classes are also held for parents and grandparents who reside in Bates County.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

Pregnant women

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Call to enroll.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department conducts cholesterol tests. The department prefers that the client is fasting prior to the test.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Records of deaths in the State of Missouri 1980 to present.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID, or two alternate forms of identification may be accepted if an applicant does not have photo identification: Must include the applicant's name and the name of the organization the document came from, such as a pay stub or utility bill.

Eligibility

Vital records certificates are issued only to the person named on the certificate or that person's parents, must be named on certificate, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, children, or legal guardian. The local registrar is responsible for determining requests on a case-by-case basis.

Fees

$13 for first certified copy, $10 for each additional copy at the same time

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department offers fasting blood sugar screenings.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Influenza vaccinations will be offered each year, provided vaccine is available. The CDC recommends that all individuals 6 months of age and older receive an annual influenza vaccine.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department offers HIV testing.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department administers immunizations for adults such as Tdap, Td, Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B. Injections such as B12 and Zostavax require specific arrangements.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department offers lead poisoning testing.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

Children ages 1 to 5 years

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department offers pregnancy testing.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department offers treatment for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department offering testing for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department offers treatment for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

People With Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE) was created to keep joints flexible, muscles strong and to help reduce the pain and stiffness associated with arthritis. The low-impact class uses routines that are suitable for every fitness level using gentle range-of-motion movements.

Hours

M & F 10am-11am

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Public county health department offers TB skin tests. Client must return in 48-72 hours to have the test read. No testing done on Thursdays or when a holiday closure would interfere with reading of results.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

No restrictions

Fees

Fee based

Intake Procedure

Call fo appointment

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served

Description

Bates County Health Center offers WIC, a nutrition program that helps mothers and young children eat well and stay healthy. Services include nutrition and health education, vouchers to buy healthy foods for mothers and their children, personal counseling about nutrition, support and help with breastfeeding and referrals to other health programs.

Hours

M-F 8:30am-4:30pm, First Thurs 8:30am-7pm

Required Documents

Proof of income

Eligibility

Income guidelines; be at nutritional or health risk; Pregnant, non-breastfeeding postpartum women (up to 6 months after delivery or termination of the pregnancy), breastfeeding women (up to 1 year after delivery as long as they are breastfeeding the baby), infants from birth up to 1 year of age, and children up to their 5th birthday

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Call for appointment.

Languages

N/A

Service Area

Bates County, MO

Geography Served