Most of the district’s services are offered on a sliding fee scale, based on a customer’s income. Proof of Income may be requested for services. Please bring any insurance cards and immunization records with you for services. School-required immunizations are offered free of charge. Health counseling is also free.
Maternity Clinic offers physical exams, labs and prenatal care at each health department. Our maternity clinic operates on a sliding fee scale. The number of patient visits per month will vary as a pregnancy progresses.
Resource Mothers Program offers support to help pregnant and parenting teens have healthy babies and bright futures.
Family Planning is a clinic, on a sliding scale, that is available for men and women at each health department. Services include a physical exam, a pap smear, a check for sexually transmitted diseases, a discussion of birth control and treatment of minor related disorders.
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program is a prevention/intervention curriculum based program serving the Eastern Shore preteen/teen population of both males and females ages 10-17.
Life Matters Program is funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tidewater Affiliate, Centers for Disease Control and the Commonwealth of Virginia via Every Woman’s Life (VABCCEDP). This program provides free, comprehensive breast health care to women 18 to 63 years of age and symptomatic men in the same age category. Participants must be uninsured or underinsured. Specific income guidelines and citizenship requirements also apply. Comprehensive care includes screening and diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasounds, biopsies and surgical consults. Participants diagnosed with cancer through this program who are American citizens are automatically transitioned into Medicaid for their treatment. Free cervical screening and diagnostic services are offered thru Every Woman’s Life. The same age, insurance and income guidelines apply. In addition, transportation is available to program participants in both counties. For more information please contact Tracey Dedicatoria, Program Coordinator at (757) 787-5883 X 219 or tracey.dedicatoria@vdh.virginia.gov.
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) supplemental food program is also administered by the health departments. WIC is available for financially and nutritionally eligible pregnant women, breast-feeding women and children up to age five. People are asked to call before visiting any department for information on the program.
Immunizations are available for children, birth to 18 years of age. Those immunizations required for entry into school are free; Hepatitis B vaccines are also free for children born after January 1, 1994.
Communicable Disease investigations, surveillance and control are a district service. The district offers assistance and refers customers who have been exposed to tuberculosis for chest x-rays, follow-up and medicines as needed. Sexually transmitted diseases can be treated at the clinic, free of charge. Free, confidential HIV testing and counseling is also available.
Community Health Education services are also offered by the district. Talks and/or presentations on topics such as rabies control, HIV/AIDS prevention, nutrition, weight reduction, smoking cessation, stress management and cancer prevention and early detection are provided through the district for various groups and civic organizations. Education on community safety and community health is also available.
The Ryan White Program consists of The Virginia AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and provides medication for the treatment of HIV/AIDS to individuals without insurance coverage or third party benefits for ADAP medications. The individual must also meet financial eligibility requirements as established by the Department of Health.
Nursing Home Preadmission Screening (NHPAS) is performed by the local departments of social services in cooperation with the local departments of health. The Code of Virginia requires that all individuals who will be eligible for community or institutional long-term care services (as defined in the state plan for medical assistance), shall be evaluated to determine their need for nursing facility services. Nursing home preadmission screenings are used to divert clients from institutional placements, when possible, and to access various Medicaid waiver services, such as personal care services, in order to prevent institutionalization.
The screening team consists of a nurse, social worker, and physician who are employees of the Department of Health or the local department of social services.