About The Health Department
Your Health Department is dedicated to providing public health services to address everyday and emerging health issues. Staff at the health department work hard to provide the ten essential public health services:
- Monitor health status
- Diagnose/Investigate health problems and hazards
- Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality
- Develop policies and plans
- Enforce laws and regulations
- Research for new insights and innovative solutions
- Link people to needed personal health services
- Assure a competent public and personal health workforce
- Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
- Mobilize community partnerships
The Scott County Health Department is responsible for the day-to-day safety and health of the public. On any given day, staff are conducting restaurant inspections, inspecting water wells, providing immunizations, testing for STD’s and HIV, writing grants, providing education to the community, and much more. Staff also addresses emerging issues such as SARS, West Nile Virus, healthcare provider shortages, and Bio-Emergency threats, as well as Influenza and Pertussis.
Your Health Department participates in events recognizing public health all year long. For example, every year in April, the Scott County Health Department participates in the national celebration of Public Health Week. Staff is available year round to participate in health fairs and to speak on a wide variety of health topics.
If you have questions or comments regarding our services or our website, please feel free to email us at [email protected] or you can mail your correspondence to the Scott County Health Department, 600 W. 4th St., Davenport, Iowa 52801.
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