Ford County Board of Health meets every other month, on the third Tuesday at Gibson Area Hospital East Board Room. Visit the Board Of Health page to view meeting minutes and agendas.
We administer TB skin tests on any Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday by appointment. TB skin test readings are done 48-72 hours following initial test.
We monitor local populations of mosquitoes for West Nile infection. This helps us alert the public about areas that are more likely to contain infected mosquitoes. We also monitor state health department reports of West Nile infected birds.
Between May 1 and October 15, birds believed dead less than 48 hours without damage or decay will be submitted for testing:
Go to “Environmental Health - Septic” section of this website for more information and forms.
Go to “Environmental Health - Well” section of this website for more information and forms.
Go to “Environmental Health -Food” section of this website for more information and forms.
We provide immunizations to children through the federal Vaccines for Children (VFC) program (Uninsured/Underinsured/Medicaid).
We provide some private pay immunizations to children and adults. Contact our office for details.
Vaccine services available in our office by appointment.
Vision and Hearing Screenings are conducted on children in Pre-K through 12th grade at Ford County School Districts, Pre-Schools, and Head-Start programs. Vision and Hearing Screenings are also available in our office by appointment.
Adult and children's flu shots are available during the fall and winter seasons. Visit one of the walk-in clinics or contact our office to schedule an appointment.
In 1996, Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This act set in place certain rules regarding the disclosure of medical privacy policies.
HIPAA requires us to notify you about your privacy rights and how your information can be used. We must have and use a privacy policy for all patient/client records. We must train our employees so that they understand the privacy procedures and we must designate an individual to be responsible for seeing that the privacy procedures are adopted and followed. We are also required to store patient records containing individually identifiable health information so that they are not readily available to those who do not need them.
Walk-ins are accepted when appropriate staff is present. Appointments are recommended to ensure staff availability.
These services are available through Gibson Area Hospital WIC Program (http://www.wicprograms.org/co/il-ford). Located at Paxton Community and Wellness Center 711 East Pells, Paxton, IL 60957 (217)579-1087.
Any resident of Ford County qualifies for services from Public Health. Some programs require that you meet income guidelines to qualify for services.
Our main office is located at 235 North Taft Street, Paxton, IL 60957.
Public Health is not a "full-service" medical facility. We do not offer primary medical care for adults or children. We do offer a range of services, some of which are also provided in doctors' offices. Our mission is to prevent disease and to lessen the impact of disease. We strive to make our services accessible to anyone in Ford County, and some of our services are available to people in other counties.