Public Health Department

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Public Health Department

Address	Toeller Building 190 E. Michigan Ave. Suite A-100 Battle Creek, MI 49014
Administration Phone	(269) 969-6341
Administration Fax	(269) 966-1489
*Clinic Phone*	(269) 969-6363
*Clinic Fax*	(269) 966-1620
*Hours*	8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday (Closed 12 - 1) Click here for the Holiday Schedule
Dept. Head	Dottie-Kay Bowersox, MSA, Health Officer

Working to enhance our community's total well-being by promoting healthy lifestyles, protecting health, and preventing disease.

The Calhoun County Department of Public Health is one of 45 local public health jurisdictions in Michigan that fulfills the legal role as detailed in the Public Health Code. As outlined by the national Public Health Functions Steering Committee in 1994, a local health department:

Monitors health status to identify community health problems

Diagnoses and investigates health problems and health hazards in the community

Informs, educates, and empowers people about health risks

Mobilizes community partnerships to identify and solve problems

Develops policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts

Enforces laws and regulations that protect health and ensures safety

Links people to needed personal health services and ensures the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable

Assures a competent public health workforce

Evaluates effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of services

Researches for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems

Programs and services provided to fulfill the public health mission in Calhoun County include:

HIV/AIDS Testing and Counseling
Environmental Health Services
Nursing Clinic of Battle Creek
Family Planning
Children’s Special Health Care Services
Fetal Infant Mortality Review
Child Death Review
Adolescent Health Center
Great Choices
STD Testing and Treatment
WIC Nutrition Program
Immunizations
Vision & Hearing
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coordination
School Wellness Programs
Communicable Disease Surveillance
Prevention and Control.

Satellite locations available for certain programs.

Albion

Address	101 N. Albion Albion, Michigan 49224
Phone	(517) 629-9434 or (866) 303-9436 (Toll-free for those outside the 517 Area Code)
Fax	(517) 629-5255
Hours	8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday

Marshall

Address	315 W. Green St. Marshall, Michigan 49068
Phone	(269) 781-0909
Hours	Wednesdays only, call Albion for WIC appointments and immunization times.

West End (WIC only)

Address	520 W. Michigan Ave Battle Creek, Michigan 49017
Phone	(269) 966-1230
Fax	(269) 966-1269
*Hours*	8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday

Nursing Clinic of Battle Creek

Address 34 W. Green Street
Battle Creek, MI 49014

Phone (269) 962-6565

Fax (269) 962-8360

Hours Call for appointment times

Related Links

Michigan

Michigan Department of Agriculture
Michigan Department of Community Health
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Project Fresh for WIC Participants

National

American Public Health Association
Centers For Disease Control
Closing the Health Gap
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
National Health Observances 2002

Calhoun County
315 West Green Street
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone: (269) 781-0700
Fax: (269) 781-0140

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