The New River Health District provides services in local health department clinics, schools, homes, and at other sites within the community. The overall goals of our services are to promote health, prevent disease, and protect the environment.
Provides case management--identification of needs and coordination of resources for accessing appropriate and timely--services to pregnant women and their children up to age 2.
Provides clinical breast examination, breast self-exam instruction, mammograms, pap smears, and limited diagnostic services to women who meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Ages 50-64
- Resident of Virginia
- Limited income (to 200 percent poverty level)
- No insurance/Insufficient insurance
- No Medicaid/Medicare
Provides services to income-eligible children who have conditions that require long-term medical and special health care. Examples of long-term medical conditions are congenital heart disease, hemophilia, and diabetes.
Services include screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of all persons exposed to specific diseases--tuberculosis (TB), sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV/AIDS, foodborne illnesses, etc. Information is given regarding preventing disease, recognizing symptoms, and obtaining treatment.
The Environmental Health Department provides site evaluation and permits for on-site sewage disposal (septic systems) and wells. Click here to get online forms, and see other informative links.
Comprehensive family planning reproductive health information and services--physical examinations, pap smears, STD screenings, birth control--are offered for planning pregnancies under optimal health conditions.
Adolescent girls in Pulaski County whose sisters were pregnant teenagers are eligible to participate in individual and group meetings with adult mentors. The Program focuses on preventing teenage pregnancy through development of problem solving skills, enhancement of self-esteem, and establishing individual long-term goals.
Health education and prevention programs are of key importance in reducing the medical burden of chronic disease and injury in American society. The New River Health District offers community programs on a variety of health topics such as nutrition, breast cancer screening, and modifying health-risk behaviors, etc., and participates in health fairs and special health observances.
Immunizations such as those required to complete children's primary series--diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, haemophilus influenzae B (HIB), and hepatitis B--are provided free. Charges will apply to other available vaccines such as Varicella (chicken pox) for children and adult vaccines such as tetanus, diphtheria, hepatitis B, influenza, meningococcal, and pneumonia.
Services include an initial travel consultation to review travel itinerary, previous immunizations, chronic diseases, pregnancy, or special disability needs. Appropriate immunizations (vaccines) and other preventive medications are recommended based on CDC recommendations and requirements specific to the travel itinerary. Additional information is provided regarding visa/embassy requirements, evacuation insurance, food and water safety, insect protection, and other general travel tips.
Pregnant women are provided medical examinations; education regarding healthy lifestyle behaviors including nutrition, breastfeeding, exercise, and safety; and referrals to other agencies. Case management services, BabyCare and Resource Mothers, are offered to high-risk pregnant women.
Medicaid clients or persons who anticipate becoming Medicaid eligible are screened to determine if significant needs exist which require admission to a nursing home. Based on the results of the screening, clients and families may be offered the option of nursing home placement or "in-home" Personal Care Services.
The Low-Income Safety Seat Program is administered by the Resource Mothers who provide car safety seat education and distribute free child safety seats to eligible low-income families.
Public Health Nurses provide health assessments and screenings; student, parent, and teacher consultations; and other on-site nursing services to students by contractual agreement with Radford City Public Schools.
Local health departments are responsible for registering home births and issuing copies of death certificates to authorized persons as requested. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) compiles, publishes, and maintains statistical data such as births including low birth weight, teenage, etc.; deaths and major causes; marriages and divorces; and incidence of communicable diseases.
Infants and children are provided periodic comprehensive medical examinations, immunizations to prevent childhood infectious diseases, developmental screenings, lead screening, parental education regarding nutrition, safety, and health, and referrals to other agencies. Case management services are offered to high-risk infants and children--BabyCare, and Resource Mothers.
WIC stands for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. The goal of the program is to improve the health of pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children (under 5 years) through better nutrition and access to health care. The program is funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and operated in Virginia through the Virginia Department of Health. The program provides screening and referrals to other health, welfare and social service agencies, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support as well as supplemental nutritious foods. To be eligible for the WIC Program, applicants must meet categorical, residential, income and nutrition risk requirements.