Monroe County Health Care Health Department Services Offered The Monroe County Health Department offers a variety of services for children and adults. Most services are provided on a sliding fee based on income. The department’s mission is to protect, promote and improve the health of persons living in, working in, or visiting Monroe County.
Child Health WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children and is also called the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program. WIC is a federal program designed to provide supplemental food to low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children until the age of five. The program provides a combination of nutrition education, supplemental foods, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals for health care. Participants that meet income guidelines receive vouchers to be redeemed at local grocery stores. Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment, or EPSDT, is a program of checkups and health care services for children from birth until age 21 to detect and treat health problems. EPSDT checkups are FREE for all children who have TennCare. In Tennessee, the EPSDT program covered by TennCare is called TENNderCare. Early- Identifying problems early, starting at birth; Periodic-Checking children’s health at periodic, age-appropriate intervals.; Screening-Doing physical, mental, developmental, dental, hearing, vision, and other screening tests to detect problems.
Diagnosis and Treatment Performing diagnostic tests when a risk is identified and treating the problems.
Child Health and Development (CHAD) The CHAD Progam is a home visiting program to assist at risk children up to age 5. Home visits are made to help ensure proper child development and give parenting hints.
Children’s Special Services (CSS) The CSS Program assists with medical treatment for children from birth to age 21, when they have special medical needs and the family is financially unable to provide for necessary care. The program also includes speech and hearing services.
Immunizations Immunizations against polio, diphthe-
ria, whooping cough, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella (German measles), Meningitis, Hepatitis B and others are provided for children. Flu and pneumonia vaccines, TetanusDiphtheria boosters, and required seventh grade immunizations are given.
Communicable Disease The Health Department collects and provides information on disease in the community, investigates and monitors outbreaks and keeps the community safe throughout investigation, early detection, and early intervention of diseases.
Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Provides confidential testing, treatment, and partner notification for sexually transmitted disease, including HIV/AIDS. Tuberculosis Control (TB)- Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up services for patients with tuberculosis, and their contacts, are provided at the Health Department. Medication is also available when needed.
Adult Health Adult health services include, immunizations, Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening and presumptive TennCare eligibillty for breast and cervical cancer. Flu and pneumonia vaccine is also available.
Vital Records Birth Certificates for those born in Tennessee in 1949 or after can be provided for $8. Copies of death certificates are issued upon request.
General Environmental Health Environmental specialists are responsible for inspecting food service establishments, hotels, motels, public swimming pools, bed and breakfast establishments, child care facilities, organized camps, schools, plants, tattoo,and body piercings establishments. Location: 3469 New Highway 68, Madisonville Phone: (423) 442-3993
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Hospitals Sweetwater Hospital Monroe County boasts one of the largest hospitals between Chattanooga and Knoxville and the nearly 60-bed facility in downtown Sweetwater continues to grow to meet the community’s needs The hospital provides home health care, industrial medicine, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, obstetric care, radiology services, and breast care. Located on Wright and Church streets. For more information, call (815) 213-8200 or visit www.sweetwaterhospital.org.
Blount Memorial The Blount Memorial Health Center at Tellico West in Vonore offers a wide range of medical services, including outpatient and pediatric rehabilitation, an occupational health clinic, counseling and CONCERN (employee assistance) and also provides home health services to patients in the area. For more information about outpatient rehabilitation call (423) 884-1901, occupational health call (423) 8846958, counseling ad CONCERN call (423) 884-1941, or home services call (865) 981-2160.
Monroe County Chamber of Commerce Guidebook 2012