Healthcare & Nutritional Services

The Cooper County Public Health Center offers both routine and emergency tetanus immunizations. When not an emergency, immunizations for children and adults are by appointment only. The Vaccine for Children’s program provides Immunizations to infants and children through the age of 18 in the following categories: Alaskan or Native American descent, any Infant or child who receives Medicaid health insurance or who is under insured or has no health insurance at all. Please contact the clinic nurse on 660-882-2626 to schedule immunization appointments.

Travel

The CCPHD provides only routine immunizations for travel. Examples of routine would be Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis A & B, Influenza. Please contact our office for details. Below is a link for what immunizations a traveler would need based upon the area they are traveling to.

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Traveling Health

TB

Meningococcal

MMR

TDAP (TETANUS, DIPHTHERIA,PERTUSSIS)

POLIO

Pneumococcal

HIB

Hepatitis A

Rotavirus

Hepatitis B

Chickenpox

As part of our Core Contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), we monitor the community for outbreaks of communicable diseases/conditions. There is a list of over 112 diseases and conditions that are reportable to the DHSS. Missouri Law 19 CSR 20-20.020 requires laboratories, physicians, and nurses, to report these diseases to the DHSS or to the local public health authority (LPHA).

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Services are provided by appointment only. Pregnancy testing is most accurate if performed approximately six weeks after the last menstrual cycle. All services provided are confidential. Please call for an appointment at 660-882-2626 menstrual cycle.

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The Cooper County Public Health Center provides tuberculosis skin testing with the Mantoux PPD method for the following reasons: employment in an institutional health care setting, for school, for volunteer work, contact with a person who has a positive diagnosis of TB, live in a household with a person who has a positive diagnosis of TB, requirement to be tested for TB for employment or licensure. There is a sliding scale fee associated with TB testing.

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Missouri State Law requires the Cooper County Public Health Center to follow-up on animal bites or injuries to humans. If you have received an animal bite/injury you may self-report to our office. If you receive care from a local medical provider they must report the injury by law. One of our staff members will contact you with information and recommendations should your animal need to be quarantined.

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The Cooper County Public Health Center provides blood sugar and blood pressure screenings by appointment. This screening should not be considered a diagnosis or a replacement for medical care supervised by your private medical provider.

For questions & concerns please call 660-882-2626.

Cooper County has been identified by the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), as one of the geographic areas in the state considered to be at high risk for lead poisoning. The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) estimates that Cooper County had 320 Medicaid eligible children that were required, by law, to be tested for lead. In order to help increase our testing rates, the Cooper County Public Health Center will offer routine capillary lead testing by appointment. The main purpose of a childhood lead-screening program has been to identify asymptomatic lead-poisoned children. Since children have more hand-to-mouth activity and their systems absorb more lead than adults, they are at a higher risk for lead exposure.

For questions & concerns please call 660-882-2626.

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The Cooper County Public Health Center provides nutrition education and food supplements through annual contracts with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services WIC Program. Eligible participants include: pregnant women, breastfeeding women (exclusively breastfeeding up to one year), postpartum women (not exclusively breastfeeding), infants (under one year of age), and children (one to five years of age).

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Breastfeeding is considered the best nutrition for baby. The CCPHC supports the women in our community who choose to breastfeed by providing the services of an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Our IBCLC can assist Mom and Baby with latch problems, difficult feedings and other concerns a breastfeeding mother may have. Families do not need to be eligible for the WIC program to be seen by the IBCLC. Breastfeeding consultations are provided free of charge. Please call 660-882-2626 for more information.

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