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The St. Joseph-Buchanan County Health Department Clinic Services are located on the 1st floor of the Patee Market Health Center at 904 S 10th Street. The main clinic number is 816-271-4725. Services are free unless otherwise noted.

• Infant, child and adult immunizations.
• Immunization outreach clinics in the public, private and parochial schools.
• Annual free public flu vaccine clinics.
• Child Nurse Consultation Program.
  Health department nurses provide on-site visits to child care providers to assess health and safety issues; provide staff training and promote good health and safety practices in children by presenting entertaining and inter-active health-based programs for the children.
• TB (tuberculosis) testing and treatment.
  TB testing is free for all known contacts of an active case of TB. Anyone needing TB medication can receive the medicine free through the health clinic. Monthly health assessments are done by staff to monitor the patients progress while they are on the medicine. Regular communication with the patients physician is maintained while the patient is receiving drug therapy.
  TB testing for employment or for medical history without a known exposure to an active case has a $5.00 charge.
• Free pregnancy testing.
  Prenatal case management offered to females who qualify for the service. The prenatal case managers provide supportive services for the client as well as information regarding the pregnancy and post-delivery period. The nurses serve as resource and referral guides for additional services that could be of benefit to the client.
• Sexually transmitted disease testing, treatment and counseling .
  Staff nurses provide free exams and medication for treatment as needed. Exams done by appointment. Walk-ins done as the schedule allows.
• HIV/AIDS program services include help through staff HIV/AIDS case managers for medications, food and nutrition assistance, housing, utility assistance, transportation, wellness education and social activities.
• Lead screenings are done free by request on children up to age 6 years. Home environmental lead testing is done at no charge. The nurse provides one-on-one and community education about the dangers of lead poisoning and how to prevent it and what to do to clean up a lead contaminated environment. Screenings done by appointment. Walk-ins done as the schedule allows.
• Blood pressure checks are provided free. Regular blood pressure monitoring is done free of charge with the results reported to the physician.
• Free head lice checks for children and adults.
• Communicable disease follow-up on all communicable and contagious diseases. Prevention activities promoted through one-on-one and community education programs. Health department staff serve as resource and referral sources for the prevention, containment and control of communicable and contagious diseases for health care professionals and the community at large.
• Free Sickle Cell Disease testing. Screenings done by appointment . Walk-ins done as the schedule allows.
• Health department staff participates in health fairs and other outreach activities by request. The health department also schedules health and safety promotional activities throughout the year at various locations. These are free to the public.
• The health department maintains a staff speakers bureau that offers all manner of health education programs . There is no charge for this service to the community.