24 Independence City Guide
2011
The Examiner
HEALTH
• Public health
• Women’s health
Free health services offered Health care choices available CITY OF INDEPENDENCE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Led by director Larry Jones, the department’s administrative offices are at 515 S. Liberty St. The divisions include health promotion, food and institution, animal control and code compliance. The administrative office telephone number is 816-325-7182. Health promotion activities include asthma, nutrition, lead poisoning and child safety education; flu clinics; worksite wellness activities; smoking cessation education; and communicable disease prevention. Call 816325-7185 for more information. The Food and Institution Division includes routine inspections, complaint investigations and continuous training in food/drink establishments, retail grocery, child day care facilities, lodging, massage therapy, tattoo parlors, taxi cabs and commercial swimming pools,
as well as mosquito control. Call 816325-7194 for more information. Animal Services runs the shelter off of Vista Drive and provides animal control services. Call 816-325-7205 for more information. The Code Compliance Division works with residents, neighborhood associations, public service agencies and other city departments to address environmental health hazards, including weeds, trash and nonoperational vehicles. Call 816-3257193 for more information. Visit www.indepmo.org/Health for more information.
JACKSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Jackson County Health Department, at 313 S. Liberty St., is managed and operated by Truman Medical Centers and is led by director MORE ON PAGE 35
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Planned Parenthood, 815 N. Noland Road, Suite 6, which is operated by Planned Parenthood of Kansas and MidMissouri, provides sexual and reproductive health care services for women. Sexual health services include birth control, emergency contraception, HIV testing, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, patient education, pregnancy testing and STD testing and treatment. Women’s health services include problem checkups, breast exams, cancer screenings, mammogram referrals, pap smears and testing and treatment for urinary tract and vaginal infections. Language interpretation is available over the phone. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. There are no appointments on Wednesday, only pill pickup. Emergency contraception is available on a walk-in basis when the clinic is open. Walk-ins are accom-
modated between scheduled appointments. Call 816-252-3800 or visit www.plannedparenthood.org.
WOMEN’S CLINIC OF KC
The Women’s Clinic of Kansas City, 815 N. Noland Road, Suites 4 and 5, has served Jackson County since 2004. The nonprofit is run by a board of directors and a medical advisory board. Free medical services include pregnancy testing, ultrasounds for at-risk pregnancies, low-cost STD testing, referrals and professional counseling. The clinic also offers education services, including fetal development and parenting classes, abortion counseling, pregnancy resources and alternatives to abortion, abstinence education programs and Bible studies. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 816-8369000 to make an appointment. For more information, visit www.thewomensclinic.net. – Elle Moxley www.entofgkc.com
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Even after years of smoking, quitting can improve health significantly. Quitting at any time gives your body a chance to heal the damage caused by smoking Studies show that having a plan, joining a quit program and using nicotine replacement can greatly increase your chance of quitting. Visit us at www.independencemo.org/health or join the free, Freedom From Smoking program online at www.ffsonline.org or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW
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