Green County Health Department provides citizens with many programs and services to prevent disease, promote individual, family, and community health to protect the environment.
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Children with Special Health Care Needs
Communicable Diseases
Community Services
Flouride Varnish Application
Immunizations
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Maternal Child Services
Monroe Area Safe Kids
Medical Assistance Personal Care Program
Public Health Preparedness
Rabies Control
Reproductive Health Care Clinic
Senior Citizens Program
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Activities
Well Woman Program
WIC
- Information regarding federal, state and local programs
- Education presentations for health and wellness to
community programs
- Department of Agriculture nutrition program for income
eligible pregnant,postpartum and breastfeeding women,
infants and children under age 5
- Health screening, nutrition counseling and supplemental
food
- Blood lead testing for children age 6 months to 5 years old.
- Environmental assessment of homes where children with
elevated lead levels live
- General lead information and presentations upon request
- Referral, support, and advocacy for families of children
with special health care needs
- Vaccinations offered at scheduled clinics or in the
department by individual appointment
- Select adult vaccinations available at minimal costs
- Flu vaccination clinics held at various sites throughout the
county each flu season
- Child passenger safety information and education
- Car seats,helmets and other injury prevention materials
and information
- Flouride varnish applications for children 6 months to 6
years done up to 4 times/year for minimal fee
- Prenatal Care Coordination-Medicaid service that helps
pregnant women get the support and services they need
to have a healthy baby
- Counseling by a Certified Lactation Counselor to assist
prenatal or post partum breast feeding mothers with
lactation issues
- Breast pumps and supplies available for purchase
- Free pregnancy testing
- Parenting,infant development Healthy Start Insurance,
family nutrition and lifestyle management information
- Education and resources for cessation or prevention of
tobacco use
- Animal bite order follow-up of animal owner and bite victim
- Surveillance,investigation,and control of communicable
transmitted disease including tuberculosis
- Establishment of plan of care for individuals covered by WI
Medical Assistance who need help in order to remain in
their home. The program covers assistance with cares
such as: bathing, dressing, toileting, or other direct
personal cares
- Includes periodic nursing supervision of personal care
services
- Respond to an act of bioterrorism, disease outbreak,
disaster either natural or man-made or any other public
health emergency
- Periodic blood pressure monitoring
- Health education and appropriate counseling
- Coverage for preventative breast and cervical health
screening services to income eligible women
In accordance with Federal Law and US Department of Agriculture
policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of
race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. To file a complaint of
discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800)
795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
- Contraceptive services
- Screenings for cervical and breast cancer
- Testing for sexually transmitted infections