Kansas City Health Department
| Rex Archer, MD, MPH, Director | ||||||
| Primary Address: Phone: Fax: e-mail: Toll Free # Office Hrs: | 2400 Troost, Suite 4000 Kansas City, MO 64108 816/513-6008 816/513-6293 rex_archer@kcmo.org 8:00 - 5:00 | Secondary Address: Phone: Fax: e-mail: Toll Free # Office Hrs: | ||||
| Web Site: www.kcmo.org/health.nsf/web/home?opendocument | ||||||
| Governing Body: City Manager/Council | Advisory Board: Mayor's Health Commission | Mill Tax Rate: $0.69 | ||||
| Ordinances: Air Quality, Communicable Disease, Food Protection, Lodginghouses, Noise, Lead Poisoning Control, Prehospital Emergency Medical Services System, Pools/Spas and Smoking in Public Places | ||||||
| Primary Focus: The Mission of the health department is to promote, preserve and protect the health of Kansas Citians and their visitors. | ||||||
| Board Chair: Health Commission Co-Chairs: Cathy Davis, MSN, PhD & Councilwoman Saundra McFadden-Weaver | County Commissioner: | |||||
| Services Offered: Adult, Child and International Travel Immunizations Air Quality Monitoring and Regulatory Compliance Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, Screening, Case Management, Inspection and Abatement Communicable Disease Surveillance, Investigation, Prevention and Control Community Environmental Health: Child Care, Food, Hotel and Pool Inspections Emergency Medical Service Oversight and Licensing Epidemiology and Community Health Monitoring Food Handler Permit and Training Health Alert Network Health Education and Communication Public Health Preparedness Refugee Clinic Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention and Treatment Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Rat Detection and Infestation Control Vital Records and Statistics | ||||||
| Contracts with DHSS: Child Care Health and Safety Consultation Child Care Sanitation Inspections Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Community Primary Care Training Site Development Consulting Services Core Public Health Functions HIV/AIDS Care Management HIV/AIDS Surveillance HIV/STD Information Hotline HIV Prevention Program Immunization Review and Quality Improvement Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine Kansas City Metro AIDS Program Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Public Health Emergency Preparedness Refugee Health Screening-SFS School Health Services Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Tobacco Use Prevention Tuberculosis Outreach Program | ||||||
| Multi-county Agreements Relating to Public Health: HIV/AIDS | ||||||
| Total Revenue (2006): $18,597,638 | Local Contribution (2006): $7,618,636 | |||||
| # of Licensed Child Care Facilities: 408 | Capacity: 17,102 | |||||
| # of Hospitals: 16 | Population as of 7/01/05: 444,965 | |||||
| # of RHCs: 0 | # of FQHCs: 2 | |||||
| Ratio of Physicians Per Population: 1:880 | Ratio of RNs Per Population: 1: | |||||
| MC+ (Fee for Service or Capitated Rate): Capitated Rate | ||||||
Updated 2/25/2008