Howell County Health Department
| Chris Gilliam, Director | ||||||
| Primary Address: Phone: Fax: e-mail: Toll Free # Office Hrs: | 411 Garfield West Plains, MO 65775 417/256-7078 417/256-1179 gillic@lpha.dhss.mo.gov 8:00 - 5:00 | Secondary Address: Phone: Fax: e-mail: Toll Free # Office Hrs: | 415 Garfield West Plains, MO 65775 7:30 - 5:00 (Clinic Hours) | |||
| Web Site: http://howellcountyhealthdept.com | ||||||
| Governing Body: Board | Advisory Board: No | Mill Tax Rate: $0.10 | ||||
| Ordinances: Food Handlers Permit with City of West Plains, City of West Plains Food Establishment Ordinance, Official water samples ($20.00) | ||||||
| Primary Focus: To improve, promote and protect the health of Howell County through awareness, assessment and planning | ||||||
| Board Chair: Robert Shaw, MD 829 US Hwy 60-63 Willow Springs, MO 65793 | County Commissioner: Larry Spence 4 Courthouse West Plains, MO 65775 417-469-4387 | |||||
| Services Offered: (BCCCP) Show Me Healthy Women (Howell and Ozark) Blood Pressure Screenings Cholesterol screenings Communicable Disease Control Environmental Public Health Services Glucose Testing Health Education Immunization Lead Screening MC+ Enrollment Multi-County Womens Health Initiative includes Family Planning Prenatal Case Management STD screening & treatment (on-site) TEMP Vital Records WIC Worksite Screenings & Immunizations | ||||||
| Contracts with DHSS: Bioterrorism 'Child Care Facility Sanitaiton Inspections Child Care Health and Safety Consultation Chronic Disease Primary Prevention (Howell-Texas) Core Public Health Functions Influenza/Pneumococcal Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Onsite Sewage Systems Show Me Healthy Women Summer Food Programs Vital Records WIC | ||||||
| Multi-county Agreements Relating to Public Health: Environmental-Subcontracted to City of West Plains,CDPPP - Texas County | ||||||
| Total Revenue (2006): $1,045,190 | Local Contribution (2006): $470,353 | |||||
| # of Licensed Child Care Facilities: 43 | Capacity: 900 | |||||
| # of Hospitals: 2 | Population as of 7/01/05: 38,400 | |||||
| # of RHCs: 6 | # of FQHCs: 1 | |||||
| Ratio of Physicians Per Population: 1:548 | Ratio of RNs Per Population: 1:99 | |||||
| MC+ (Fee for Service or Capitated Rate): Fee for Service | ||||||
Updated 11/19/2007