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Health Unit Details

Title Desha County Health Unit - McGehee
Address 200 East Ash Street
McGehee, AR 71654
Phone 1 870-222-3910
Fax 870-222-6173
Administrator Sarah Parker
Hours 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri Tuesday 9:30am - 6pm
Region Southeast
Counties Served Desha
Services

Community Services

  • Communicable Disease Investigation and Intervention
  • Hometown Health Improvement
  • Tobacco Counseling Services
  • Voter Registration

Environmental Health

  • Food Protection
  • General Sanitation
  • Private Well Water Sampling
  • Rabies
  • Septic Tanks
  • Swimming Pools
  • West-Nile Virus Surveillance

Family Health

  • Reproductive Health Services: For men and women; Contraceptives; Pregnancy Testing
  • Maternity Services: Breastfeeding Support; Prenatal Care
  • BreastCare: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
  • Newborn Screening: Newborn Screening Tests

HIV/Sexually Transmitted Diseases

  • Counseling, Testing and treatment

Immunizations

  • Child and Adolescents Vaccinations
  • Flu Vaccinations

Public Health Preparedness

  • Public Health Preparedness

TB Program

  • Preventative Treatment
  • Treatment

Vital Records

  • Birth Certificates
  • Death Certificates

WIC

  • Breastfeeding Support/Breast Pumps
  • eWic Card Benefit Issuance
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Mobile App – “my WIC”
  • Nutritional Assessment
Public Health Accrediation Board
Arkansas Department of Health
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