Siouxland District Health Department

SDHD provides the following programs and/or services to the residents of Woodbury County.

Nursing Clinic Services

• TB testing*, TB education, referral and medication monitoring.
• Children's immunizations - birth to age 18:No charge to those who meet the Vaccine for Children (VFC) guideline. Click the link for the January - December 2010 Immunization Schedule, or here for the Spanish version.
• Adult Immunizations - flu, tetanus, pneumonia, etc.*
• Immigration Immunizations*
• Travel Immunizations*. Designated Yellow Fever site. Click here to link to CDC's recommended travel vaccination information.
• Communicable disease information
• Health information

*Fees vary.

Please call to schedule immigration & travel shots.

Care for Yourself Services

Eligible women ages 40-64 may recieve the following services free of charge

• Mammogram
• Papsmear
• Clinic Breast Exam
• Limited Diagnostic Follow-up
• Heart Disease Screening
• Lipid/Glucose Testing

Environmental Health Services

• Hotel/Motel Inspection
• Food Service Inspection
• Foodborne Illness Outreak Investigations
• Tanning & Tatoo Parlor Inspections
• Animal Bites/Quarantines
• Swimming Pools & Spas Inspections - Swimming Pool Rules
• Wells & Septic System Inspections
• Water Sample Collection
• Mosquito-Arbovirus Surveillance
• Childhood Lead Poisoning
• Radon testing

Healthy Opportunities for Parents to

Experience Success Program

Eligible individuals/families that are pregnant or have an infant under age 3 at time of enrollment.

• Home Visits by a nurse
• Information, education, and support
• No charge to participants

Home Health Program

Medicare/Medicaid certified home health program.

• Skilled Nursing
• Home Health Aide
• Homemaker

Laboratory Services

• Water Analysis - public, private, swimming pools (fees vary)
• Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) examination, treatment, education
• HIV testing, and counseling
• Drug of Abuse Testing
• Paternity Test Collection
• Blood Lead Testing

Oral Health Program

• Education, screening, and fluoride varnish for children through age 5
• Referral to a dentist
• Mobile screenings
• (Dowload and print oral health screening forms. Click on the forms / permits tab in the main menu then click on the Oral Health folder.)

Resource Center

Strengthen, support, and empower families with children though age 5.

• Information and referral assistance
• Earn essential baby and child items
• Parent and child "Bag It" playgroups
• Classes in English and Spanish.
• Reaching Out to You newsletter

Tobacco Control & Prevention

• Tobacco Prevention and Control Grant for Woodbury County
• Prevention education for school age youth
• Cessation assistance, 1-800-QUIT NOW

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program

WIC is a public health nutrition program serving pregnant and postpartum women, and chidren under the age of 5.

• Nutrition and health information
• Breastfeeding support
• Referrals for healthcare and other services
• Checks for healthy foods