Environmental Health

• Sanitation Code enforcement
• Private water well construction and plugging
• Wastewater system repair and construction
• Licensure of septic tank waste haulers
• Real estate inspections of: water wells, wastewater systems, radon
• Restaurant inspections and licensure
• Animal bite investigations
• Environmental nuisance/hazard investigations
• Public water supply protection program
• Childhood lead poisoning environmental risk assessments
• Child Care Licensing
• Monthly classes for prospective child care providers
• Licensure of: in home child care, child care centers and pre-schools, after school programs
• Investigation of child care provider and unlicensed provider complaints

  Women and Children Health Services 

• Health exams including Pap Smears and breast exams 
• Pregnancy Screening 
• Family planning and birth control education and services including natural family planning 
• Additional screening as needed 
• Counseling and education on Women's health issues 
• Mammogram referrals for those who qualify 
• Childbirth classes held every other month - a series of 5 sessions 
• Social and educational services for pregnant women and their infants 
• Prenatal clinics 
• Home visits by a nurse 
• Healthy Start home visitor program 
• Well child clinics 
• School entry exams 
• Dental screening and referral 
• Services for children with special health care needs (KCC) 
• Prenatal risk reduction 
• Kan-Be-Healthy Assessments 

  Home Health Services

• Intermittent home care for home bound residents in Reno County provides:
  • Skilled nursing
  • Home health aides 
  • Speech therapy 
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy 
  • Patient care education 
  • A certified Medicare and Medicaid Agency 
  • Provide personal care services in the home by certified home health aides - under the supervision of a registered nurse 
  • Prescreening for nursing home placement and SRS home and community based programs 
  • Nursing evaluations for elderly or handicapped adults 

  Communicable Disease Prevention

• Sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment 
• Immunization Clinics for children and international travel 
• HIV screening and counseling 
• Tuberculosis follow-up and medication 
• Hepatitis prevention and follow-up 
• Lice screening and information 
• Communicable disease investigation 
• Animal bite follow-up 

  WIC (Women-Infants-Children) Nutrition Program

• Federally funded nutrition program for pregnant, breastfeeding and delivered women, infants and children up to age 5. Benefits include:
  • Food vouchers for; formula, milk, juice, cereal, cheese, eggs, beans and peanut butter
  • Health and nutrition education with referrals by nurses and dietitians 
  • Childhood immunizations 
  • Breastfeeding support