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Health Unit Details

Title Prairie County Health Unit- Des Arc
Address 204 Main Street (P.O. Box 249)
Des Arc, AR 72040
Phone 1 870-256-4430
Fax 870-638-7018
Administrator Erika Lott
Hours Mon, Wed, Fri 8:00 am-6:00 pm Tuesday 8:30 am-6:00 pm Thursday 8:00 am-5:30 pm
Region Southeast
Counties Served Prairie
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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