Stone County Health Department
Angela Ford, Administrator
Primary
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Office Hrs:
109 E. 4th Street
P.O. Box 125
Galena, MO 65656
417/357-6134
417/357-6031
forda@lpha.mopublic.org

877-357-6134
7:00 - 5:30
Secondary
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Office Hrs:
16914 State Highway 13

Branson West, MO 65737
417/272-0050
417/272-9058 (Fax)

877-305-8211

8:00 - 4:30 (M-F)
Web Site: www.stonecountyhealthdepartment.com
Governing Body: Board Advisory Board: NoMill Tax Rate:$ 0.0768
Ordinances: Food; sewage; bed/breakfast; vacation rental home; body art establishment; Fee for Service; property transfer certificate
Primary Focus: Health education and disease prevention
Board Chair:
Phyllis Knapp


County Commissioner:
Dennis Wood


Services Offered:
Blood pressure screening
Car Seat Restraint Education and Fitting
Certified Well Water Testing Laboratory
Communicable Disease testing and follow-up
Disease Surveillance and Data Analysis
Emergency Response Planning
Family Planning
Food/Lodging Program
Immunizations/Flu Vaccinations
Lead Screening
On-Site Wastewater Treatment Program
On-Site Wastewater Treatment Variance Committee
Pregnancy testing and counseling
Public Health Education
Recreational Water Testing
Referral to other agencies
Registrar
Show Me Healthy Women Program
Smoking Cessation
STD/HIV Testing & Counseling
TB Testing
Temporary Medicaid
Wellness clinics
Well Water Testing
WIC
Wise Woman Program
Contracts with DHSS:
Community Pandemic Preparedness & Planning
Core Public Health Functions
Local Sanitation Inspections for Child Care Facilities
MCH-Injury Prevention
Regional Public Health Emergency Planning & Preparedness
WIC
Multi-county Agreements Relating to Public Health: In community coalition with Taney County, Branson City, Barry County & Lawrence County
Total Revenue (2008): $799,010.00 Local Contribution (2008): $527,014.00
# of Licensed Child Care Facilities: 7 Capacity: 235
# of Hospitals: 0Population as of 7/01/07: 31,552
# of RHCs: 1# of FQHCs: 0
Ratio of Physicians Per Population: 1:1959 Ratio of RNs Per Population: 1:173
MO HealthNet Managed Care (Fee for Service or Capitated Rate): Fee for Service

Updated 4/30/2010