Health Department
Contact Information
784 6th St.
Phillipsburg, KS 67661
Phone:(785) 543-6850
Fax:
(785) 543-6852
Email:
adminpchd@ruraltel.net
Business Hours
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed during lunch and Thursday p.m.
Function of Department
To assure conditions in which every individual can achieve optimum health.
Mission Statement
To evaluate, monitor, protect, restore, and/or improve the health of population groups within the county by providing health services, environmental services, and educational services to maintain and promote a healthy lifestyle for individuals, families, and communities.
Health Department Services
- Immunizations
- Blood pressure checks
- Ear washes
- Blood sugar checks
- Urinalysis
- Foot care
- Hemoglobin checks
- Well child physicals
- Flu shots
- Pneumovax
- Hepatitis B shots
- Vision screens
- Hearing screens
- Tympanograms
- Farm Worker Program
- Free to Know Cancer Screening
- Maternal-Infant Program
- Healthy Start
- Child care licensing
- Health education classes/presentations
- Chronic disease risk reduction programs
- Tuberculosis testing & treatment
- Communicable disease surveillance
- Disaster/emergency planning
- Women, Infants, & Children Nutrition Program
- Sexually transmitted disease detection & treatment
- County health home visits
Home Health Services
- Skilled nursing visits
- Home health aide visits
Environmental Services
The environmental health section of the health department is part of the Local Environmental Protection Program funded by Kansas Water Plan. As we are part of a group of seven counties in North Central Kansas, we handle a majority of the calls by appointment. The primary focus of this office is Sanitary Code enforcement and compliance. Sanitary Codes are available at the County Health Department Office. The sanitary codes are meant to ensure sanitary living through the use of permitting private water well and wastewater system usage. This office will also handle other environmental problems on a case-by-case basis.
Services
- Sanitation Code implementation
- Water well assistance
- Septic system assistance
- Licensing of septic haulers
- Testing of drinking water
- Real estate transfer inspections
- Site evaluations
- Education programs
- Well plugging information
- Household hazardous waste programs
- Nuisance complaint investigations
Fees
There are fees for some services. The fees are on a sliding-fee scale which is based on income. No one is refused service due to race, sex, age, or the inability to pay the fee. All services are confidential. Vietnamese and Spanish translation services are available. Medicare, Medicaid, BCBS, and Healthwave are billed for covered services.