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Health Bureau
Mission Statement: To preserve, protect and promote the health and well being, and improve the quality of life for all City residents.
Health Bureau Programs and Services:Chronic Disease & Health Education Programs
Chronic Disease & Health Education Programs
- Nutrition Services
- Presentations on various Health Topics
- Public education for skin cancer awareness & sun protection
- Education on self skin cancer screening
Healthy Woman 50+ program
- Free pap smears & mammograms for uninsured, low income and underinsured women
- Educational presentations
- Home visits
- Bilingual services
Injury Prevention Program
- Child/Adult home safety inspections
- Educational presentations
- Exercise Program (PEPPI) for Seniors
- Car seat safety checks
- Playground Safety
Cardiovascular Disease Program
- Milk taste tests
- Presentations
- Community wide walking program
- Corporate walking programs
- Community education on various topics regarding Heart Disease
- Investigation of all reportable communicable diseases
- Tuberculosis testing; diagnosis, treatment & follow up of cases, contacts & carriers
- Screening & counseling services for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
HIV/AIDS Services
- FREE Testing & counseling for HIV/AIDS: Clinic sites, Drug & Alcohol programs, Home Visits
- Educational/Training programs
- Partner notification
- CD4 & Viral Load Testing
- HIV Prevention Case Management
Immunization Services
- All routine childhood Immunizations
- Routine Immunizations available at no cost to all children in Bethlehem Area School District.
- Hepatitis A (fee)
- Immunizations available at Kindergarten registration
- Adult Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, Pneumonia (fee)
- Educational Presentations
Wellness Center
- Walk-in center
- Services available: HIV testing/counseling, Adult Immunizations, Tb testing, referrals, pregnancy testing, low cost physicals by appointment.
- Emergency call:
- 24 hour emergency medical services
- Basic & Advanced life support services
- All certified paramedics on the emergency medical team
- Response coordinated with police & fire departments
- Educational programs
- NO out of pocket expenses for City residents
- Inspection of all food service establishments and vending machines, temperatures, food safety, etc.
- Investigation of foodborne disease outbreaks
- Inspections of school, nursing homes, day care centers, recreation areas, swimming pools & new septic systems
- Investigation of public health complaints
- Regulates & enforces solid waste storage
- Investigation of trash, weed, & vector complaints
- Environmental lead inspections
Epidemiology
- Collection & analysis of Public Health data
- Investigation of epidemics or foodborne outbreaks
- Collects, maintains, & analyzes vital statistics information for the City Resource for city, county and/or state statistics related to health.
Maternal and Child Health Services
- Pediatric primary care
- Dental referral services A & education programs
- Infant home visiting educational programs
- In home prenatal programs
- Lead poisoning screening & educational programs
- Asthma education programs
- Daycare health consultant
